Greece has rescued hundreds of migrants off its southern islands of Gavdos and Crete in five separate incidents since Friday, ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with Eastern Libya leader Khalifa Haftar and discussed migrant flows and ...

Greece is a popular route for migrants and authorities have had to carry out several rescue missions in recent days, one of ...

The escalating migration crisis in Crete was dramatically underscored Sunday morning as a group of migrants arrived directly ...

In this Jan. 17, 2020 file photo, Libyan Gen. Khalifa Haftar joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in ...

Greece has been rescuing hundreds of migrants near islands like Gavdos and Crete amid rising arrivals from Libya. In response ...

Cairo is concerned that if Libya's eastern parliament ratifies the deal it could spark tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean ...

At the heart of this is Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, now leading the current move by forces from the east of the country towards the capital Tripoli. Haftar is, to be polite, the ultimate pragmatist.

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar at a military parade in the eastern city of Benghazi. Abdullah Doma / AFP - Getty Images file. April 29, 2019, 10:44 AM EDT. By Alexander Smith.

Libyan National Army Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar (left), who heads the rival government that operates from the eastern Libyan city of Bayda, is photographed in Benghazi, Libya, on May 7, 2018.

Can Libya’s Khalifa Haftar pull back following Tripoli defeat? Amid global economic downturn, analysts say it’s unclear if foreign supporters will continue to bankroll the strongman.