UAE says 'significant breakthrough' reached in Libya talks
On Tuesday, Libya's armed forces posted a Facebook photo of Hifter, a powerful general who lived for years in the U.S., and Fayez, the prime minister of the United Nations-backed government in Tripoli.
The UAE Foreign Ministry described the meeting "as an important step on the road to reaching a tangible progress in the political process in Libya."
The turmoil has transformed Libya into a major conduit for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, and has allowed the Islamic State group and other extremists to establish a presence there.