Former Libyan ambassador to UN issues warning over western interests
By Patrick Wintour
Libya risks losing its final chance to find a peaceful solution to four years of deadlock because political parties backed by the west are plotting to hijack crucial talks, a former Libyan diplomat has told the UN. Read More
Many economists agree on the fact that the banking sector in Libya has yet to improve. The level of the Libyan banking sector is very low compared to what prevails in most countries of the world. Read More
By Cyril Widdershoven
Libya’s National Oil Company NOC has once again shocked the oil market by officially declaring force majeure on its operations at the El Sharara oilfield, the largest oilfield in the country. Read More
By Jonathan M. Winer
The coming year will test whether the Libyan people will insist that the country move beyond its frustratingly limited transitional institutions to a more permanent, constitution-based government. Read More
On Dec. 18, 2018, the seaport in Libya’s capital was the scene of a surprising yet deft maneuver orchestrated by the city’s four main armed groups, namely the Tripoli Revolutionaries’ Brigade (TRB); Abu Salim’s Special Deterrence Force; the Nawasi Battalion; and the Bab Tajoura Brigade. Read More
By Khaled Mahmoud
Armed groups and forces, registered under Libya’s interior ministry, are dominating the decision making process in political and economic fields in Tripoli, according to the Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fathi Bashagha. Read More
By Irina Slav
Libya plans to pump 2.1 million bpd of crude oil by 2021 if the security situation improves, the chairman of the National Oil Corporation, Mustafa Sanalla, said as quoted by Reuters this weekend. Read More
By Emadeddin Z. Muntasser
Open Letter to International Organizations Regarding Impending Water Crisis in Libya. Read More
Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East
By Marc Lynch
In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised to topple autocracies and usher in democratic reforms. Read More
By Hafed Al-Ghwell
It has only been a few days since the New Year fireworks lit up the skies of many of the world’s cities. For a brief moment, it was possible to forget the tumult and flurry of activity that marked the end of 2018, and focus on the festivities. Read More
Libya’s Public Prosecutor issues arrest warrants of Belhaj and Jadran
Libyan authorities issued arrest warrants for 37 suspects over attacks on key oil ports in the east of the country and a military base in the south, a source in the attorney general’s office said on Friday. Read More
Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East
By Marc Lynch
In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised to topple autocracies and usher in democratic reforms. Read More
Dr Mustafa Fetouri
Between May and December last year Daesh attacked three sensitive government sites in the Libyan capital Tripoli causing deaths, injuries and extensive damages. All three sites symbolise state sovereignty and government control. Read More
By Matthew Parris
Britain’s woeful list of recent foreign interventions ought to be the final proof that we are no longer a great world power. Read More
By Richard Norton-Taylor
Documents show 1986 airstrikes on Libya raised questions on whether UK could veto US military action launched from British bases. Read More
Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East
By Marc Lynch
In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised to topple autocracies and usher in democratic reforms. Read More
By Jérôme Tubiana & Claudio Gramizzi
Since 2011, Chad, Niger, and Sudan have attempted to control their northern borders, in particular to prevent their rebel movements from finding support in Libya. Read More
By Harry McGee
Libyan foreign minister snubbed Irish diplomat in Tripoli in wake of ‘Eksund’ incident. Read More
By Eklavya Gupte
Libya’s output recovery obscures the fragility of its outlook, against a backdrop of political uncertainty and a worsening security situation. Read More
By Viktor Goncharov
According to experts of the Atlantic Council – a US-based think tank – even before the August 27 offensive, the 7th Infantry Brigade’s commander Abdel Rahim Cani enlisted the support of Salah Badi, a brigade commander from Misurata, Read More
What It Is, Why It Matters
By Anna Borshchevskaya & Catherine Cleveland
Information manipulation is a key foreign policy tool that Russia utilizes to pursue its anti-Western agenda. Dmitry Kiselyov, one of the Kremlin’s main propagandists, describes journalism as a warfare tactic: “If you can persuade a person, you don’t need to kill him. Read More
By UN Humanitarian
Since 2011, Libya has experienced several waves of armed conflict, which have led to massive displacements of people. Read More
By Nourhan ElSheikh
Media reports about an alleged letter of Saif al-Gaddafi to President Putin, asking the Russian authorities for support, raised many questions about the current political scene in Libya and the future of the settlement there. Read More
By Kirill Semyonov
According to Bloomberg, Saif al-Gaddafi asked the Russian authorities to support his presidential ambitions in Libya. Read More
By Nicolas Berrod
Since the fall of the dictator Gaddafi in 2011, the country, devoid of an undisputed ruler, is shaken by political crises, oil, migration, self-fuel on the other side of the Mediterranean. Read More
By Viktor Goncharov
An international conference on Libya, mediated by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that was recently held in Palermo, Sicily, was looking for ways to reconcile the rival centers of power and generally stabilize the situation in the long-troubled North African nation. Read More
Two years after the Daesh group lost the Libyan city of Sirte — its last stronghold in the country — the extremists continues to launch attacks, including in the heart of the capital, profiting from government weakness and general chaos. Read More
By Jérôme Tubiana & Claudio Gramizzi
Since 2011, Chad, Niger, and Sudan have attempted to control their northern borders, in particular to prevent their rebel movements from finding support in Libya. Read More
What It Is, Why It Matters
By Anna Borshchevskaya & Catherine Cleveland
Information manipulation is a key foreign policy tool that Russia utilizes to pursue its anti-Western agenda. Dmitry Kiselyov, one of the Kremlin’s main propagandists, describes journalism as a warfare tactic: “If you can persuade a person, you don’t need to kill him. Read More
Stretching as far as the eye can see, groves of gnarled olive trees in northwest Libya have proudly withstood the country’s devastating conflicts. Read More
What It Is, Why It Matters
By Anna Borshchevskaya & Catherine Cleveland
INFORMATION MANIPULATION is a key foreign policy tool that Russia utilizes to pursue its anti-Western agenda. Read More
There are certain parts of Libyan society that you can only see if you’re a woman. Read More
By Anna Borshchevskaya, Ben Fishman, and Barbara Leaf
The Italian-sponsored stabilization conference produced some positive outcomes, but a genuine breakthrough requires U.S. involvement. Read More
By Fred Burton
Thirty years ago, pieces of Pan Am Flight 103, a Boeing 747-121 that was carrying 243 passengers and 16 crew — rained down on the village of Lockerbie, turning the picturesque Scottish town into a fiery scene of horror. Read More
UN document calls on EU states to reexamine their cooperation with Libyan authorities to avoid contributing to rampant abuse. Read More
Tubu, Other Armed Groups, and Smugglers along Libya’s Southern Border
By Jérôme Tubiana & Claudio Gramizzi
Tubu forces in Libya today
Following the revolution, Tubu forces began to fragment. Read More