At Libya’s unchecked southern borders, a key to easing the migration crisis
By Tom Westcott
As the EU sets new policies and makes deals with African nations to deter hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking new lives on the continent, what does it mean for those following dreams northwards and the countries they transit through? Read More
By Karim Mezran & Federica Saini Fasanotti
On the night of September 2nd, most of the personnel from the Italian embassy in Libya—the only operating embassy—were quickly evacuated on a ship bound for Malta. Read More
The UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame has warned that Libya has been stumbling from one emergency to another over the last few weeks. Read More
By Romina McGuinness
Italy’s far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday implied France was responsible for the fresh violence in Libya and for plunging the lawless country into a permanent state of turmoil in the first place. Read More
By Nabih Bulos
Dozens of people have been killed after days of violent clashes in the suburbs of Tripoli, with rival militias fighting fierce street battles for control of the Libyan capital. Read More
By Nick Paton Walsh
Shelling hits the airport. Hospitals get caught in the crossfire. Migrants huddle in detention facilities between warring militias. And standoffs between factions with impenetrable grudges hold, making a resolution seem beyond distant. Read More
Rival armed groups have clashed for more than week over control of the capital city. Read More
By Ramy Allahoum
Tripoli gripped by deadly tribal violence as militias vie for control of Libya’s state funds and vast natural resources. Read More
By Declan Walsh & Suliman Ali Zway
When a new bout of fighting between rival militias engulfed the Libyan capital in recent days, badly shaking the fragile United Nations-backed government, some combatants picked up rifles and rocket launchers and headed into the streets. Read More
By George Mikhail
In an interview with Al-Monitor, Libyan Economy and Industry Minister Nasser al-Dresi talks about the Government of National Accord’s new economic reform program and the challenges it faces. Read More
The Tunisian authorities have decided to return Russian military equipment which was seized en route to the renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, Almesryoon.com reported on Friday. Read More
By Casper Wuite
In March, officials of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya announced that Saif Gaddafi would stand as a candidate for the Libyan presidential elections expected in December. Read More
By Salim Alaradi
Attempts made by media to construct a connection between the campaign over my unjust jailing in the UAE and last year’s bomb attack in Manchester are farcical. Read More
Reviewed by Sara S. Razai
Few scholarly studies, if any, have critically analysed the relationship between law and revolutions during periods of political and societal upheaval in a systematic and rigorous way. Read More
Heavy clashes broke out in southern Tripoli districts on August 27 between the 7th Brigade and a coalition of armed brigades made up of Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade, Bab Tajoura Brigade, Ghanewa Brigade, Nawasi Brigade and Misrata’s 301 Brigade. Read More
By Tsvetana Paraskova
Libya’s oil could be under threat again, as fresh militant clashes may be coming to its oil region, just after the June-July standoff that crippled production and exports ended. Read More
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) warned, Tuesday early morning, of the attempts by some factions to tamper with the security in Tripoli and its residents. Read More
Armed groups excluded from Tripoli and access to the spoils of Libya’s informal economy have violently risen up. Read More
By Nadine Dahan
A truce has been reached between rival militias in Tripoli after a deadly face off saw five killed and over 30 wounded on Monday. Read More
By Safa Alharathy
The head of the Council of Elders and Dignitaries of Tarhuna Saleh Alfandi confirmed that ceasefire agreement was reached between the parties fighting in the southern suburbs of the capital, after hours of clashes with heavy and medium weapons. Read More
At least four people have been killed and seven others wounded in clashes that broke out between rival armed groups in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as they attempt to take control of the city. Read More
By Nicolo Dona dalle Rose
As part of this GRI series, Nicolò Donà dalle Rose dissects major conflicts around the world and provides reflections on potential future developments. Read More
By Leo Kabouche
The recent turmoil in Libya’s Oil Crescent – a region which stretches along the coast from Sirte to Ras Lanuf, and which extends down to the Jufra district – has underscored the competition for the control of state revenues, as Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libya National Army (LNA) has intensified its attempts to seize key national institutions ahead of the December 2018 presidential elections. Read More
By Katherine Pollock & Frederic Wehrey
A lasting solution to insecurity on the Tunisia-Libya border will require a broad socioeconomic approach that includes pursuing alternative development opportunities and tackling corruption. Read More
By Katherine Pollock & Frederic Wehrey
A lasting solution to insecurity on the Tunisia-Libya border will require a broad socioeconomic approach that includes pursuing alternative development opportunities and tackling corruption. Read More
By Leo Kabouche
The recent turmoil in Libya’s Oil Crescent – a region which stretches along the coast from Sirte to Ras Lanuf, and which extends down to the Jufra district – has underscored the competition for the control of state revenues, as Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libya National Army (LNA) has intensified its attempts to seize key national institutions ahead of the December 2018 presidential elections. Read More
By Tom Westcott
IS used airwaves to brainwash the city’s youth. Now radio is a means to deradicalise the population and provide education. Read More
By Othman Belbeisi
A few times a week, boats dangerously over-packed with hundreds of scared but hopeful young people leave Libya for Europe. Read More
Interview by Andrew Seger
The Islamic State has been nearly defeated and migrant crossings to Europe have declined, so why is Libya’s state failure so troubling? Read More
By Michel Cousins
Within the HoR there exists deep opposition to both elections and the proposed constitution. Read More
He announced his candidacy for Libya’s forthcoming elections
By Sami Zaptia
Aref Nayed, former Libyan ambassador to the UAE and head of the Libyan Institute for Advanced Studies, has re-launched his political movement, named Ihya Libya (Reviving Libya), to ‘‘rescue Libya from its present chaotic divisions, re-establish the rule of law and order and rebuild the country as a prosperous, democratic state’’. Read More
Residents of Tripoli’s seafront wake up most weekends to loud blasts: fishermen using dynamite to maximise their catch, regardless of the damage they are causing to marine life. Read More
By Rhiannon Smith & Jason Pack
Elections exist to facilitate non-violent transfers of power. They are meant to structure political contests among a range of opposing social and political forces, tailored to the relevant laws, historical precedents, and cultural factors of the country in which they take place. Read More
By Olanrewaju Odunowo
Inspired by the Arab Spring which started in Tunisia, anti-government protesters took to the streets in Benghazi in February 2011. Read More
By Abdel Rahman Ghandour
Libya has a young population; among the estimated 6.4 million population 24% are aged between 10 and 24. Yet despite their active role in 2011, young people’s needs have not been prioritized, nor their voices heard and as a consequence many increasingly feel left out of decisions affecting their future. Read More
By Susan Svrluga
The school year at George Mason University had just ended, and Najwa Elyazgi was ready to go home to Libya for the summer. Her bags were packed, her belongings boxed for storage. Read More