By Alison Pargeter
How to resolve the conflict in Libya remains one of the most difficult and important questions facing policy-makers today. Given the complex attitudes towards foreign interventions on the ground, we need a clear strategy that will stand up to local, regional and international scrutiny. Read More
By Robert Springborg
In his 1955 book, “The Philosophy of the Revolution”, Gamal Abdel Nasser, drawing upon Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Personalities in Search of an Author”, implied that he should fill the vacant Arab leadership role. Read More
By Edward Fox
Professors from the University of Tripoli, in Libya, have been taking intensive courses at the University of Southampton this academic year to learn teaching practices that are standard in higher education in the United Kingdom. Read More
By Adam Goldman and Charlie Savage
A former militia leader from Libya was convicted on Tuesday of terrorism charges arising from the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed a United States ambassador and three other Americans. But he was acquitted of multiple counts of the most serious offense, murder. Read More
Armed groups loyal to Libyan National Army forces (LNA) appear to have summarily executed dozens of men in the LNA-controlled town of al-Abyar, Human Rights Watch said today. Read More
By Joey Ayoub
Migrants and refugees being sold into slavery in Libya is not really new information. In April 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that along the North African migrant routes its staff discovered “slave markets” where hundreds of African young men are being tormented. Read More
By Inna Lazareva
African migrants using Libya as a jumping-off point to a better life in Europe are being sold into slavery, while traffickers pose as professionals such as guards, policemen and taxi drivers. Read More
By Lawyers for Justice in Libya
A Guide to Freedom of Expression in Libya has been authored by Lawyers for Justice in Libya thanks to the assistance of International Media Support. Read More
By Rhiannon Smith
The hope is that the UN political process will provide a route out of this stalemate. Read More
The House of Representatives (HoR) is weighing up 18 candidates for the reshuffled Presidency Council, The Libya Times can reveal. Read More
By Lawyers for Justice in Libya
A Guide to Freedom of Expression in Libya has been authored by Lawyers for Justice in Libya thanks to the assistance of International Media Support. Read More
By Richard Galustian
Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. Read More
By Lawyers for Justice in Libya
A Guide to Freedom of Expression in Libya has been authored by Lawyers for Justice in Libya thanks to the assistance of International Media Support. Read More
By Ilia Xypolia
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is under pressure to prosecute Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar for crimes against humanity during the civil war that has devastated the country. Read More
By Arnaud Delalande
After local forces booted the Libyan branch of Islamic State from Sirte and Benghazi in 2016 and 2017, the terror group reorganized and launched counterattacks targeting both the Libyan National Army and that regime’s rival, the Government of National Accord and associated Misrata militias. Read More
By Ted Galen Carpenter
When the Obama administration led a 2011 NATO military intervention on behalf of rebels seeking to overthrow Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi, there was considerable optimism that the move would produce a much better country. Read More
The story has been told of the deep suffering and ultimately inhumane treatment that trafficked victims face in Libyan prisons and detention camps. Read More
By Matthew Vella
Libyan-Maltese crime syndicate bolstered by Gatrani’s letter saying smuggling kingpin Fahmi Slim’s fuel operation was bona fide. Read More
The United Nations Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé said he is optimistic with the “peaceful and constructive consultations on Libya’s future.” Read More
By Aidan Lewis
Donning leather and helmets (sometimes), they roar along Libya’s hair-raising, potholed roads on carefully polished Harley Davidsons and Kawasakis. Read More
By: Shawn Snow
There have been no signs of mass movements of ISIS fighters to Libya, according to U.S. Africa Command officials. Read More
By Libya Analysis
Arturo Varvelli has written a report for The George Washington University Program on Extremism titled “Islamic State’s Re-organization in Libya and Potential Connections With Illegal Trafficking.” Read More
By Jean-Pierre Sereni
While European economies appear to have weathered the storm, dark forecasts for the Arab world persist. Read More
The Managing Director of the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP) passed away last Thursday in a hospital in Malta after struggling with an illness over the last few years. Read More
By Richard Roth
The UN secretary-general said Monday he is “horrified” at reports showing African migrants sold as slaves and called for immediate investigations. Read More
By Abdulkader Assad
The Chief of Anti-Illegal Immigration Department (AIID) Mohammed Besher has denounced the allegations in the media reports about violations against illegal immigrants in Libya. Read More
By Lamine Ghanmi
There have been Libyans killed in vendettas between rival militias, Christian Egyptian migrant workers slain by terrorists and African migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean. Read More
By Jamille Bigio
As families work tirelessly to increase their income, and nations drive ever harder to spur economic growth, it can be easy to overlook the fact that the secret to growth may be hidden in plain sight. Saudi Arabia realized it when trying to end its “addiction to oil.” Read More
“Never let formal education get in the way of your learning” – Mark Twain
By Safa Alharathy
Activists have launched a campaign on Facebook to help in establishing the first school in the depth of the Libyan desert, near Al-Awaynat town, amid the absence of any government support. Read More
He was in Haftar’s Prison since last year!!
A source from the family of Abdul-Raheem Al-Mesmary who was appeared on Egyptian TV channels, a few days ago, said that Abdul-Raheem was arrested by the Dignity Operation that led by General Khalifa Haftar, last year, in Al-Makhely area south Derna. Read More
Since 30 July 2017, the eastern Libyan city of Derna has been subject to tight military encirclement. Read More
By Fredrick Nwabufo
The usual victim shaming and blaming has assailed CNN’s report on African migrants – some of them Nigerians – who are being sold into slavery in Libya. Read More
By Alison Pargeter
Given the complex attitudes towards foreign interventions in Libya, we need a clear strategy that stands up to local, regional, and international scrutiny. Read More
By Mat Nashed
A crack down on comic books and video games has pushed militias and civil society farther away from each other, prompting the youth to think about fleeing the country. Read More
Joint tribunals should be used to try Libyan war crime suspects to end the impunity in the country, UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salame has said. Read More
On Nov. 10, 2017, 28 people were found shot dead southwest of the Libyan capital in Wershafana area. Among the victims were soldiers from the Libyan National Army, one of the main regimes competing for power in the country. Read More