By Giuseppe Dentice
The Egyptian military response through heavy air strikes on the cities of Darnah and Sirte – as a consequence of the kidnapping and beheading of 21 Egyptian Copts by a Libyan cell affiliated to the Islamic State (IS) in February 2015 – represents so far the peak of Egypt’s involvement in the Libyan affaire. Read More
By Arwa Ibrahim
On the sixth anniversary of the Libyan uprisings, Libyan political leader Abdel Hakim Belhaj says a military leadership will never take hold. Read More
By Joseph V. Micallef
With the future of the Assad regime now well in hand, the Kremlin has turned its attention to another former Soviet client in the Middle East – Libya. Read More
By Salem Solomon
The European Union is touting a plan it says will help Libya curb the number of migrants leaving its shores, but some advocates believe the plan does little more than trap African and Middle Eastern migrants in a war zone. Read More
By Michael Singh
At first glance, it would appear that the Middle East President Donald J. Trump now faces is far different than the region which confronted President Barack Obama in 2009. Read More
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. One of the main aims of (IPAF) is to encourage the translation of Arabic literature into other languages. Read More
Libya’s transition has been bogged down by insecurity and chaos, leaving the country looking like a “failed state” six years after the NATO-backed uprising that ended Muamar Gaddafi’s rule. Read More
By Lin Noueihed and Ahmed Mohammed Hassan
Libyan factions have tentatively agreed on an Egyptian-brokered roadmap to heal divisions, Egypt said, though the failure to engineer a meeting between two key figures has cast a shadow on the diplomatic push. Read More
By Heba Mahmoud
The questions differed regarding the Islamic political currents, and the Washington role in forming and using the Islamic political movements following the inauguration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, especially inside the countries that suffering political and security vacuum, like Libya. Read More
By Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner
As a result of Russia’s decisive military intervention in the Syrian crisis, the Kremlin is now pursuing an increasingly influential role across the Arab world. It is now eyeing Libya as well. Read More
Some Nigerian returnees from Libya have narrated their experiences in the hands of Libyan officials. Scores of Nigerians travel to Libya daily with the hope of landing in Europe by boat through the Mediterranean. Read More
Moderator: Tarik Yousef
The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) hosted a panel discussion on January 16, 2017, reflecting on the political situation in North Africa six years after the Arab uprisings. Read More
By Habibulah Mohamed Lamin
Analysis: Russia is gambling that the new US administration will fail to notice its growing influence in North Africa. Read More
By Ismail Rashad
I pointed out in the two previous articles to the roots of the conflict in Libya.The first article focused on the role played by the religion and social groups in the struggle for power in Libya, while the second article addressed the impacts of geography and demography on the current conflict. Read More
By Mustafa Salheen el-Huni
Libya is facing a number of intractable problems that make the idea of a workable state nearly irrelevant. Among them, two essential problems directly affecting the lives of Libyans and the future of the country: Chronic insecurity and the abysmal state of the economy. Read More
By Basheer Nafi
Revolutions do not stop at single moments, but move along a flowing current towards values of freedom and human dignity. Read More
By Arnaud Delalande
New satellite photos of Al Khadim air base taken in December 2016 clearly indicate that the United Arab Emirates is on the verge of deploying fighter jets to Libya. Read More
Mayors from Libya’s desert south to its northern shores fear a deal between Tripoli and Rome to fund migrant holding centers in this north African country will simply shift Europe’s migration crisis onto Libyan soil. Read More
By Karim Mezran
As the Trump administration assumes office, it faces a major challenge in Libya, where the country’s situation continues to deteriorate as an ongoing conflict worsens. Read More
The Return to Constitutional Legitimacy is a fundamental right for the Libyan People and an Initiative to Save the Country. Read More
By Virginie Collombier
After the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, many different actors – political and military; Islamist and not; tribal, local, domestic, foreign and transnational – are competing with one another for power and hegemony in Libya. Are they ready for a New Compromise in Libya?
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By Wolfgang Pusztai and Arnaud Delalande
Beginning in December 2016, the Saraya Defend Benghazi — also known as Benghazi Defense Brigade — an Islamist militia group that formed in June 2016 to oppose Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s Tobruk-based Libyan National Army, was involved in the attack on facilities in Libya’s Oil Crescent. Read More
Based on the reasons in listed above (section A), the Return to Constitutional Legitimacy (RCL) aims to achieve the following goals on all levels. Read More
By Arturo Varvelli
This article will discuss the pros and cons of a “strongman” solution and the importance of the intervention of the most influential international and regional actors. Read More
By Patrick Wintour
Diplomats hope for reconciliation between the UN-backed government of national accord and the military commander of Libya’s eastern government. Read More
The Return to Constitutional Legitimacy (RCL) presents a solution to resolve the crisis in Libya and move towards a democratic transition, under which the State of Libya can restore stability and security and become a democratic state in which the rights of all its citizens are guaranteed and no one is excluded or marginalized. Read More
By Mediterraneo & Medio Oriente
The EU heads of state and government met in Malta to discuss the “external dimension of migration“.The spotlight was put on the Central Mediterranean route and, particularly, on Libya. Read More
By Nicola Missaglia
After the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, many different actors – political and military; Islamist and not; tribal, local, domestic, foreign and transnational – are competing with one another for power and hegemony in Libya. Read More
By Tom Kington and Bel Trew
Russia is being urged to play a key role in stabilising Libya, a high-risk move that could give Moscow a new foothold in north Africa and control of a migrant flow that Europe is seeking to halt. Read More
Despite all national, regional and international efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis, the political, economic and security situation is still far away from achieving a minimum level of stability. Read More
By Jacopo Barigazzi and David M. Herszenhorn
Moscow, Brussels and Rome back military strongman Khalifa Haftar for at least some formal role that might unite the country. Read More
By Annalisa Merelli
Failing to stem the tide of refugees arriving Europe, Italy and the rest of the European Union have agreed to pay Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), the UN-backed interim government that is struggling hold control of the country, to keep them from arriving in Italy and instead put them into detention camps in Libya. Read More
By Kwasi Kwarteng MP
In an article for the Evening Standard, CMEC Vice Chairman Kwasi Kwarteng MP considers if Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar might be the solution to the catastrophe in Libya: Read More
CMEC hosted a Libya Programme roundtable event last night entitled: What next for Libya? Read More
The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya has denied that its Governor Sadek Kaber has met with the vice president of the Presidency Council, Ahmed Maetig, and the head of the Tripoli-based Audit Bureau to agree on the reform proposals suggested by the Audit Bureau. Read More