By Inside Arabia
“Libyan rival forces are preparing to fight for control of the strategic coastal city of Sirte, the gateway to a key oil-producing region. The risk of conflict between major regional militaries backing Libyan factions, including Turkey and Egypt, remains high.” Read More
As coronavirus cases surge in Libya, medics and officials working with a health system wrecked by years of division and war are warning that the pandemic could be slipping out of their control. Read More
August 14, 2020, The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI_TOC) held an hour long deep dive into North Africa Drug Trends, with a special focus on Libya. Read More
By Kirill Semenov
Russia’s Libyan strategy has been rather contradictory since the 2011 February revolution in the country.
By Ian Cobain
Consulum, which acts on behalf of the governments of Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong, says document was only a ‘first draft’. A senior British diplomat became involved in a plan to improve the image of Khalifa Haftar after the eastern Libyan commander was accused of committing war crimes. Read More
By Fehim Tastekin
The diplomatic track ongoing between Turkey, Malta and Libya’s Tripoli government has sparked questions whether Valletta’s diplomatic support can serve as a much needed jumping point for Ankara to break the Libya stalemate, but the European country’s only focus in the talks seem to be limited with prevention of illegal immigration. Read More
By Kirill Semenov
Russia’s Libyan strategy has been rather contradictory since the 2011 February revolution in the country.
By Philippe Henri Gunet
In a region in upheaval, ravaged by wars, each country is trying to defend its interests. One of the most active but also the most discreet is the United Arab Emirates, guided mainly by its project – economically liberal, politically authoritarian. Spotlight on this little-known actor with researcher Stéphane Lacroix. Read More
By Alexandra Stark
The United States has the opportunity to reshape its alliances and bolster lasting stability in the region—but only by ending a failed approach. Read More
By Wolfgang Pusztai
In Libya there is an ongoing civil war since 2011 with different phases of intensity. The prospects for a lasting ceasefire as a precondition for a political solution were never ever bright over the years. Read More
Aguila Salah was never viewed as a responsible stateman. He likes to brag and lie to his tibesmen about everything. He has been known as the best mouthpeice to spread disinformation. Read More
How Libya’s conflicts produce transnational networks straddling Africa and the Middle East
By Wolfram Lacher
War transforms societies and their boundaries. How it does so depends on the particularities of a society and the forces at work in a conflict.
By Marouane El Bahraoui
Once ruled with an iron fist by a dictator, oil-rich Libya is now ravaged by war. With foreign powers meddling, a political solution is badly needed. Read More
By Eva J. Koulouriotis
In early August, the foreign ministers of Egypt and Greece signed an agreement in Cairo on a preliminary plan for maritime borders between the two countries in the Mediterranean. Read More
By Metin Gurcan
The flashpoint of the power struggle in the eastern Mediterranean could shift from Libya to the seas in the coming weeks as Turkey begins new seismic research in response to an Egyptian-Greek maritime demarcation deal. Read More
By Elif Selin Calik
Oil as a comodity is intertwined intimately with national strategies, power and global politics. This was a central theme in Daniel Yergin’s The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power. Few places illustrate this inflammable mix as effectively as Libya today. Read More
How Libya’s conflicts produce transnational networks straddling Africa and the Middle East
By Wolfram Lacher
War transforms societies and their boundaries. How it does so depends on the particularities of a society and the forces at work in a conflict.
By Vivian Salama
As several countries come to the aid of warring factions in Libya, President Donald Trump has found himself caught in the middle of a group of strongmen he’s forged close ties with during his presidency, prompting him to stay out of the fray and let them fend for themselves. Read More
By Elis Gjevori
The vital role Turkey has played in Libya and against warlord Khalifa Haftar has given Ankara a louder voice when it comes to the battle for supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean. Read More
By Paul Iddon
Recent images purportedly show that advanced Russian-built high-altitude air defense systems have recently been deployed to eastern Libya. Read More
By Essam AbdelShafy
France has been viewed as one of the most important international actors in the Libyan scene since the revolution of February 16, 2011, against the regime of Gaddafi, given its influence, and due to the fact that it led the NATO military operations launched to topple Gaddafi in March 2011, less than a month after the outbreak of the Libyan revolution. Read More
By Judah Waxelbaum
Mercenaries with ties to Kremlin seize oil fields, complicating a wide variety of conflicts. Read More
By Barçin Yİnanç
It is surprising to see how Turkey’s presence in Africa and growing role in the Middle East is met by questions like “What is Turkey doing in Africa?” Read More
By Steven Erlanger
Despite being a NATO member, Turkey has bought Russian air defense. And a recent push into Libya and its energy ambitions nearly led to armed conflicts with France and Greece. Read More
The US State Department renewed calls for a political solution in Libya as it slapped a Libyan exporter and several others with sanctions over fuel and drug smuggling out of the war-torn country. Read More
Dr. Tankut Oztas
The pandemic-induced crisis is expected to exacerbate poverty, deepen inequality and constrain households’ access to basic needs, including health service. Read More
By Nisan Ahmado
Libya’s civil war and its role in regional stability have become more uncertain since June 20 when the Egyptian parliament authorized its troops to cross the border to help the forces of General Khalifa Haftar against Turkey-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Read More
By: Tom Kington
During Libya’s proxy war this year, the skies over the North African country have filled with Turkish and Chinese drones, Russian MiG 29s and Sukhoi 24s and Emirati Mirage 2000s — reportedly — with Turkish F-16s and Egyptian Rafales waiting in the wings. Read More
By Hagar Hosny
Russian media outlets reported that a first batch of the Su-35 fighter jets are en route to Egypt as part of a 2018 deal over which Washington threatened Cairo with sanctions. Read More
By Lan Shunzheng
In recent days, there has been a new player in Syria: Egypt. In coordination with Iran, Egypt has sent about 150 troops with light weapons to rural areas of Aleppo province in northwestern Syria, including some deployed in the city of Saraqib, south of Idlib province, according to media reports. Read More
By Chris Stephen
National Oil Corporation reports its lowest production since the blockade started in January as external forces gear up for clash over Sirte basin oilfields. Read More
By Salem Solomon
International observers are sounding the alarm about an alliance between Russian mercenaries and a Libyan militia, which they say imperils civilians and risks intensifying Libya’s civil war. Read More
By Khalid Al-Jaber & Giorgio Cafiero
Leaders in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia share the view that the Arab Spring uprisings that shook the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) must be reversed. Read More
By Francois Burgat
French researcher says France has been hit hard diplomatically in Libya. Read More
By Rauf Mammadov
Moscow and Ankara are vying for influence in Libya, but their competing economic interests could collide. Read More
Although all indications are that most of the principal players favour a political resolution, the military situation will remain volatile as long as Haftar’s forces are in Sirte and remain in control of the economically vital oil region. Read More