By Rania Mostafa
Tunisia was the first answer to the question “for how long?” Everyone was witnessing the manifestations of injustice and corruption with a fit of hidden anger, until the Jasmine Revolution came to light, followed by several after-effects that created a long-awaited Arab spring. Read More
By Noha El-Hennawy
Gunmen killed two women and three children of the same family while they were driving on a highway near the capital, Tripoli, less than a week after an airstrike slammed into a house killing at least three civilians, a health official said Thursday. Read More
By Saleh Sarar
Tripoli’s just under two million residents used to fondly refer to their city as the bridal pearl of the Mediterranean Sea, thanks to its cultured serenity and quiet, a metaphor which they still nostalgically cling on to. Read More
Justice Needed for 3 Children’s Deaths
The LNA that is supported by the Interim Government in eastern Libya has consistently denied causing civilian deaths despite mounting evidence of their responsibility. Read More
By John C.K. Daly
Russia’s growing presence in MENA and Africa is reaping financial rewards but is not without cost, as the Libyan fatalities attest. Read More
By Riccardo Redaelli
Until now, most of the external actors involved in Libya relied on a Cold-War “zero sum game theory”, based on the dichotomic vision amicus/hostis (friend/enemy) of classical realpolitik. It is time this changes. Read More
By Sergey Sukhankin
Since the overthrow of Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been consumed by a destructive domestic struggle for power aggravated by the involvement of major external players. Read More
By Ellen Burney
In June, a German sea captain was arrested for defying the orders of Italian authorities and rescuing Libyan refugees from a dinghy by sailing them to safety. Read More
By Peter Brooks & Terra Schroeder
Some have suggested that Libya today is “possibly the largest drone-war theatre in the world.” Read More
By Aidan Lewis
Three children, all sisters, were killed, and their mother and a fourth sister wounded in an air strike that hit a house near a military intelligence camp in Libya’s capital on Monday, a Reuters reporter and health officials said. Read More
By Sebastian Rees
On September 9, Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) carried out a series of targeted air strikes on forces aligned with Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA). Read More
By Sally Hayden
The European Union is funding the Libyan coast guard to keep migrants out of Europe and detain them in a failed state—and that leaves them at the mercy of militias and human traffickers. Read More
By Nadine Dahan
Nationwide internet shutdowns have become increasingly frequent during mass protests in the region – but what do they aim to achieve, and what can be done to fight them? Read More
By Marily Sasota Gayeta
War dramatically changed my students’ lives. I had witnessed how carefree teenagers became socially involved citizens. Read More
By Tim Eaton
This article is part of Chatham House’s project exploring the development of Libya’s conflict economy. The key findings are fuel shortages continue, Libyans pay twice, and more transparency needed. Read More
By Sally Hayden
The European Union is funding the Libyan coast guard to keep migrants out of Europe and detain them in a failed state—and that leaves them at the mercy of militias and human traffickers. Read More
By Roger Boyes
From Cairo to Baghdad, corrupt hardline regimes are struggling to keep a lid on mass dissent. Read More
By Tim Eaton
This article is part of Chatham House’s project exploring the development of Libya’s conflict economy. The key findings are fuel shortages continue, Libyans pay twice, and more transparency needed. Read More
By Neil Hauer
After a deadly debacle in Syria, Vladimir Putin has put the Wagner Group in its place—but plenty of other private security firms remain, and they could pose a threat to security in Russia and beyond. Read More
By Sara Creta
When NGO workers arrived at the Janzoor detention centre in Libya in October 2018 to collect 11 unaccompanied minors due to be returned to their country of origin, they were shocked to find that the young people had completely disappeared. Read More
By Patrick Wintour
Germany is planning to hold a UN-backed international conference on the future of Libya in an attempt to force the many regional actors to stop funding and arming the country’s warring sides. Read More
By Matt Herbert
Foreign intervention has brought drones, cyber-attacks and social media propaganda that foreshadow the future of armed conflict. Read More
Fears mount for kidnapped Libyan MP Seham Sergiwa
By Faisal Edroos
Prominent female politician was abducted hours after she criticised eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli. Read More
Raid on Tripoli equestrian club far from military infrastructure took place as lessons were in progress on Sunday afternoon Read More
By Michael O’Hanlon
Washington must pressure Gen. Khalifa Hiftar to pull back forces from Tripoli and make clear what is obvious on the ground: this conflict will not be won on the battlefield. Read More
By Tarek Megerisi
Those opposing Haftar’s forces in Libya must seize the opportunity to articulate an alternative strategy for a ceasefire and political process. Read More
By Saddek Elkaber
In times of conflict, a central bank can play a unifying role. This is what is happening in Libya. Read More
By Josh Rogin
Whatever you think of President Barack Obama’s decision to militarily intervene in Libya in 2011, the fact is that the United States has a responsibility in making sure that country has the best possible chance of achieving stability and democracy, and remains our partner in fighting terrorism. But the Trump administration is missing in action. Read More
War simmers in battle for Tripoli, with neither side getting decisive support.
By Raja Abdulrahim
When Turkey sent armored vehicles here in May to help stave off an attack on the capital, there was a problem: The trucks didn’t have mounted machine guns. Read More
Between 10 and 35 Russian mercenaries have been killed in the Libyan Civil War. We identified several of them.
By Liliya Yapparova
Last week, the bodies of the first Russians killed in Libya’s civil war started arriving back home for burial. Read More
The Tripoli-based Audit Bureau of Libya revealed yesterday that its committee, formed to investigate the causes of Libya’s acute power cuts that have been plaguing the country since the 2011 revolution, will present its final report within the next ten days. Read More
Mercenary from the Wagner PMC Alexander Kuznetsov (callsign “Ratibor”) was severely wounded during fights in Libya. Read More
HIGHLIGHTS
The week the Libyan uprising began in 2011 was one like any other for workers at Italian oil company Eni SpA in the North African country. Read More
The internationally recognized Libyan Government of National Accord has begun an international movement to internationalize the issue of the UAE’s ruling regime’s interference in the country and its subversive role with the support of warlord militias Khalifa Haftar. Read More
In Libya, where rival forces are deadlocked south of Tripoli, a months-long battle for the skies between Turkish and UAE drones has failed to break the stalemate, analysts say. Read More