Libya’s last chance ahead of partition
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 27, 2022 Short Url The inter-Libyan dialogue has been going on, at various levels, for years. It has resulted in a number of understandings and agreements, the […]
Has the world long forgotten the Libyan crisis?
BY MUHITTIN ATAMAN DEC 14, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Libyans celebrate the 70th anniversary of their country’s independence, despite widespread disappointment over the postponement of presidential elections, in Martyrs’ Square, […]
Migrant charity ship spurned by Italy heads to France
November 8, 2022 By Alvise Armellini and Angelo Amante 0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0% Italy lets in NGO ship’s migrants, other vessels in limbo ROME, Nov 8 (Reuters) – A migrant […]
UN condemns ‘heinous killing’ of migrants in Libya
Migrants and refugees, sailing adrift on an overcrowded rubber boat, receive life jackets from aid workers in the Mediterranean Sea. (File/AP) Short Url AFP REUTERS October 10, 2022 TRIPOLI: The UN […]
On this day. Demise of Omar al Mukhtar, Libya
He was a Muslim scholar and a leader who led the opposition to the Italian occupation of Libya for nearly 20 years. Commonly known as the ‘the Lion of the […]
As a dark force in the Middle East, the UAE hinders regional peace, democracy, freedom
BY NUR ÖZKAN ERBAY ANKARA JUN 18, 2020 – DAILY SABAH EDITED BY DILARA ASLAN In this July 22, 2017, file photo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (R), Crown Prince of Abu […]
Libyan chaos could have been averted if world listened to Jibril
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB September 05, 2022 Short Url Libya last week witnessed its worst fighting in two years, when forces aligned with Fathi Bashagha failed to take the capital […]
Job well done. Destroy and Destabalize Libya
There is plenty of blame to go around in Libya HAFED AL-GHWELL September 03, 2022 Short Url For the third time this year, violence returned to the streets of the […]
Fight for Libyan oil wealth is fueling instability
YASAR YAKIS August 21, 2022 Short Url Aguila Saleh, speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives — the Tobruk-based parliament — visited Ankara at the beginning of August and was received […]
The ‘new wars’ of the Middle East
BY FERHAT TUTKAL FEB 08, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Illustration by Shutterstock. Rapid globalization since the 1980s has changed the main components of conflicts. This new way of war can […]
Turkey’s Libya policy can succeed with wider regional support
SINEM CENGIZ August 05, 2022 ARAB NEWS Short Url Being engaged politically, militarily and economically in Libya, Turkey is trying to pursue a new strategy in the North African country, […]
The ‘new wars’ of the Middle East
BY FERHAT TUTKAL FEB 08, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Illustration by Shutterstock. Rapid globalization since the 1980s has changed the main components of conflicts. This new way of war can […]
RAIDERS OF THE LOOTED ASSETS: INSIDE THE HIGH-STAKES RACE TO RECOVER QADDAFI’S ILL-GOTTEN BILLIONS
While spooks, treasure hunters, and lawyers search for cash, gold, and antiquities, Libya offers a lesson—and 1,001 cautionary tales—about how to recoup loot from kleptocrats. BY ADAM CIRALSKY JUNE 9, 2022 […]
Growing risks of EU’s deliberate failures in North Africa
HAFED AL-GHWELL May 14, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/yt6ge Political crises and deepening structural and governance deficiencies throughout North Africa have become emblematic of a troubled EU approach to the region […]
North Africa’s strategic importance to the West
HAFED AL-GHWELL April 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/2x8a6 Decades of post-Cold War marginalization, coupled with the War on Terror limiting foreign policy options, has appeared to reflect the waning strategic […]
For God’s sake, stop the war
For God’s sake, stop the war Jawed Naqvi Published April 7, 2022 – WE are now into the month of Ramazan, a period of piety and self-reflection for Muslims, though one can’t […]
Ukraine crisis underscores need for equitable multilateralism
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG April 06, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/gjxue During the UN Security Council debate on Ukraine on Tuesday night, President Volodymyr Zelensky exhorted the council’s members to act, […]
International community must not ignore Libya crisis
CHRIS DOYLE March 28, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/bjd4b Libya’s Groundhog Day has struck again. The North African state is back to two prime ministers and a failing political process. This […]
Libya tensions simmer in shadow of Ukraine war
By AFP – Mar 22,2022 – JORDAN TIMES A Libyan employee sorts fresh pastries at a bakery in the capital Tripoli, on Tuesday, as prices of bread and wheat rise due to the […]
“What did I do to you?” – Last words of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to rebels just before he was killed
MICHAEL ELI DOKOSI | Staff Writer FULL BIOCLOSE Fallen Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, entered the world in 1942, near Sirte. A son of an itinerant Bedouin farmer, Gaddafi was brilliant in […]