Russia and Turkey have one goal over Libya – undermining Europe’s influence
While the US and Arab states might be at the table too, Moscow and Ankara will want the EU to have as little as possible to do with any resolution […]
Turkey’s Hegemonic Bet: Neo-Ottomanism with Pan-Islamist Face
Finding itself at a crossroads, increasingly isolated by its Western allies and no longer the dominant Muslim voice it once was, Turkey is now flexing its pan-Islamist muscles. But the MENA wants other alternatives. By Tamba François Koundouno – Jan 7, 2020 Rabat – At a pan-Islamism and anti-Islamophobia-themed […]
Haftar ‘agrees to abide by’ ceasefire, ready to join Libya talks — Germany
By AFP – Jan 16,2020 -JORDAN TIMES BERLIN — Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has agreed to abide by a ceasefire and said he was ready to participate in an international conference in Berlin on Sunday, Germany’s foreign minister said. Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli has been under attack since April […]
A Warlord Rebuilds Benghazi in His Own Image – Return to Gadhafi Era in Libya
Benghazi was the center of the revolution against former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. After driving out the Islamists, warlord Khalifa Haftar has set up a culture of surveillance and […]
Migrants and refugees in Libya are still in peril – and Europe’s ‘business as usual’ approach is making things worse
More people are vulnerable to attacks like the one that killed 50 last week, and health ministry officials are getting desperate. Still, even after the UN’s human rights agency begged […]
The chaos of Libya
Apr 22,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The end of the chaos in Libya is nowhere in sight, with major powers siding with one side or the other in the ongoing […]