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Libya’s fragmented military and competition for its control
Libya’s fragmented military and competition for its control

While the world is focused on the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, a power struggle continues to destabilize Libya, with protagonists competing for the control of the armed forces. Three factions are now at the center of an ongoing struggle over the fate of the...

Libya: As Crises Pile, Libya has no Clear Path to Stability
Libya: As Crises Pile, Libya has no Clear Path to Stability

Libya is back in the news again, and it is not good news. At the center of it all, once again, are the two types of power struggles we are witnessing. On the one hand, there is a permanent conflict between Libya's rival governments, and on the other hand, there is an...

Libya: The Haftar family seeks to impose dynastic rule on Libya
Libya: The Haftar family seeks to impose dynastic rule on Libya

By Arezki Daoud: If you were born in 1990, you are now 34 years old. This means in 2011 you just turned 21 and unless you were born interested in global politics, you probably don’t even know who Muamar Gaddafi is.  Let me give you a two-to three-minute background....

Libya’s Abnormal New Normal
Libya’s Abnormal New Normal

By Arezki Daoud: Since 2011, Libya has been engulfed in a bloody civil war after the death of Muammar Gaddafi. Over the years, it was easy to identify the problem:  too many foreign regional players and global powers meddling in Libya’s affairs, explicitly or...

Libya: The king is dead, long live the king
Libya: The king is dead, long live the king

Opinion  by Arezki Daoud: Pardon me if I am not convinced that Libya's eastern leaders have any interest in the rule of law and in the well-being of their people. We've seen this scenario many times in history and in the modern era, it usually does not end well. An...

Libya releases four Hamas members held since 2016

Libyan authorities on Friday released four members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas who were arrested in 2016 on charges including trafficking arms to Gaza, according to Libyan media. The four men -- Marwan al-Ashqar, his son Baraa, Mouayad Abed and Nasib...

Libya: Companies flock to Benghazi for reconstruction projects
Libya: Companies flock to Benghazi for reconstruction projects

More than 260 Libyan and international companies on Wednesday attended a forum in Benghazi organised by the country's eastern authorities with the hope of rebuilding the flood-ravaged city of Derna. On September 10, Storm Daniel hit the east coast of Libya, causing...

Anger in the Arab world over strike on a Gaza hospital

In Libya: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital, according to AFP journalists. In Tripoli, hundreds of demonstrators of all ages,  brandishing Palestinian flags and some covering...

Libya: Divisions deepen among Libyan leaders over flood relief
Libya: Divisions deepen among Libyan leaders over flood relief

By Imed Lamloum: More than three weeks after Libya's deadly flood disaster, the divided country's two rival administrations remain bitterly at odds on how to manage the massive aid and reconstruction effort. The aftermath of the disaster on September 10-11 has seen...

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