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By Giorgio Cafiero (@GulfStateAnalyt) and Aicha El Alaoui:  Over the past ten years, Gulf states—chiefly Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—have at times ambitiously, boldly, and decisively intervened in the Maghreb. Since the Arab Spring...

Rome, June 12, 2020 (By Ljubomir Milasin) - Italy has given a green light to the sale of two warships to Egypt, news media reported on Friday, despite tense relations between the two countries over the unresolved 2016 murder of an Italian student in Cairo. The $1.2...

There has been an outbreak deep in the desert south, with dozens of cases appearing in the south's largest oasis city Sebha. The GNA has reported 393 coronavirus infections and five deaths nationwide, around half of them in and around Sebha. But that only accounts for...

Tripoli, June 11, 2020 - The United Nations voiced "horror" after reports that eight mass graves had been discovered in an area recently seized by the unity government after forces loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar withdrew. UNSMIL notes with horror reports on...