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Libya: The Berlin conference outcome suggests no peace in LibyaF

Opinion by Arezki Daoud: All the roads leading to Tripoli are paved with landmines. The Berlin conference was a great initiative, and kudos to Angele Merkel for trying. But I fear it ended with no major progress and clear signs that the violence will not end anytime...

Libya: Pro-Haftar militia shuts down pipelines leading to export terminalsF

UPDATE: Gunmen known for their support to Khalifa Haftar closed on Sunday morning halted the flow of crude oil by shutting down the pipelines that reach the Zawiya port. The closure came after tribes loyal to Haftar threatened to do so, in protest against the Turkish...

The southern Mediterranean braces for warF

Libya has long been a battleground pitting several regional powers against one another. That competition for influence and control of energy resources, is about to get even more intense. While warlord Haftar has been receiving virtually unlimited support from the...

The cost of a civil war, tens of thousands of Libyans flee their homesF

Tripoli, Dec 27, 2019 (By Nawas Al-Darraji) - Layla Mohammed barely had time to gather her children's belongings before fleeing their southern Tripoli home when shelling targeted the Libyan capital's outskirts earlier this year. For months she moved her family between...

Sahel: UN chief signals potential for dialogue with insurgents in the Sahel, but Paris won’t allow itF

Sahel: UN chief signals potential for dialogue with insurgents in the Sahel, but Paris won’t allow itF

Oct 20, 2020

Editor's commentary by Arezki Daoud: France won’t let it happen Perhaps this is another opportunity for the world and...

Libya: Hopes for resolution of Libya crisis as rivals to meet and oil production resumesF

Libya: Hopes for resolution of Libya crisis as rivals to meet and oil production resumesF

Oct 12, 2020

Libya's state oil firm gave the green light Sunday for production to resume at a major oil field, as the UN announced...

Egypt: With their rulers sowing the seeds of misery, Egyptians brave the seas to flee to EuropeF

Egypt: With their rulers sowing the seeds of misery, Egyptians brave the seas to flee to EuropeF

Oct 5, 2020

Thousands of desperate migrants bound for Europe have perished in the Mediterranean Sea. In one impoverished Egyptian...

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