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Tripoli, April 10, 2019 - The battle for Libya's capital intensified as the UN Security Council prepared to meet Wednesday to discuss the crisis gripping the North African country, where armed rivals are locked in a deadly power struggle. The closed-door talks in New...

April 8, 2019  - The attempted offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on Tripoli has thrown into sharp relief the divisions between world powers over how to end the chaos that has riven Libya since the 2011 overthrow of Moamer Kadhafi. Over the last years,...

By Arezki Daoud -  April 3, 2019:  There have been loud voices calling for a clean slate in the Algerian system of governance. Donald Trump used to call it "cleaning the swamp."  But by now, he realized it is easier said than done. I completely understand the need to...

By Arezki Daoud:  2 April 2019: For now, all of the named individuals and companies listed here are innocent of any criminal wrongdoing. Investigations have just begun. However, suspected of corruption and illegal transfer of capital abroad, 12 businessmen are under...