‘We are probably past the stage for talking,’ a Libyan government official said recently after talks with a UN delegation. ‘Now it is the stage of the fighting.’
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New air strikes reported in Libya
Fighter jets from unknown country hit militia positions as Qatar rejects Libyan PM’s foreign-interference accusations.
UN concerned as Libya plunges into chaos
Security Council weighs situation as violence displaces or forces up to 300,000 civilians to leave the country.
Egypt’s Role in Libya: Lessons Learned from Iraq
Taking an in-depth look at what role Egypt can play in the current crisis in Libya reveals that a full military intervention, a limited military incursion, or a ‘surgical operation,’ are wrought with negative repercussions. But what of a collective Arab or international military intervention? What of an indirect intervention to …
Algeria stresses Libya security after potential intervention
Algerian officials would discuss during the current visit to Algeria by French chief staff Gen. Pierre de Villiers guarantees against the targeting of civilians and for the deployment of a force capable of preserving security in Libya in case the West decided to militarily intervene in the country, an Algerian …
Gulf hands in Libya
Arab Gulf states are competing for influence and using Egypt as a stepping stone
The Islamic State: Why Africa should be worried
The emergence of the Islamic State is the most significant development in Islamist extremism since the 9/11 attacks. It now controls significant portions of Iraq and Syria and has divided the global jihadist movement into two, offering a credible – and divisive – alternative to al-Qaeda. With its plethora of …
Libya recalls 7 ambassadors for recognising Islamist government
The recalls come as Abdullah al-Thinni, who the Tobruk-based parliament recognises as Libya’s prime minister, denies that he collaborated with the UAE and Egypt to conduct August air strikes in Tripoli
Libya sparks Tunisia’s summer of concern
The village of Metouia, in the Tunisian southeast, in an unlikely late summer destination. Chemical pollution on the nearby coast and continued neglect of its date tree oases, since the 1970’s, have led to a steady decline of its appeal to outsiders. Throughout the years, it has been visited mainly …
Libyan army chief-of-staff arrives in Egypt
Libyan Army Chief-of-Staff Abdel-Razzaq Nazuri was reportedly accompanied by a high-level security delegation for scheduled talks with senior Egyptian officials on the latest developments in the North African country.