Egypt’s President Sisi is threatening military action in support of the warlord Khalifa Haftar as the Tripoli-based GNA seeks to take the key coastal city of Sirte.
Articles tagged: ‘France’
Haftar in retreat has consequences for Egypt
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAs his battlefield losses mount Khalifa Haftar is running out of options and he soon may be running out of friends.
Algeria, Tunisia and the war in Libya
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: Both Algeria and Tunisia have cause for concern as the war in Libya, fuelled and supported by outside players, continues with no end in sight.
New Algerian president needs to move quickly to end divisions
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe election of Abdelmajid Tebboune will achieve little unless he moves quickly to open up meaningful dialogue aimed at achieving a transition to democracy.
Syria – cards reshuffled
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSyria – US permits and then opposes Turkish assault on the Kurdish north. Fears that IS may rise from the ashes.
The Libyan blind alley
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHaftar’s military operation to take Tripoli seems to have failed. His foreign supporters. Need for an international conference and a political solution.
Abqaiq and Khurais
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHouthis claim the attack on Saudi oil facilities, Pompeo blames Iran, Trump hesitant. A major blow.
Libya: stalemate continues
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHaftar’s LNA remains stuck around Tripoli. More bloodshed, but not comparable with true civil war. International community ineffective.
Tunisia – death of the President
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailConsequences of President Essebsi’s death being well handled, but in a democracy anything can happen.
BDS: US Congress, UK local action
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailUS Congress has passed a watered-down bill opposing BDS. Local action in the UK against an Israeli weapons company.