Articles tagged: ‘Libya’
MENA wars in the shadow of Covid-19
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWill the global battle against coronavirus help to counter three major MENA wars? The evidence is mixed. Despite Covid-19 numbers rising dramatically in the Gulf states and elsewhere in the Middle East (with a particular concern that Egypt is both suppressing true numbers and showing itself dangerously unprepared) there is one ray of positive news. In Syria, one of the three major conflicts in the region, combatants have appeared much readier to accept a truce and to consider putting talks ahead of guns. In Libya, however, the warlord General …
Libya: a conversation with the ECFR’s Tarek Megerisi about the war
Posted on Categories PodcastsAlgeria, 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.
Libya: no end in sight
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailLibyan political activist Ashur Shamis writes that the renegade general Khalifa Haftar has no interest in peace and no strategy other than war as he bids to seize the country.
The proxy war in Libya gathers pace
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe proxy war in Libya is heating up as Turkish president Erdogan makes good on a promise to commit Turkish troops to the defence of the Tripoli-based GNA.
A brief review of a tumultuous year
Posted on Categories Arab Digest Email2019 has seen the biggest protests in the MENA region since 2011 together with ongoing wars, escalating tensions and economic and political insecurity.
Journalism under assault in Libya, the UAE and the UK
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThree recent cases highlight the dangers for journalists and academics who analyse and cover the MENA region.
Turkey’s deepening involvement in the Libyan conflict
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA maritime rights agreement between Turkey and the besieged Tripoli Government of National Accord draws Turkey deeper into the civil war in Libya.
The struggle for Tripoli
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailToo many players engaged on both sides in Libya’s civil war to assume that Khalifa Haftar will emerge victorious. America is the wild card.