Lessons from Libya
ONE of the most catastrophic floods in Libya not just killed thousands and left behind tossed-up cars and heaps of rubble but also bequeathed lessons for the world. Climate change,…
Libya UN-brokered deal at risk as escalation fears mount
Reemerging bloodshed and power struggles in Libya have raised fears of a broader escalation, threatening to deal a fatal blow to the UN-brokered political transition and push the war-torn country…
Strongman Haftar and sons tighten grip on eastern Libya
The military strongman in the east of divided Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has named one of his sons as army chief, tightening his family’s grip on the oil-rich region. Saddam Haftar…
Libyans caught between fear of pandemic and scepticism
Haytham, tall and well-built, turns away customers without masks from a shop entrance in Libya’s capital, telling them to return with a covering or buy one on the spot. “We…
Oil-rich Libya in poverty after decade of conflict
Libya has Africa’s largest proven oil reserves and only seven million people, but a decade of bloody conflict has left its economy shattered and its population mired in poverty. The…
Libya’s fate
This month has seen several failed attempts by foreign powers to broker a ceasefire in Libya.First, Fayez al-Sarraj, who heads Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), refused to travel…
Libyans endure sweltering summer as power cuts persist
On a sweltering night in Libya's capital, Ahlam Fathi watches her son study by candlelight as yet another power cut has plunged the family home into darkness. Despite the large…
Turkish intervention risks Syria scenario for Libya: experts
Turkey’s decision to approve the deployment of troops to Libya risks plunging the North African nation deeper into a Syrian-style proxy war between regional powers including Russia, experts warn. Libya…
Supplies of banknotes from Russia to east Libya accelerated this year
A parallel central bank in eastern Libya stepped up deliveries of new banknotes from Russia this year, before and after eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar launched a military offensive to capture…
What is Russia’s strategy in Libya?
The escalation of conflict in Libya has exposed a great deal of foreign meddling that outside powers, both regional and global, would have preferred to keep under the radar. Russia,…
