NATO’s military intervention in Libya in 2011, which overthrew the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, resulted in a chaotic and murderous failed state. Libyans pay a horrific price for this catastrophe. “We came, we saw, he
Nearly 7,000 migrants arrive on Italy’s southern island of Lampedusa within 24hours
A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, overwhelmed a tiny southern Italian island on Wednesday, taxing the coast guard’s capability to intercept the smugglers’ vessels and sorely testing Premier Giorgia
Libya Herald: ‘Tripoli And Hafter’s Army Working Side-By-Side – A Roundup Of The Eastern Rescue Effort’
On September 15, 2023, the Libyan media outlet Libya Herald wrote that the 444 Brigade, one of the largest militias operating in Tripoli, arrived in eastern Libya to help in the rescue and recovery efforts
Tunisie: rassemblement en soutien à des prisonniers dits politiques dont la détention risque d’être prolongée
En Tunisie, les proches des détenus dits « politiques » font encore entendre leurs voix. Ce 7 septembre 2023, ils se sont donné rendez-vous devant la cour d’appel de Tunis. Alors que leur détention risque
En Tunisie, le parti Ennahda fragilisé par l’arrestation de ses deux plus hauts dirigeants
Mondher Ounissi, président par intérim du mouvement islamo-conservateur, et Abdelkrim Harouni, président du conseil de la choura, ont été placés en garde à vue. Les deux plus hauts dirigeants du parti islamo-conservateur tunisien Ennahda, Mondher
In Libya, Israel’s Normalization Push Goes Sideways Over a Secret Meeting
The arrests are the latest against figures opposed to President Kais Saied, who has cemented his one-man rule since July 2021. Tunisian authorities continue their crackdown against known critics of President Kais Saied with the
A well timed visit
One of the less reported diplomatic moves over the last few weeks has taken place. Ahmed Attaf the Foreign Minister of Algeria made a quick two day working trip to Washington last week. He met
A Crazy Ending to August
Generally speaking the month of August is seen as being tranquil. This is the month when most Europeans go on vacation, The US Congress is in recess as well. Therefore we get the impression that
Libya’s Instability Worsens, Adding Threats to the Broader Region
In mid-August, tensions in post-Qadhafi Libya – already heightened by the competition for power between a U.N.-backed administration in the capital, Tripoli, and political and military leaders based in the eastern city of Benghazi –
Libya’s political crisis runs deeper than Israel debacle
The diplomatic firestorm unfolding in Libya comes as the United States is pushing the North African country to hold long-awaited nationwide elections. WASHINGTON — At first glance, war-ravaged and politically fractured Libya is an unlikely