The intentions of the parties that particularly interfered in the crisis, such as Turkey, raise doubts about the prospects of success for the ceasefire agreement and the UN agenda as a whole.
Read More »What’s next for Turkey in Libya after election of new interim leaders?
Universal goodwill messages to Libya’s new interim leadership indicate how complex the Libyan file has become for all foreign actors in the country ahead of potentially clamorous elections in December.
Read More »Russia seeks to outplay the US in Libya
While Russia’s preferred candidates lost in last week’s vote for interim leadership in Libya, Moscow still has a strategy for reinforcing its influence in the country.
Read More »Lebanon army arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians linked to Islamic State: statement
Lebanon’s army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian, with links to Islamic State.
Read More »UN: 800 people returned to Libya while crossing Mediterranean
2020 was a deadly year for people fleeing Libya for Europe, according to data from the UN’s International Organization for Migration. Nearly 1,000 people fleeing to Europe by boat from Libya were stopped and sent back to shore this week. People seeking to cross the Mediterranean continue to risk death …
Read More »Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen goes the Sudanese distance
Last week, Cohen became the first Israeli minister to visit the African state. Walking into Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen’s Tel Aviv office this week, one can’t help but notice an enormous, long and narrow red padded box right behind the door. The box has a window in its lid, displaying …
Read More »Four Tunisian soldiers killed during patrol near Algeria border
Tunisia’s mountainous area is a hotbed of Islamist insurgent activity. Four Tunisian soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in the country’s western mountains on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said.
Read More »Libya: ‘Historic moment’ as UN-led forum selects new interim leadership
The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have selected an interim Prime Minister and President of its new executive council, marking what the UN Special Representative called another “historic moment” on the road to unification of the war-torn country and national elections in December.
Read More »UN approves advance team for Libya for cease-fire monitoring
The U.N. Security Council requested the secretary-general on Thursday to swiftly deploy an advance team to Libya as a first step to sending monitors to observe an October cease-fire between the country’s warring parties. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recommended in late December that international monitors be deployed to Libya, under a …
Read More »Egypt considers purchase of Indian missile system
India may supply Egypt with its BrahMos missile systems as part of New Delhi’s efforts to emerge as a major arms exporter and Cairo’s push to diversify its weaponry.
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