Feb 03, 2021
Libya: Chance for peace?
As part of the biggest peacemaking effort pertaining to Libya in years, participants at United Nations-sponsored talks are working toward the creation of a transitional government in the North African…
Dec 17, 2020
New UN envoys to mediate Mideast, Libya conflicts
The United Nations Security Council has approved Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposal to appoint Norwegian Tor Wennesland as the U.N.’s new Middle East envoy, while his predecessor Bulgarian Nickolay Mladenov will…
Sep 23, 2020
World leaders display discord at UN
The 75th annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is being held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. World leaders sparred over national interests and incidence…
Sep 22, 2020
Haftar: Libya to resume oil production
The leader of the Eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar declared over the weekend that his forces would let oil production resume after an eight-month blockade. "(I announce) the…
Jun 24, 2020
Turkey denies rift with Russia over Libya, Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has rejected reports of a fall-out between Turkey and Russia over separate disagreements on Syria and Libya. "In terms of main principles, there are no…
Jun 23, 2020
Regional tensions spike over Turkish involvement in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed his armed forces “to be prepared to carry out any mission” amid rapidly mounting tensions with neighboring Libya over Turkey’s growing military involvement.…
Jun 18, 2020
Greece, Italy declare new EEZ in the Ionian
Greece has expanded its own efforts to bolster its legal position by signing a number of treaties with global and regional actors, in response to the apparent Turkish efforts to…
Jun 05, 2020
Libya conflict intensifies amid foreign intervention
A power-shift in conflict-ridden Libya has seemingly intensified the influx of arms shipments to warring parties by their respective international backers. Following shipment of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey,…
May 26, 2020
Libya’s GNA attacks rebels with Turkish drones
Turkish-backed forces belonging to Libya’s internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, under the leadership of Fayez al-Sarraj, have reportedly managed to make several strategic gains at the expense…
Apr 29, 2020
‘Popular mandate claim’ by Libya’s Haftar disavowed by Russia
Libya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar declared earlier this week that his Libyan National Army (LNA) had accepted a so-called “popular mandate” to rule the country. In a brief televised…