Tunisian President Kais Saied visited France June 22, in his first trip to Europe since his election in October 2019. Saied met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris to discuss Abilateral relations between the two countries, as well as regional developments, namely the Libyan crisis. During a joint press conference on the sideline of…
Read more from the source : Al-Monitor
Tags : Tunisia, Libya, libyan crisis,
Since 2014 UNIMED has committed its work to support Higher Education Institutions in crisis emergencies, promoting cooperation as a priority, through capacity building, mobility, exchange of ideas and sharing of knowledge. In our view, Higher Education can represent the spine…
Read more from the source : UniMed
Tags : Libya, Libya restart, UNIMED,
Forces loyal to the Libyan warlord Gen Khalifa Haftar may be willing to end their blockade of the country’s oilfields, opening the way for a ceasefire, as a result of talks between the UN, US, France and Egypt. Under a deal under discussion for the past two weeks, the Libyan National Oil Corporation…
Read more from the source : The Guardian
Tags : Libya, oilfields,
There has been mildly encouraging news out of Libya in recent months, almost nine years after the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi led to chaos rather than an improvement in governance and stability. The international community has ignored many chances to help the country get back on…
Read more from the source : Brookings
Tags : Libya, stability,
Oil & Gas-rich Libya has been in chaos since the Arab spring movement and NATO bombing campaign that toppled Gaddafi in 2011. Attempts to build a democratic state after Gaddafi fell disintegrated into a new Libyan Civil War between rival governments in 2014. Since then the fighting…
Read more from the source : Geospatial World
Tags : Libya, satellite imagery,
The yearlong offensive on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar’s forces has suffered fatal setbacks, and Libya’s conflicts are changing shape. Russia’s and Turkey’s attempts at carving out spheres of influence are bound to collide with the interests of other foreign powers and with the fluidity of Libya’s political…
Read more from the source : German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Tags : Libya, Khalifa Haftar, Russia, Turkey,
In my blogpost on the early stages of the Covid-19 epidemic in North Africa, I wrote that: ‘Libya is a special case, as fighting has continued there ever since the overthrow of President Ghaddafi in 2011. The country is divided between the forces loyal to the Tripoli-based UN-backed Government of…
Read more from the source : Review of African Political Economy
Tags : Libya, GNA, LNA, Haftar,
ROME — Italy, Germany and the United States pushed Monday for a cease-fire and de-escalation of tensions in Libya following a warning by Egypt that it would intervene militarily if Turkish-backed forces attack the strategic city of Sirte. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and…
Read more from the source : Military.com
Tags : Libya, Italy, Germany, USA, Egypt, cease-fire,
ISTANBUL – Turkey is seeking to reap diplomatic rewards from its military success in Libya. Recent gains by Turkish-backed forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) are enhancing Ankara’s influence in Libya and with the European Union. Turkey sent military personnel…
Read more from the source : MoscowNews.net
Tags : Libya, Turkey, military intervention,
Jon Alterman: Fred Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was a senior policy analyst at RAND for seven years. Before joining Carnegie, he served for 21 years in the Air Force, both in active and reserve duty. He is the…
Read more from the source : Center for Strategic & International Studies
Tags : Libya, internationalization,