Libya

France's decline in Africa: What's next?

The emergence of new worthy competitive actors has opened space for North African countries to relinquish Paris and leverage new partners.

Libya PM expresses support for landmark December 24 election

Libya is hosting an international conference aimed at resolving key issues ahead of the polls, including maintaining a ceasefire, uniting the country’s many armed groups under a single security body, and the withdrawal of foreign fighters.

Ten years after Gaddafi’s demise, Libya’s future remains uncertain

Presidential elections are around the corner, but efforts at democratic transition are threatened by both internal and external actors - as well as a history of authoritarianism.

Libyan rivals ink initial deal on pullout of mercenaries

The UN mission mediating between the rivals says a 10-member joint military commission, with five representatives from each side, inked a “gradual and balanced” withdrawal deal at the end of three-day, UN-facilitated talks in Geneva.

UN slams Libya over migrant detentions and 'crimes against humanity'

More than 5,000 migrants and refugees, including hundreds of children and women, were rounded up in weekend raids, while a UN fact-finding mission finds migrants and detainees have been particularly exposed to violations since 2016.

Italian vessel rescues dozens of migrants from a boat fleeing Libya

So far this year some 44,000 people have reached European shores by crossing the central Mediterranean from Tunisia and Libya, often at the hands of smugglers who put them on unseaworthy boats.

UN Security Council votes to extend its mission to Libya

The current mission was extended until after the country's critical presidential and parliamentary elections to ensure the United Nations can continue supporting Libya’s transitional government.

Will Russia let the US use its Central Asia bases to monitor terrorism?

Washington seems interested in using Russian military bases in Central Asia to oversee terrorist threats, particularly the ones emerging from Afghanistan.

Peace in Syria depends on Turkey-Russia ties: President Erdogan

Turkey's president was accompanied by the head of the National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin as he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi.

Libya's eastern-based parliament withdraws confidence from Dbeibah govt

Eighty-nine of 113 lawmakers present in eastern city of Tobruk vote to withdraw confidence from Tripoli-based administration of interim PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.

Where is Libya’s unity government headed?

Libya’s warring sides might be moving towards a political settlement through upcoming elections but risks for a military conflict remain.

UN concerned over 'disappearence' of Europe-bound migrants in Libya

The International Organization for Migration said Libya intercepted over 24,000 migrants in the Mediterranean this year, "but only 6,000 are in detention centers, the fate of others remains unknown".