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A way forward in Libya

The attack launched by General Khalifa Haftar against the city of Tripoli and its 2.5 million inhabitants on April 4 has been halted and pushed back by the militias of the city and their allies from...

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What is the future of Libya?

While world leaders remain confused and divided and, most of all, usually indifferent over the future of Libya, its municipal leaders point the way forward. Aided by nongovernmental organizations like...

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Gadhafi's ghost still haunts US policymakers

Eight years ago today, a fleeing convoy carrying Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was attacked by an American Reaper drone and two French jets. Emerging from the wreckage, Gadhafi was seized by U.S.-...

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US military believes unarmed drone shot down by Russian defenses near Libyan...

U.S. military officials believe that the unmanned American drone that went missing near Libya's capital late last month was shot down by Russian air defenses.Reuters reported Saturday that U.S. Africa...

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In war-torn Middle East countries, pandemic aid is hard to come by

 A man in eastern Syria arrived at a hospital in the city of Qamishli and died days later of what was suspected to be the coronavirus, according to reports. However, it took weeks for the World Health...

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Russia wants a frozen conflict in Libya

As Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar unilaterally announced his acceptance of the Libyan presidency, Russian reaction was predictable: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for diplomacy. “In Moscow, we...

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Could a new US-Russia cold war erupt over Syria and Libya?

The U.S. and Russia appear to be heading for some sort of confrontation in Syria and Libya, as tensions grow in both countries and Turkey pressures the U.S. to play a larger role. On June 8, Turkish...

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Is America up to the challenge of changing Middle Eastern alliances?

While America has been distracted by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent unrest over racial divisions, emerging alliances are reshaping the Islamic world throughout the Middle East that could affect U.S....

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The next steps in Libya

There has been mildly encouraging news out of Libya in recent months, almost nine years after the overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi led to chaos rather than an improvement in governance and stability. The...

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Riskier Turkish adventurism may threaten Middle East and beyond

The secret of success for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan around the Middle East used to be the exports of soap operas depicting the ideal Muslim society. A skyrocketing entertainment industry...

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How Joe Biden must view Libya

How should the new administration with Joe Biden think about Libya? That country has tried for a decade to create some semblance of stability in the aftermath of the fall of Muammar Gaddafi almost a...

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Envoy says US in talks to remove foreign forces in Libya ahead of elections

The U.S. special envoy for Libya, Richard Norland, said on Monday that Washington was in talks with Libya to withdraw foreign forces before the North African country holds elections in December."That...

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Nearly 400 migrants pulled off overcrowded wooden boat near Tunisia

Two NGO boats on Sunday rescued close to 400 Middle Eastern and south Asian migrants from a wooden boat off the coast of Tunisia.The humanitarian ships, Sea-Watch 3 and Ocean Viking, transferred 394...

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Italian coast guard rescues fishing boat with over 500 migrants on board

Over 500 migrants traveling from Libya in a fishing boat were rescued by the Italian coast guard on Saturday.The 539 migrants were found just off of the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa when...

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Insider reporter: There should be concern about Hunter Biden's alleged...

Business Insider reporter Mattathias Schwartz said in an interview on Wednesday that "people ought to be concerned about" Hunter Biden's alleged offer to help recover billions of Libyan assets frozen...

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It's not too late for the US to disrupt disaster in Libya

Watching the movie “The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” which recounts the horrific and barbaric killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya on Sept. 11, 2012, one cannot help feeling overwhelmed by anger at...

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