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.…
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…
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,…
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…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has “strongly” condemned recent attacks on civilian populated areas in Libya, including an attack last Thursday in which two civilians were reportedly killed and three…
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…
As many of the world's conflict areas observe a cessation of violence amid the coronavirus pandemic, Libya stands out as an exception as heavy fighting continues across the country. Conflict…
The European Union has launched a new Mediterranean naval and air mission to obstruct any further deliveries of weapons to warring factions in Libya. The new mission is codenamed “Operation…
Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) is greeting an international appeal for a cessation of hostilities with its rival in the east, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by…
Libya this week celebrated the ninth anniversary of the revolution which toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was overthrown by NATO-backed rebels in 2011. There has been no stable central…
