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North Africa reels from natural and man-made disasters

Fares Garabet 14 September 2023
Members of the Turkish-backed Libyan army at a graduation ceremony. Getty

In Libya, foreign interference knocks on an open door

While foreign actors have exploited Libya's fragility, blame also lies with the country's ruling elite for being overly eager to cheaply barter their country's sovereignty

Stephanie Williams 15 July 2023
Libyan security forces affiliated with Tripoli-based interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh take part in a parade marking the 6th anniversary of the “liberation of Sirte” from IS on December 17, 2022. AFP

Fuelled by corruption and nepotism, Libya finds itself trapped in political anarchy

Factions, corruption and an inadequate international response mean it's more of the same for the long-suffering citizens of the oil-rich North African nation so ill-served by its leaders

Tarek Megerisi 03 July 2023

Libya’s politics of division

Since 2011, division and anarchy have engulfed the North African country. Today, it's split in half: one government in the east and another in the west

Ahmed Maher 22 June 2023
Libya's warring factions are not fighting and oil is flowing, but this illusion of stability can disappear anytime. A legitimate government is key to ensuring development in the country. Eduardo Ramon

Perpetual deadlock is limiting Libya's potential

Libya's warring factions are not fighting and oil is flowing, but this illusion of stability can disappear anytime. A legitimate government is key to ensuring development in the country.

Ben Fishman 17 June 2023
A worker at a primitive oil refinery poses for a picture at the facility in the town of al-Qahtaniya in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakah province, near the border with Turkey, on November 15, 2021. Getty Images

Syria looks to Libya oil deal as blueprint to access vital revenue stream

With more than 15 million Syrians in need of aid an agreement to resurrect oil production may be the answer with Libya setting the precedent

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 April 2023
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Libya's oil wealth: A blessing and a curse

While Libya has an abundance of oil it is politically and strategically divided and lacks economic and human capital

Mohamed Sharki 06 March 2023
Some of the book covers selected for the Arabic Booker longlist.

Arabic Booker Prize longlist reflects diversity of themes and styles

The prestigious prize has managed to retain its luster over the past 15 years

Haitham Hussein 17 February 2023
The Turkish drilling vessel Fatih waits on the shores of Istanbul's Marmara sea in Istanbul, Turkey, 9 April 2020. [Erdem Sahin/EPA/EFE]

The Eastern Mediterranean in 2023: Escalation or Resolution?

While the world is obsessively focusing on the war in Eastern Europe, geo-economic tugging is building up in the Eastern Mediterranean over maritime borders. Pitching political and diplomatic fights…

Dalia Ziada 13 January 2023
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the foreign ministry headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Greek FM in Egypt For Talks After Turkey’s Deals With Libya

Egypt’s and Greece’s foreign ministers met Sunday in Cairo following controversial maritime and gas deals that their shared rival Turkey signed with a Libyan leader, officials said. Cairo and…

AP 09 October 2022
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Locked and loaded: what is Trump's endgame in Iran?

29 January 2026

Whether American military action triggers a rapid collapse of Iran's regime or gradually erodes it over time, all paths lead to one destination: the end of the Islamic Republic

Futoshi Matsumoto
Palestinian children peek out of holes in their tent at a makeshift displacement camp set up amid building rubble in Gaza City on 12 May 2025. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

'Life' in a tent pushes the bounds of Gazan endurance

26 January 2026

Those who somehow managed to survive starvation, bombs and disease now face a punishing winter in 'shelters' as battered as Palestinian existence itself

Hala Al-Naji
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Politics

Unifying Syria without reigniting war

30 January 2026

Following the signing of a comprehensive integration agreement, stabilising the region hinges on whether the country can be unified without repression

James Jeffrey
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Documents & Memoirs

Could Trump actually buy Greenland?

30 January 2026

If history is any indication, then yes. While much of modern-day America was acquired through conquest, large chunks of the country were also bought from reluctant sellers under pressure.

Steve Hewitt
Lebanese pop star Haifa Wehbe performs during the Batroun International Festival in the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanon finds an anthem out of the reach of drones

26 January 2026

The economy is a mess and the politics are askew but the Lebanese are once again learning how to celebrate, these days to the tune of Badna Nrou, meaning 'We need to calm down'

Samer Abou Hawwach

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