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Libya

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In the News

Jun 18, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: Libya Is in Dire Need of a National Reconciliation Effort

By Elissa Miller

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Libya

New Atlanticist

Jun 13, 2017

The Arab World’s Sorry State

By Nabeel Khoury

The Arab world is in a sorry state. The spat between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Qatar is but the latest symptom of an enduring serious rot in governance and a destructive power struggle in the wake of the Arab Spring. This situation is compounded by a lack of constructive dialogue on addressing the […]

North Africa Saudi Arabia

MENASource

Jun 8, 2017

Factbox: Migrant Workers and the Qatar Rift

By Emelie Chace-Donahue

On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain severed ties with Qatar amid accusations of supporting terrorism. The Gulf countries closed off borders and airspace to Qatar, and deported Qatari nationals living in their countries, while Qatar’s stock markets plunged in the wake of the rift. The immediate effects on Qatari […]

North Africa The Gulf

MENASource

Jun 7, 2017

Despite Successive Blows, Muslim Sisters Keep the Brotherhood Alive

By Abdelrahman Youssef

In a continuation of their confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian authorities arrested two Muslim Sisters, Dr. Hana Badr al-Din and Sara Abdul Moneim, during their visit to al-Qanater prison with the family of one of its prisoners. Recently, the Brotherhood’s Fund Inventory Committee has included the names of several women with relatives among […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 6, 2017

Latest ISIS Attack in Egypt Leaves Christians Feeling Out of Place at Home

By Jihad Abaza

“Girgis and I used to go to the monastery together. It was a getaway, and we enjoyed serving the priests and volunteering our time. We would rent a small truck, or a motorcycle, and we would go once every week, or every ten days,” Eid Ishak says, as he recalled the trips he and his […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jun 6, 2017

Haftar and Salafism: A Dangerous Game

By Ahmed Salah Ali

There is a contradiction in General Khalifa Haftar’s narrative. Although he denounces his opponents as “takfiri terrorists and Kharijites” and accuses Misrata of employing political Islam, turning to takfiri groups for help, embracing the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh), and supporting Ansar al-Sharia, he also has strong ties to Salafist […]

Libya

In the News

Jun 4, 2017

Miller in the Arab Weekly: Egyptian Strikes in Libya Reflect Entrenched Interests

By Elissa Miller

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Libya North Africa

In the News

Jun 3, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by the Libya Herald on Libyan National Army Progress in the Jufra Airbase

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Hellyer and Eljarh Quoted by Reuters on Egyptian Intervention in Libya

By H.A. Hellyer, Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya North Africa

MENASource

May 30, 2017

Former Presidential Candidate Khaled Ali Referred to Trial Amid Wave of Arrests in Egypt

By Dalia Rabie

Lawyer and former presidential candidate, Khaled Ali, was sentenced to trial Wednesday in light of a complaint filed against him for public indecency. Ali was summoned for investigation and detained overnight on Tuesday amid a wave of arrests targeting members of political parties and groups over the past week.

North Africa

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