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Libya

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MENASource

Mar 9, 2017

Libya’s Profitable Business of War

By Mohamed Fouad and Emadeddin Muntasser

The collapse of the Libyan government under Gaddafi, exposed a lack of transparency and accountability that were part of Gaddafi’s oppressive and corrupt economy. The post-revolution political bickering weakened Libyan institutions further and left no clear system of governance or way of managing competition over Libyan oil, financial, and security sectors.

Libya

Event Recap

Mar 9, 2017

Prospects for Ending the Civil War in Libya

By Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East hosted a panel discussion on March 9, 2017 with Ms. Nebras Attia, human rights activist; Dr. Federica Saini Fasanotti, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; Ms. Azza Maghur, senior lawyer at Maghur & Partners; Dr. Jason Pack, executive director of the US-Libya Business Association; […]

Libya

MENASource

Mar 7, 2017

LISTEN: Karim Mezran on Clashes in the Gulf of Sidra and Developments in Libya

By MENASource

Elissa Miller: My name is Elissa Miller, I’m an assistant director at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, and today I’m speaking with Dr. Karim Mezran, a senior fellow at the Hariri Center, about Libya.

Libya

MENASource

Mar 3, 2017

The Trial of Mubarak: A Timeline

By Dalia Rabie

The Court of Cassation acquitted ousted President Hosni Mubarak of charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the January 25 revolution. Below is a timeline of his case.

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 3, 2017

The ‘European Values’ of the Libya Migration Deal

By Tom Rollins

Last month, European Union leaders met in Malta, in the words of European Council President Donald Tusk, to “agree [to] concrete operational measures to stem irregular migration from Libya to Europe.” The statement was an unusually frank expression of EU intentions in the Mediterranean: to regulate, limit, or halt mixed migration flows on the Central Mediterranean […]

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Feb 24, 2017

Report Summary: More Than the Authority of Repression – The Status of Free Speech in Egypt 2016

By MENASource

On Sunday, February 12, 2017, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression released their fourth annual report on the state of freedom of expression in Egypt in 2016 under the title “More Than the Authority of Repression.” This report presents thorough evidence and accurate observations on freedom of speech in Egypt. 

North Africa Political Reform

In the News

Feb 24, 2017

Eljarh Quoted by RFI on the Recent Travel Ban in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Read full article here.

Libya

In the News

Feb 24, 2017

Gold Quoted by the New York Times on ISIS Violence Against Christians in Egypt

By Zack Gold

Read full article here.

North Africa

In the News

Feb 24, 2017

Sirgany in World Policy Journal: Islands Apart: Why the Saudi-Egypt Alliance is on the Rocks

By Sarah El Sirgany

Read the full article here.

North Africa Saudi Arabia

In the News

Feb 20, 2017

Abdo in the National Interest: Why Iran’s Shia Threat Is Very Real for Faraway Egyptians

By Geneive Abdo

Read full article here.

Iran North Africa

Experts