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Libya

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MENASource

Sep 21, 2016

Factbox: Egypt’s Sisi Meets with Trump, Clinton in New York

By Jenna Amlani and Elissa Miller

On the sidelines of the 71st session of the United States General Assembly on September 19, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Sisi’s meetings with Trump and Clinton sparked considerable discussion around what the US-Egyptian relationship would look like under either presidency. Meanwhile, as in 2015, […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 19, 2016

Jump Starting Tunisia’s Economic Growth

By Ouiem Chettaoui and Mohamed Malouche

Youssef Chahed, the Arab world’s youngest head of government and a 41-year-old PhD holder in agricultural economics, led the decentralisation program as Tunisia’s Minister of Local Affairs under the government of his predecessor, Habib Essid. This experience arms him in his new role as prime minister with an understanding of Tunisia’s deep bureaucracy and uneven […]

North Africa

In the News

Sep 17, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Financial Times on Egypt Freezing Assets of Human Rights Activists

By H.A. Hellyer

Read the full article here.

North Africa

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Hellyer Featured in The National on The Imperfect Nature of the UK’s Libya Report

By H A Hellyer

Read the full article here.

Libya

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by France 24 on Oil Field Seizures by Libyan General

By Mohamed Eljarh

Watch full interview here.

Libya

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Eljarh Joins CNN to Discuss the UK Inquiry into the UN-Backed Libya Intervention

By Mohamed Eljarh

Watch the full interview here.

Libya

In the News

Sep 13, 2016

Eljarh Joins France 24 to Discuss the Political and Security Situation in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

To view part one click here.

Libya

MENASource

Sep 12, 2016

Libya’s Future and Haftar’s Oil Grab

By Karim Mezran and Mattia Toaldo

The situation in Libya seems to be heading toward a military confrontation between forces loyal to the UN-sponsored Government of National Agreement (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) forces of General Khalifa Haftar. The General is nominally under the authority of the House of Representatives (HoR), the parliament seated in Tobruk and of the […]

Libya

In the News

Sep 12, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Reuters on Libyan National Army (LNA)

By Mohamed Eljrah

Read the full article here.

Libya

In the News

Sep 8, 2016

Eljarh Joins RFI to Discuss Tunisia’s Fight against ISIS

By Mohamed Eljarh

Listen to the full interview here.

North Africa

Experts