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Libya

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In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Time on the Potential Culprits of the Assassination of Egypt’s Chief Prosecutor

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Quartz Africa on Religious Reformation in Egypt

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

MENASource

Mar 8, 2016

Libya at Another Crossroads

By Mohamed Eljarh

The UN Security Council (UNSC) held a session on March 2 to discuss the situation in Libya, where the UN special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler briefed the Council on the latest political, security, and humanitarian developments in Libya. The session comes as the prospects for success of the UN-led peace continue to diminish due to […]

Libya

In the News

Mar 7, 2016

Gold in Al Jazeera English on Egypt’s Economic Development and Military Operations

By Zack Gold

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North Africa

In the News

Mar 6, 2016

Mezran Quoted by IBT on the Exaggerated Number of Jihadists in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Mar 5, 2016

Mezran Quoted by Affaritaliani on Intervention in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Mar 5, 2016

Mezran Quoted by Corriere della Sera on the Dangers of Armed Intervention in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

In the News

Mar 5, 2016

Al-Ghwell Quoted by IBT on the Consequences of a Potential Intervention of Western Nations in Libya

By Hafed al-Ghwell

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Libya

In the News

Mar 5, 2016

Mezran Quoted by The Telegraph on the Number of Jihadists in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

MENASource

Mar 3, 2016

Libya’s Draft Constitution: Compromise or Compromised?

By Ronald Bruce St John

The Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) was elected in February 2014 with a mandate to draft a constitution to replace the Draft Constitutional Charter for the Transitional Stage, released in August 2011. It took the CDA eight months to produce a first draft and another four months to produce a second, with the latter containing important […]

Libya

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