Libya’s military prosecutor has ordered the arrest of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar and three others in connection with “kidnappings and killings of citizens”, as clashes renewed on Tuesday south of the capital Tripoli.
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Since the outbreak of war in April, the world’s States are unanimous on the necessity of stopping the fighting and return to the path of politics. Currently, and after the passage of six months since the beginning of the crisis, the world has not been able to summon the warring parties and to persuade them to settle at the same table in order to find a political solution. In fact, many are wondering whether this invitation was not, at first, only purely formal and misleading.
Continue readingThe shadow of terrorism rises more and more over Libya
The terrorist danger continues to threaten Libya after the attacks committed in the last period of several extremist groups. They are taking advantage of the chaos and confusion of opinion which reigns in this country.
Continue readingRe-arrangement of troops close to Tripoli
The President of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al Sarraj, accompanied by a governmental delegation took a surprise unscheduled visit in Tunis, arriving on the evening of 23rd September.
Continue readingRussian eyes Libya as a new ground to promote its influence
When the world witnesses the expansion of Russian influence in various areas, the Russian government is looking for a support point in Libya, which has led it to support Haftar’s forces and to sponsor a new round of Libyan negotiations. The Security Council delayed the adoption of a British resolution condemning the attack on Tripoli on 8 April. The British media talked about a meeting between Haftar, the Russian defense minister and the president of the Russian security company Faghanar, during the past year, after which it was decided to deliver military supplies to the general. Other sources found out about French military support to Al Karameh, GA’s interior minister, urging France to comply with previously concluded security agreements. France’s role in the conflict has also intensified after some French diplomats arrived at the border with Tunisia or after landing a French-flagged warship in the port of Ras Lanuf on 25 April , with a transport of attack weapons and three military pieces for Haftar’s forces. This, in addition to the known support from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE. At the same time, some consider the phone call between Haftar and Donald Trumpf as of April 15 to give “green light” to continue the attack. On the other hand, Italy has supported GA’s positions, alongside Turkey, which is currently trying to put pressure on the Russian side to change its position on the crisis.
Continue readingNew Era for European Union
The new President of EU Comission is German and female.
The behind-the-scenes coup by President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel to unblock the EU’s seat-sharing negotiations has been masterful: The election of Ursula von der Leyen as the new Commission President is historic.
Continue readingForeign ambitions dominate the Libyan scene The situation in Tripoli is still uncertain, developments in the field do not indicate quick resolution of the conflict.
The situation in Libya continues to deteriorate after all belligerent sides have entered a spiral of violence in the capital of Tripoli and its surroundings.
This makes it increasingly difficult to explain the real situation and objectives in the conflict area, based on the multitude of narratives and analyzes, considering also the regional alliances that support the military and the political parties in conflict.
Continue readingSprijinirea comunităților locale din Libia
La Centrul Internațional pentru dezvoltare locală și guvernare înțeleaptă s-a încheiat programul de sprijinire a autonomiei locale și stabilității în Libia cu simpozionul intitulat ”Municipalități active, pentru orașe înfloritoare”.
Acest program, care durează de trei ani și jumătate, este finanțat de U.E. și sponsorizat de Ministerul de Externe olandez. Au participat reprezentanți ai autorităților locale și guvernamentale din Libia, precum și ai unor organizații internaționale.
The future of Brexit
Since the results of the EU parliamentary elections were announced on Sunday night, the discussion about what they mean in terms of Brexit has been hotly contested.
One third of votes were cast for parties that support no deal, but there are a couple of reasons why we should be cautious about reading too much into the results. When people vote for a party, they dont necessarily vote for every single policy that party puts forward; and turnout was relatively low compared to other types of public vote, meaning we dont know what a sizeable chunk of the electorate actually thinks.
Continue readingTrump vs. Iran – What holds the future?
The paramount question at this stage is not what the United States will do in the nuclear domain but how it will act on Irans regional violations of the spirit of the agreement. The 13 October statement describes Irans steady expansion of proxy forces and terrorist networks … in hopes of dominating the greater Middle East … as they try to establish a bridge from Iran to Lebanon and Syria. The administration, according to this document, will address the totality of these threats from and malign activities by the Government of Iran and will seek to bring about a change in the Iranian regimes behavior.
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