Introduction President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey would not refrain from “teaching a lesson” to Libyan renegade general Khalifa Haftar if his forces continue attacks against the internationally recognised government in Tripoli. Erdogan’s remarks came on Tuesday when Turkey and Russia failed to convince Haftar ...
Introduction Turkey has submitted a bill to parliament to allow it to deploy troops in Libya, as the conflict there intensifies. Turkey is allied with Libya’s UN-backed government, which is based in the capital, Tripoli. The move, which comes earlier ...
Libya’s internationally recognized government and Turkey have signed an agreement on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea that could complicate Ankara’s disputes over energy exploration with other countries. Turkey, which announced the accord and a deal on expanded security and ...
Libya stays in a disorderly state after the fall of Muammar Gadhafi. The United Nations-sponsored government battles to practice command over an area held by opponent groups, heightening topographical and political divisions between the East, West, and South. Be that ...
Troops loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government have shot down a fighter jet belonging to the eastern forces under the command of General Khalifa Haftar, on the same day the renegade military leader held talks with Egypt’s president in Cairo. Military sources ...
The distance between Libya and the Italian island of Lampedusa is really short. Only 70km of sea separate one of the most unstable regions of the world to the EU borders. That’s why, after the recent events, understanding what is ...
The last 23 of April, the Italian prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro accused some NGOs that operate in the Mediterranean Sea to receive illicit funding within the context of refugee crisis. As explained in an interview with La Stampa, Zuccaro alleged to ...
The Chadian government’s decision to close the country’s lengthy northern border, on the 5th of January, may be good to prevent Islamic State fighters’ crossing over. However, the calculus behind the decision will absolutely have a disastrous economic impact on ...
Prime Minister of Malta says emergency services are standing by after he was informed of a “potential hijack” situation A passenger plane with 118 people on board was reportedly hijacked over Libya and forced to land in Malta. The internal ...
Abdelmalek Alaoui is a contributor for Forbes and writes about North Africa, the US and International Relations. Three years have elapsed since a Tunisian fruit vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, triggered the biggest social and political upheaval of modern times in the ...