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Items by Senussi Bsaikri
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Libya’s flood victims in Derna are out of the spotlight
Not a month had passed after the disastrous floods in Derna and the cities and villages of eastern Libya before the world’s attention faded away. Other issues have arisen and the media spotlight has turned elsewhere. The flooding in Libya has been shunted down the priority list for politicians...
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What is the significance of Haftar's tour and speeches?
Khalifa Haftar has been on a tour over a large part of Libya and met with his supporters and others who, although not in full agreement with him, felt the need to be in the crowd. Video clips on social media showed that politics and interests were both part...
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The European parliament and the Tripoli-Athens conflict
The position expressed by most members of the European Parliament regarding the recent developments in the conflict between the Greek government and the Government of National Unity (GNU) headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Libya has several implications and sends messages in different directions. However, this does not mean...
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The electricity crisis is taking Libya in Iraq’s footsteps
The electricity crisis in Libya is about ten years old, and it got worse five years ago. It has become one of the most prominent manifestations of the crisis in the country and a sign of the bitter reality that Libyans are experiencing. Officials in the electricity sector attribute the...
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Humanity and responsibility are needed in the fight for Tripoli
The Libyan capital Tripoli has been subjected to intense and random bombing for weeks and the victims are mainly civilians. The latest of these tragedies was the loss of the girls of the Raqi’i family in a Haftar militia attack on the capital’s Ain Zara neighbourhood. Furthermore, there are...
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The Berlin Conference on Libya is the first post-war political battle
Ever since it was announced, the Berlin Conference for solving the Libyan crisis has seemed to have a vague agenda. As soon as Turkey joined it on 4 April last year, the aim seemed to contradict international and regional positions; many believed that the German initiative to contain the...
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Egypt’s crisis, Libyan petrol and political agendas
The crisis in relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia has echoed loudly across the Arab arena and is especially loud in Libyan circles. Egypt is an ally of the Libyan parliament, government and army, and loyalty to the Egyptian regime is reciprocated strongly. Expressions of such loyalty has been...
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Armed confrontation in Benghazi looks set to escalate
The failure of General Khalifa Haftar’s forces to enter Benghazi and the reduction in casualty statistics have pushed him to use air and artillery power to weaken his enemies. Most of the casualties in the first day or so of the confrontation are believed to be among his forces. This...
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European-Mediterranean Relations
Excerpts from: European-Mediterranean Relations: From the Barcelona Declaration to the Mediterranean Union Chapter: Partnership Initiatives in the light of the Arab-Israeli Conflict A Summary by Senussi Bsaikri, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London The Arab-Israeli conflict has been the focus of attention of the European Union ever since the early stages of its founding. However,...
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Western Double Standards: Israel vs. Iran
The beginning of the 21st century witnessed the emergence of what has come to be known as the ‘Iranian Nuclear Crisis’. It followed the unearthing of Tehran’s nuclear aspirations when, in August 2002, an exiled Iranian opposition group named the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) revealed classified...