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Opinion: “Who Are We?”

by Hussein Shobokshi | Dec 8, 2016 | Opinion

In his last speech, the eccentric Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi asked a question that was full of astonishment and amazement and that has stayed with us to this day. The question was “Who are you?” and referred to “strangers” to events in the region who claim to speak...

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Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. – Reuters

How Do Leaders of Libya’s Former Regime Live in Extremist Prisons?

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Nov 16, 2016 | Features

Benghazi-After five years of torture, Colonel Nasr set for the first time on a couch to tell his visitors about his experience in prisons, obscure rooms, sickness, and death with dozens of his colleagues, who were arrested in Sirte after the murder of Muammar Gaddafi....

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Opinion: The Cost of the Arab Spring is Half a Trillion Dollars

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 15, 2016 | Opinion

The UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia’s report stated that the Arab Spring led to a net loss of $613.8 billion in economic activity in countries involved in it. This is equivalent to 6 per cent of the region’s GDP in the period between 2011...

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A member of forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar guards Zueitina oil terminal © Reuters

Haftar Turns the Tables

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 17, 2016 | Features

Cairo-Libyan General Khalifa Haftar turned the tables on his rivals in a move reminiscent to actions taken by his ancestors, who launched their campaigns to rule the country from Cyrenaica, the eastern coastal region of Libya. Haftar can now pave the way for a new era...

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Former British prime minister David Cameron. Reuters

UK Parliamentary Report Blames Cameron for Libya’s Descend into Chaos

by Abdullatif Jaber | Sep 15, 2016 | Middle East

London-It’s been five years since Libya’s unruly dictator Col. Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and killed, and chaos still headlines the local dailies in the African state. The U.N.-backed Government of National Accord still faces parliamentary rejection and struggles to...