Apr 1, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
Libya currently stands at a critical moment as the country faces the dual risks of both the intensifying conflict and the possible spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 24 March the Tripoli authorities reported the first known case of coronavirus which indicated that...
Mar 18, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
Recent media reports have portrayed Libyans enjoying daily activities such as watching football in cafes, which was in sharp contrast to the current lockdown situation across the Mediterranean in Italy. Because Libya has so few functioning airports and no tourism,...
Feb 20, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
The 17 February marked the ninth anniversary of the revolution which overthrew Libya’s former leader, Muammar Qadhafi, and, although there were some celebrations, mainly in Tripoli and Misrata, the general tone was muted. Most Libyans feel that there is little to...
Jan 22, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
The presence in Berlin of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Trump’s National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien may be a sign of greater US engagement on Libya which is no doubt motivated by Russian and Turkish muscle-flexing. Washington has reportedly been...
Jan 22, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
Domestic Politics & Policy Even if the Berlin process culminates in a conference in mid-January 2020 — that unites domestic and international policy behind a single framework for political reunification — it is unlikely that Libyan government institutions will...
Jan 7, 2020 | Libya, Menas Associates
Dozens of pro-Turkish Syrian mercenaries reportedly landed at the recently re-opened Mitiga Airport on about five flights from Turkey to support Khalifa Haftar’s opponents in Tripoli. Allegedly in reaction — and video evidence purportedly showing Syrian fighters in...
