7 June, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Despite it being highly uncertain if the planned presidential election will be direct or indirect — or will happen at all on 24 December 2021 — a number of aspirants are positioning themselves for a potential campaign. Slowly but surely election fever is picking up as...
24 May, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Now that Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holiday over, there will be important meetings this week to try and lay the groundwork for the 24 December parliamentary and presidential elections. The UN-mediated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will consider the...
10 May, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
The Government of National Unity’s (GNU) Foreign Minister Najla el-Mangoush has come under fierce criticism after insisting during a press conference with her Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, that Turkish forces should leave the country in line with the...
26 April, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
On 19 April, the National oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on its Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) subsidiary operated Hariga oil export terminal in Tobruk including both production and export operations at the port. The NOC directly blamed this on...
12 April, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Despite this year’s progress in the Libyan peace process, the new interim Government of National Unity (GNU) still lacks a proper constitutional framework for itself and for the national elections which it is charged with holding on 24 December 2021. The constitution...
29 March, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Mahmoud al-Werfalli — the notorious commander of the Saiqa Special Forces, which is affiliated to Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) — along with two of his bodyguards were shot and killed outside a Benghazi hospital on 24 March. The International...
