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17  june     04h30
Understanding Libya: How the country’s past shapes its present instability
Guest Contributor    Libya’s current turmoil cannot be understood without examining its fragmented past: three distinct regions with separate identities, histories, and...
23  december     04h03
West Asia and North Africa in 2024: Turmoil, transformation, and trauma
Walid El Houri    As the world turns its gaze to 2025, the genocidal war on Gaza continues. Lessons of this year must not be forgotten nor should the people of Sudan,...
14  november     14h00
Hostile hosts in African football: The Nigeria versus Libya scandal
Adesewa Olofinko    TotalEnergies, the headline sponsor of the AFCON tournament, has faced criticism for using sportwashing tactics to obscure its exploitation of...
13  november     12h00
From Egypt to Libya, migrant deaths in the Mediterranean are either ignored or normalized
Saher    As migrant deaths in the Mediterranean go unreported, local organizations often handle recovery alone, reflecting the region’s silent crisis and a...
19  august     07h24
Floods in Libya a month before the anniversary of the Derna floods raise fears
Walid El Houri    With the Derna disaster anniversary approaching, new floods in Kufra, intensified by the climate crisis, have reignited people’s fears.
14  august     16h47
Opening of shipping routes from Ukraine will not abate commodity and food pressure on the Middle East and North Africa
Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe    Despite the opening up of shipping routs for grain exports from Ukraine, persistent challenges from the war will continue to exacerbate pressures on...
17  may     10h00
Central Asia’s fears of rising militancy in Afghanistan as Moscow invades Ukraine
Zhar Zardykhan    Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the three Central Asian states that border Afghanistan intended to defend their borders through security...
29  december     23h09
Libyans express anger over delay to much-awaited presidential vote
Dahlia Kholaif    Following a decade of turmoil, Libyans were keen to vote for their freely-elected president in hopes it would usher their country back to normalcy....
20  november     18h38
Legislating repression: Libya’s new cybercrime law
SMEX    The timing of promulgation, with presidential elections just around the corner, has left many people wondering about the purpose behind such a move.
24  september     12h36
Syrian migrants fall victims to human trafficking mafia in Libyan prisons
Khaldi Youcef    The EU is responsible for Libya’s barbarism directly, or by turning a blind eye to its actions, as armed groups profiting from migrants are funded,...
20  december     14h16
Stop silencing MENA critical voices,’ say activists in open letter to Twitter and Facebook
Dahlia Kholaif    A decade after uprisings heavily relied on social media to topple dictators across the region, human rights defenders denounce these platforms’...
11  may     15h10
COVID-19: Switching online is not an option in conflict-stricken countries in the Middle East
Saoussen Ben Cheikh    While the internet provides a lifeline in wealthy countries during COVID-19, this is not the case in conflict-stricken countries in the Middle East.
06  september     21h27
Netizen Report: What role does Facebook play in Libya’s civil war?
Advox    The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.
23  september     10h52
As Italy and Egypt Strengthen Diplomatic Ties, Will Giulio Regeni’s Murder Case See Justice?
Salma Essam    Did Italy give up on the quest for Giulio Regeni’s killers so Egypt would help Italy block migration to Europe?
18  july     17h06
People Are Getting on Those Boats Because They Want to Live’
Savannah Goyette    The rescue operation Sos Méditerranée publishes accounts of people who have survived journeys across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe on their blog.
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