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The legitimacy question: The east vs. the west in Libya’s struggle for stability
The inter-militia violence that erupted in Tripoli last month, following the killing of the feared, now former head of the Support and Stability Apparatus, Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli, was the worst clash to rock the capital in years. Heavy machine gun...

Libya launches new social registry to target support for vulnerable citizens
Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has approved a new “Unified Social Registry” to better target government support to those most in need. The initiative, presented by Social Affairs Minister Wafaa Al‑Kilani, aims to consolidate and cross‑reference...

Dbeibah orders treatment for child who migrated to Italy for medical care
Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has ordered full state coverage for the treatment of Soha Abu Al-Saud, a young girl suffering from a rare liver enzyme disorder, after her case gained wide attention on social media. Soha’s family had left Libya...

How border policemen raped us en route to Libya – Returnee
Thirty-year-old single mother of two, Olaonipekun Adenike, narrates the horror of travelling to Libya by road for three months after her mother’s friend lured her under the pretence of getting her a better life. Excerpts: Can you tell us about...

Epidermal Cyst Instead of Baker’s Cyst in the Popliteal Fossa: A Case Report and Literature Review
Introduction Cystic lesions in the popliteal fossa are most commonly due to Baker’s cyst. Other less common causes that can be seen are ganglion cysts, meniscal cysts, lipoma, lymphadenopathy and arteriovenous fistula.1 Baker’s cyst is a synovial...

IMF warns of excessive spending in eastern Libya
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that authorities in eastern Libya spent approximately 60 billion Libyan dinars in 2024 without including this expenditure in official financial statements. In a report published Thursday, the IMF...

South Africa takes action against foot and mouth disease with Botswana's vaccine support
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has confirmed that South Africa is actively addressing the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affecting four provinces. On Thursday, Ntshavheni indicated that the Cabinet also welcomed...

Health Ranger Report: Paul Craig Roberts discusses America’s foreign policy MISSTEPS
Health Ranger Report: Paul Craig Roberts discusses America’s foreign policy MISSTEPS (Note: This article is based on a "Health Ranger Report" interview posted Dec. 2, 2023 on Brighteon.com.) Paul Craig Roberts alleges the Hamas attack on Israel...

How Abu Dhabi photographers are using their work to map memory
Photography has always been a tool of reckoning. In moments of transition, it becomes a way of mapping change – both in the world and within the self. Cartographies, Revised, the new exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat, is anchored in this impulse....

History is Repeating Itself in Libya
As an old Arab proverb goes: “With your people, you won’t perish.” Without the protection and support of one’s people, ruin becomes inevitable. A small problem arises, however, when we seek to determine who counts among “your people”, especially...

Over 40 killed in attack on Sudan hospital
GENEVA/PORT SUDAN: Over 40 people, including children and health care workers, were killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan at the weekend, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. Saturday’s attack on the Al Mujlad Hospital...
The Unfinished Business of Nation Building in Ethiopia and the Conflicted Roles of Its Intellectuals and Scholars
Aklog Birara (Dr) February 4. 2022 “In broadening the debate about a country’s trajectory beyond the usual group of elite decision makers, national dialogues offer the potential for meaningful conversation about the underlying drivers of conflict...

Letters, week of June 25, 2025: Ukraine, USAID jobs, hospital KUDOS, bombing Iran
LETTER OF THE WEEK Let’s show the American public’s support of Ukraine by flying its flag Maria Litichevska holds up a Ukrainian flag during a protest in opposition of the Trump administration outside City Hall in March in San Francisco. (AP...

MSF remains ready to resume medical activities in Libya
Two and a half months after the forced suspension of our activities by the Libyan authorities, following a wave of repression that affected ten humanitarian organisations present in the west of the country, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reaffirms...

Socialists’ budget brinkmanship
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Libya’s engineered collapse: How oil, militias, and foreign powers hijacked the state
Libya’s engineered collapse: How oil, militias, and foreign powers hijacked the state More than a decade has passed since the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, yet instead of blossoming into a stable democracy or even a...

Libya's Alahli Tripoli Crowned 2025 Basketball Africa League Champions
(MENAFN- APO Group) First-Time Participant Alahli Tripoli Wins Libya's First BAL Title Alahli Tripoli Forward Jean Jacques Boissy Named 2025 BAL Most Valuable Player Record 141,564 Fans Attended BAL Games This Season Libya's Alahli Tripoli today...

Jordan revamps rules of granting citizenship to foreign investors
Jordan's move to revamp its Citizenship By Investment programme has opened up more pathways for foreign investors to obtain a passport, but it is unlikely to make an economic impact in the short term, analysts say. Amman will grant Jordanian...

Meloni’s African engagement strategy at risk in Libya
Rome’s migration deals with Tripoli may unravel as militia influence grows and stability deteriorates. Protesters in Rome in 2022 hold a banner while demonstrating against the renewal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum, according to which the Italian...

Libya’s economic reality: limited resources, liquidity challenges, inflation, and need for monetary base restructuring – Husni Bey
Leading Libyan businessman Husni Bey told Libya Herald that the economic reality in Libya is limited resources, liquidity challenges, inflation, and the need for immediate monetary base restructuring. He said Libya is a country suffering from...