Added on 23/02/2014
Ramzy Baroud
Africa , Ali Zeidan , Chadian–Libyan conflict , David Kirkpatrick , Foreign relations of Libya , International reactions to the 2011 Libyan civil war , Khalifa Hifter , Libya , Libyan civil war , Military dictatorship , Muammar Gaddafi , Political geography , Politics , THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY , US Central Intelligence Agency , War/Conflict
RAMZY BAROUD: Daily life in Libya today can be easily described in one word – ‘chaos’. What are the chances that order will be soon restored?
Added on 12/09/2013
Common Ground News Service
AIDS denialism , Chadian–Libyan conflict , Gaddafi family , Libya , Libyan government , Military dictatorship , Muammar Gaddafi , Pan-Africanism , Political geography , Politics , Social Media
MAROUANE BAKIT, CGNEWS: Rumor is the new currency in post-revolutionary Libya. Its effects are widespread and damaging.
Added on 18/05/2013
Juan Cole
Barack Obama , Benghazi , CBS NEWS INC. , Jimmy Carter , Politics , Republican Party , United States
JUAN COLE: There was a sustained attempt prior to the last U.S election to portray Barack Obama first as a latter day Jimmy Carter then as a Richard Nixon figure. Who did this?
Added on 16/03/2013
Francis Matthew
Arab League , Civil society , Middle East , Mohammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , Nouri al-Maliki , Politics
The positive side of continual political change has got lost in the Arab world. Fear of uncertainty has killed the joy of new political life emerging in so many Arab states. The grim weekly numbers of people killed in political and sectarian violence dominate the new burgeoning of political life at national and local levels. FRANCIS MATTHEW: The positive side of continual political change has got lost in the Arab world. Fear of uncertainty has killed the joy of new political life.
Added on 28/09/2012
Francis Matthew
Egypt , Electricity , Europe , Hosni Mubarak , Islamist , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Oil , Politics , President , Tunisia
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Now that they have been elected into power they are being forced to demonstrate their commitment to pluralism. This is a challenge they did not plan for.
Added on 22/09/2012
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Al-Hayat , Arab Spring , Benghazi , Chris Stevens , Interior Ministry , Libya , Libyan government , Ministry of Defense , Ministry of the Interior , Muammar Qaddafi , Muslim Brotherhood , The US ambassador , United States
JUAN COLE: The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi seems to have been a turning point for the people of Benghazi.
Added on 09/09/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Asia , British government , Bush , Central Intelligence Agency , Colonel , Food and Drink , Gaddafi , Guantanamo Bay , Human Rights Watch , Iraq , Libya , Malaysia , Mali , Middle East , Morocco , Security services , Tripoli , United Kingdom , United States
ALICE ROSS, INFORMED COMMENT: A new report from Human Rights Watch reveals the true extent of Libya’s involvement as a CIA facilitator
Added on 15/07/2012
Editor, MEP
Art , Artist , Libya , Videos
VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Al Jazeera talks to Libyan artist Mohammad bin Lamin who used art to survive his time in prison before the country’s revolution.
Added on 12/06/2012
Common Ground News Service
Al Qaeda , Democracy , Egypt , interim President , International Criminal Court , Libya , National Transitional Council , Pakistan , Saif Gaddafi , Tripoli , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States
LINDSEY HILSUM, INFORMED COMMENT: It’s the absence of true democracy that has resulted in the myriad problems that Libya’s facing
Added on 21/03/2012
Common Ground News Service
Facebook , Journalism , Libya , Media outlets , Middle East , Online community , Tripoli , YouTube
CGNEWS: Three young Libyans have used their new found freedom to set up a radio station to discuss issues formerly off-limits.
Added on 03/02/2012
Michael J. Totten
Arab Spring , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Libya , Syria , Tunisia
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria have undergone enormous turmoil in the past year. But can we see a path for each country’s immediate future?
Added on 10/01/2012
David Roberts
Libya , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: Events have a way of making an idiot of anyone predicting how the Arab world will play out. Here’s a perfect example.
Added on 27/12/2011
James M. Dorsey
African Champions League , Algeria , Captain , Champion’s League , Democracy , East Africa , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Interpol , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , Morocco , Niger , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Saadi Al Qaddafi , Soccer , South Sudan , Sudan , Tunis , Tunisia , Yemen , Zambia
JAMES M. DORSEY: A study has revealed that 5 North African nations experiencing upheaval in 2011 have seen football teams improve markedly.
Added on 14/12/2011
Common Ground News Service
Amr Abdallah Dalsh , Common Ground News Service , Dubai , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Libya , Syria , Tunisia , Yemen
NASSER AL SARAMI, CG NEWS: There is a relationship between the region’s new electoral experiments and the need to establish the rule of law.
Added on 01/12/2011
James Mullan
Al Rai , Algeria , Gaddafi , Libya , Muammar Gaddafi , Syria , Tripoli
Aisha Gaddafi has issued a rallying cry to supporters of the former regime in an audio broadcast that has been played on Syrian television.
Added on 20/11/2011
Juan Cole
International Criminal Court , Iraq , Libya , Muammar Qaddafi , Oil production , Saddam Hussein , Saif al-Islam Qaddafi , Saif Qaddafi , the Hague , Transitional National Council , Tripoli
JUAN COLE: The danger for Libyans is that a ‘done deal’ trial followed by a swift execution will be immensely harmful for their country. The International Court of Human Rights provides the right way out.
Added on 19/11/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Censorship , Egypt , Hizballah , Internet censorship , Israel , Libya , Literature , Saddam Hussein , Salman Rushdie , The Star , The Toronto Star , Toronto Star , Tripoli , Tunisia
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Who knows – it could set the template for a wave of such events. Libya’s ‘Book Un-Banning Ceremony’ is worth celebrating.
Added on 31/10/2011
Mondoweiss
Afghanistan , Africa , Colonel , France , Iraq , Libya , Muammar el-Qaddafi , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , oil reserves , Tripoli , United Kingdom , United States
MONDOWEISS, MATTHEW TAYLOR: Whatever one thinks of The West’s role in this revolution, it should not have a free pass to engage in more oil imperialism.
Added on 25/10/2011
Rania Al Malky
Al Adha , Al Rai , Al-Wafd party , Arabian Peninsula , Army , Bashar al-Assad , BBC , CNN , Damascus , Egypt , Eid Al-Adha , Iraq , Journalist , Libya , Media freedom , Mubarak , National Transitional Council , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , political exclusion law , Saddam Hussein , Syria , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
RANIA AL MALKY: Is it logical that the ousted Mubarak, responsible for the disintegration of Egypt’s institutions is now living in a five-star hospital suite…
Added on 21/10/2011
Juan Cole
Abu Salim prison , Arab League , Baghdad , Beirut , Brazil , congressman , Egypt , Food and Drink , International Criminal Court , Jim Jones , Jonestown , Liberia , Libya , Mediterranean , Myanmar , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Oil production , Oil states , Poland , President , Qaddafi , Scotland , Security Council , Sierra Leone , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Tunisia
JUAN COLE: The demise of Qaddafi means there’s a contiguous bloc of 100 million Arabs who’ve thrown off dictatorship. The violent end was inevitable.