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1 – 10 of 61The Derna flood is the largest natural disaster to have hit Libya in decades, with at least 4,300 confirmed dead and 8,500 missing. The public have accused east and west-based…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282739
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Migration pressures are increasing, with arrivals this year via the Mediterranean expected to be the highest since 2017. The EU has significantly hardened its policy towards…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278844
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Libya’s water and electricity infrastructure has endured years of neglect, mismanagement and sabotage, resulting in precarious or erratic supplies. This has prompted public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273883
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The National Conference, which aims to garner Libyans’ thoughts on the conflict and promote reconciliation, is part of the UN’s September 2017 ‘Action Plan’ for ending the…
Planned before the November 13 Paris attacks, the strike targeted Wissam al-Zubaydi (Abu Nabil al-Anbari), an Iraqi commander sent by ISG's Iraq- and Syria-based group to lead…
The Government of National Accord in Tripoli had handed over power on March 16. The ceremony means Libya now has its first unified government since 2014. The new government has a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260436
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Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB196966
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The latest tragedies in the Mediterranean come as the Libyan arm of the Islamic State group (ISG) released a video purporting to show the killings of 30 Ethiopian Christians. Both…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199057
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Lower global oil prices contributing to new tensions in both oil-producing and oil-importing countries.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216996
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Serraj assumed his post shortly after the Government of National Accord (GNA) came into existence in December 2015. However, four years on and the prime minister has failed to…