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1 – 10 of 18While a 2020 ceasefire still holds, in the absence of new elections, the political landscape is significantly undermined by institutional rivalry. The country's fragmentation…
LIBYA: Local tensions will hurt the oil sector
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284407
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Since 2021, Turkey has been working to improve relations with former regional rivals such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Israel. It sees the outreach…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281425
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The trip came just a few weeks after his victory in the presidential and parliamentary elections in May. The tour was part of Turkey’s push to improve ties with regional countries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281223
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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 2014-17 conflict destroyed entire neighbourhoods. Reconstruction has been paralysed by rivalries between eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and his allies, who control the city…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272872
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Weakened and dispersed since it was driven from its stronghold in Sirte in late 2016, IS has struggled to reassert itself, though it remains capable of carrying out attacks.
Long-standing weaknesses in governance and the public health system have left Libya unable to slow or prevent community transmission of COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256486
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In January, eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar forced the closure of oil export terminals in the Gulf of Sirte, causing oil production and exports to plummet by 80-90%…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254413
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Greater Tripoli is particularly vulnerable to any disruption of the infrastructure, while the COVID-19 pandemic makes adequate water supply to the capital and other urban centres…