Author: Rami Haddad
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Libya’s Parliament Removes Aguila Saleh After 12 Years as Speaker
Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives has removed Aguila Saleh from the position he held for more than a decade, ending one of the longest periods of continuity in the country’s divided political system. Lawmakers elected Al-Salhin Abdul Nabi Al-Obeidi as the new speaker after a series of contentious sessions that exposed growing disagreements over how…
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Sudan, Egypt and Turkey: How the War Next Door is Reshaping Libya’s Regional Position
The war in Sudan is changing the strategic importance of Libya’s southern border. At the same time, Egypt and Turkey are expanding their engagement across Libya’s political divide, producing a regional picture that looks very different from the one that emerged during Libya’s last major conflict. For years, Libya’s international relationships were relatively easy to…
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Libya’s East-West Coordination Is Growing, But Can It Become Lasting State Integration?
US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos says Libya has made significant progress in economic and security coordination between the country’s eastern and western regions, alongside progress toward a UN-facilitated electoral framework. His comments point to a potentially important shift in Libya’s long-running institutional divide. But coordination between rival centers of power…
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Turkey’s Libya Strategy Is Expanding Beyond Tripoli
Turkey is expanding its engagement across Libya as Ankara seeks to protect its political, security and economic interests while positioning itself for the country’s next political phase. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest meeting with Libyan Presidential Council head Mohamed al-Menfi in New York shows how Ankara is combining its long-standing relationship with western Libya with…
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Sharara Shutdown Exposes Libya’s Oil Infrastructure Security Gap
he latest disruption at Libya’s Sharara oilfield is more than another interruption to crude production. It shows how easily an armed group can turn a single point on Libya’s oil infrastructure into a national security and economic pressure point. On September 21, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said an armed group had closed Valve No.…
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Benghazi Intensifies Migrant Deportations as Eastern Libya Tightens Enforcement
Libyan authorities deported 68 irregular migrants from Benghazi on September 16, including Egyptian, Sudanese and Yemeni nationals, in the latest operation pointing to a sustained increase in migration enforcement across eastern Libya. The Greater Benghazi branch of the Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration carried out the three operations by air and land. Authorities deported four…
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Libya’s Drone Problem Is Bigger Than the 4+4 Deal
The drone that reached a fuel depot on Tripoli’s Airport Road last week arrived at an awkward moment for Libya. Days earlier, the country’s rival political camps had endorsed the 4+4 framework, reviving the prospect of a unified executive authority and elections. Then, on September 3, an unmanned aircraft entered the airspace of a strategic…
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Libya and Malta Deepen Security Coordination as Migration Pressures Return to the Central Mediterranean
Libya and Malta have renewed high-level discussions on illegal migration and energy cooperation, highlighting how security and economic interests continue to shape relations across the Central Mediterranean. While the meeting focused on practical cooperation, it also reflected broader European efforts to strengthen coordination with Libya as migration flows rise again and energy security remains a…
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Eastern Libya Bans Entry for Citizens of Four African Countries Amid Growing Migration Pressures
Libya’s eastern-based government has announced a new ban on the entry of citizens from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia through all land, air, and sea crossings. The measure marks one of the strongest migration control steps taken by eastern authorities in recent years and comes as Libya faces growing pressure from irregular migration flows across…
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Niger Airport Attack Exposes Expanding Jihadist Threat Across the Sahel
Gunmen attacked Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger’s capital Niamey on June 18, 2026. The assault killed 11 security personnel and two civilians. Nigerien forces killed 22 attackers and arrested around 20 suspects, according to official statements. The attack marked the second major strike on the same airport this year. It also followed an earlier…