Category: Politics
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Why the EU Is Spending €25 Million on Migration Security in Eastern Libya
The European Union’s decision to allocate an additional €25 million for migration cooperation with eastern Libya reflects a broader shift in European security policy. Brussels wants to reduce irregular migration across the Mediterranean, but its growing engagement with eastern authorities also highlights a difficult question: how can Europe strengthen border control without deepening Libya’s political…
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Who Is Libya’s New Parliament Speaker, Al-Salhin Abdulnabi Al-Obeidi?
Al-Salhin Abdulnabi Al-Obeidi is now the new speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, replacing Aguila Saleh after more than 12 years in the post. His election marks a change at the top of Libya’s eastern-based parliament, but Al-Obeidi is not a newcomer to the institution or to the political networks around it. The civil engineer…
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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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Libya’s Protest Wave: How Service Failures Are Fueling a Wider Political Crisis
Libya’s latest protests in Tripoli reflect a deeper problem than frustration over electricity shortages or deteriorating public services. They reveal a growing crisis of confidence in the country’s political system and the institutions that have failed to deliver stability more than a decade after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Demonstrators in the capital have called…
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Libyan Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar Begins Official Visit to Washington, D.C.
Washington Visit Highlights Ongoing Security Engagement Libyan Army Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar has arrived in Washington, D.C. on an official visit to the United States. The trip represents a continuation of structured engagement between eastern Libyan military leadership and U.S. security and diplomatic institutions. The visit takes place at a time when Libya…
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Libya Political Reform 2026: Gradual Change Ahead
Libya Political Reform and the Road to Stability Libya political reform is emerging as the country’s most credible path toward stability. For years, Libya’s politics have been defined by endurance and division, but a quieter transformation is taking place. Across municipalities, local councils, and state institutions, Libya political reform is being shaped not by grand…
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Libya Institutions: Reasserting National Credibility
Libya Institutions and Governance Reform: Resilience Beneath Division Amid years of division and diplomatic uncertainty, libya institutions have quietly endured. While political rivalries between eastern and western administrations continue, the country’s core state functions, from the Central Bank to the National Oil Corporation (NOC), have shown remarkable continuity. This resilience, often overlooked in international reporting,…
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Libya Financial Governance: Restoring Investor Trust
Libya’s Fiscal Renewal Signals a New Era of Credibility In 2025, libya financial governance became one of the country’s most unexpected success stories. After nearly a decade of divided budgets and rival central banks, Libya’s fiscal institutions are showing the first real signs of unity and transparency. The Central Bank of Libya (CBL), once split…