Libya is a country with tense domestic politics. The West and East of Libya are in a state of “Cold War” and different countries are interested in the outcome of this conflict. Some of them use Libya as a proxy player in the upcoming geopolitical confrontations. Other countries want to help Libya stabilize the internal situation and preserve the territorial ...
By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt There is no doubt that Cairo and Ankara have made great strides in strengthening their relations. The summit between Presidents Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave tremendous momentum, prompting some to talk about a new regional order in the Middle East. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine such a regional order in ...
By Islam Farag, reporting from Cairo, Egypt Last February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Egypt, a remarkable development given years of friction between the two countries. During his important visit, Cairo and Ankara signed several agreements in the fields of tourism, culture and education. At that time, the two presidents agreed to develop a working relationship on various issues, ...
Libya is teetering on the brink of a new escalation, with the chances of holding general elections to unite the country’s west and east dwindling. Western powers, led by Italy, France and the United Kingdom, are suspected of trying to split Libya by fueling separatist movements and seeking access to its rich oil and gas resources. These countries have created ...
Hopes for holding general elections in Libya and the unification of the west and east of the country are becoming fade, because the country is facing another round of tension. NATO countries are again attempting to disunite the country and gain access to Libyan oil and gas resources. Pan-Arab and African media, citing various local sources, report the formation of ...
By Şafak Erdem Uluç Özülker is a retired ambassador and veteran diplomat. He served in Tripoli between 1993 and 1995 as Turkish ambassador and in the Turkish Foreign Ministry for 41 years. Özülker also had a personal relation with Muammar Gaddafi and had talks with him many times. A ruthless dictator who did great things for his people What is ...
Israel continues committing genocide in Gaza. More than thirty thousand people have been killed so far. However, the responses of the states in the region to Israeli aggression have been limited, without a significant impact over the course of Israel’s actions. “Limited” moves against Israel Government officials in Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the first place, made statements targeting ...
The forces of the American private military company Amentum, working with the State Department and the US Department of Defense, arrived at the Mitiga air base in the capital of Libya in early February. The organization, with the consent of the Government of National Unity of Libya, oversees the unification of disparate Western armed groups. According to Minister Dbeibeh, he ...
Interview by Yunus Soner The recent meeting of the presidents of Türkiye and Egypt in Cairo has fueled expectation for a political solution to the crisis in Libya. How far is that possible, are elections realistic, what is the role of the United States in that country? We asked these questions to Ismail Hakkı Pekin, retired Lieutenant-General of the Turkish ...
Every day, there is more and more new evidence of the presence of military special forces of the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence in Sudan. Providing that last year there was indirect evidence of their activity in Northeast Africa, now the Western media are writing about it directly. A week ago, the article about Ukrainian troops in Sudan appeared in ...