By Nardine Ali – Cairo/Egypt Cairo, June 17, 2020: Over the past week, the Egyptian foreign ministry led two active campaigns to promote its stances regarding two of the critical issues it has on its plate: the new round of negotiations with its Ethiopian and Sudanese neighbours to solve the dispute over Ethiopia’s dam on the Nile River, and finding ...
In Northern Libya, a battle is unfolding for the city of Sirte, the key center of the so-called oil crescent. From the south, news is arriving about the struggle for El Sharara – the country’s largest oil field. Libyan oil, the export of which was nearly halted entirely in January-February, is once again in the headlines. However, who actually owns Libya’s ...
New coronavirus outbreak in China China, the first to defeat the dangerous wave of coronavirus, has taken new tough measures in response to the discovery of new Covid-19 infections in Beijing. It all started with the detection of the virus on a salmon board in the Xinfadi market, Fengtai, Beijing’s largest wholesale market. According to the press service of the ...
The rapid developments in Libya are currently the main agenda of international relations. The following phenomena are amongst the important aspects of the issue: the achievements of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the front with the support of Turkey, Haftar’s seeking ceasefire as a result of his being forced to retreat, the Cairo Declaration that was signed in ...
Turkey, which strengthened its hand through agreements made with the Government of National Accord (GNA), have gained military superiority in Libya with the advance of the GNA. The ceasefire declared by Egyptian President el-Sisi, General Khalifa Haftar and Aguile Saleh in Cairo, can be considered evidence of the GNA’s Turkey-reinforced military triumph. Turkey has, in sum, procured its dominance in ...
One of the leading institutions of the Israeli lobby in the United States, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), recently declared that “America Must Act In Libya Against Turkey, Russia”. On June 8, Breaking Defense, a well-known US web portal on defense and security issues, posted related material. "The time has come for the United States to assert ...
Libyan front: Erdogan and Sarraj’s meeting, the GNA’s advancement, Haftar in Egypt On June 4, the Government of National Accord secured complete control of Tripoli. Last week, the GNA launched a large offensive on the LNA – as a result on June 6, the GNA entered Sirte (the hometown of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi). The LNA captured Sirte in ...
Continuing its long tradition of foreign intervention, US authorities announced the possibility of sending military units to Tunisia. US AFRICOM command justified the idea by claiming it was a response to Russian activity in the region. The statement came right after US Army Gen. Stephen Townsend spoke with Imed Hazgui, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tunisia on ...
The US military has intensified its activity, mulling a return to Libya. Following accusations against Russia and appeals to Moscow and Ankara to stop supporting the parties to the Libyan conflict, the US expressed its readiness to strengthen its military presence in neighboring Tunisia. NEWS: Commander reaffirms partnership with #Tunisia—–“Many of our African partners are under siege from malign actors ...
The US is preparing to return its military to Libya in one capacity or another. This conclusion is clear from the increasing activity of the United States in Libya. All of this is formally related to the strengthening of Russia’s position: these are the Pentagon’s statements about the transfer of Russian aircraft to the forces of the Libyan National Army ...