It is time for both Egypt and Algeria to stop playing a divisive role in Libya and start acting in a cooperative framework that would help resolve the conflict in the country
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Will Libya’s political agreement prove capable of surviving the various challenges it is facing? Grave would be the consequences if it doesn't
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Over the course of the past five years, Ultras movements have been a constant source of disturbance for the Egyptian state
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The Libyan political agreement reached last month is a step forward on a path to peace that has been stymied for some time. Nonetheless, implementing the agreement will not be easy
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Military intervention and religious reform will not counter terrorism without genuine democratic transformation
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Does the dialogue process continue to be Libya’s best option for a political solution to the current crisis?
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Military intervention in Libya at this moment is as problematic as it would appear necessary. And herein lies the paradox
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So far, the state has chosen to deal only with the operational dimensions of terrorism in Sinai. A more effective strategy would deal with causes as well as symptoms, which in nature are multi-dimensional
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Economic, political, ethnic and cultural dimensions should also be considered to effectively tackle this recurrent terrorist threat in Sinai
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A number of laws that have been recently passed have a harmful impact on freedoms and contribute to the return of the state's 'repressive apparatus'
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Could a political agreement between competing authorities in Tobruk and Tripoli stop violent confrontations between Libya's myriad militias when neither side is fully sovereign over its own bloc?
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ISIS poses a genuine threat to the Middle East and the world. But the way the Western media covers that threat blows it out of proportion
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The realisation of the goals of the January 2011 revolution requires alterations in state structure to allow for sound democracy, one that starts from below and is based on meaningful political participation
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El-Sisi’s regime will only offer incomplete democracy so long as there is no political pressure challenging it to take risks and change its basics
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Presidents come and go, but one fact remains: the state’s inability to deal effectively with Sinai
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Ever since the fall of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has been living in a state of 'multiple sovereignty' which will not end without casualties
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Without the establishment of inclusive political and social institutions, ones that allow public participation without discrimination, it will be impossible to counter the threat posed by terrorism
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Observers point to the conflicts the Brotherhood has with the SCAF and with the US, overlooking what it is that brings them together
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