Some progress towards resolving Libya’s protracted domestic conflict was made in the Berlin Conference. But comprehensive peace remains a distant prospect
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A joint Russian-Turkish initiative on Libya appears to have ground to a standstill, leaving the way to the Berlin Conference unclear
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Turkey and Russia reinforce their positions on the ground in Libya as international concern about foreign intervention in the civil war mounts, writes Kamel Abdallah
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After a year marked by multiple successfully managed elections, there are good reasons to believe the Tunisian people can surmount the challenges ahead, writes Kamel Abdallah
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Amid increased foreign meddling, this year saw growing complications, rather than forward movement, in efforts to resolve Libya’s nine-year-old civil war
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As preparations continue on UN plans to relaunch negotiations on the crisis in Libya, commander of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar has reiterated his determination to capture Tripoli
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Indications are that Ghassan Salamé’s aspired conference on Libya may have to be postponed amid persistent differences between international powers, reflected in polarised local political factions, writes Kamel Abdallah
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Seemingly delayed by complexities in preparations, the planned Berlin conference on Libya may result in nothing if one half of a divided Libya is excluded, writes Kamel Abdallah
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UN efforts to pull Libyan warring parties back to negotiations appear to be gaining traction. But will the upcoming Berlin conference succeed where so many others failed
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Diplomatic pressure is increasing to nudge Libya’s warring parties back to comprehensive negotiations, writes Kamel Abdallah
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With little agreement on a solution among local and international powers, the Libyan conflict looks set to continue to widen
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The death of former Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi last week marks the end of a generation of politicians that came of age with the country’s independence from France, writes Kamel Abdallah
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The military situation in Libya remains deadlocked, with no political breakthrough in sight, despite an uptick in regional and international mediation efforts
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The recapture of Gharyan from LNA forces has broken the stalemate in Libya and could open a path towards fresh political negotiations
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Egypt continues its efforts to resolve the crisis in Libya
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Deeming phase one of his Tripoli operation complete, Khalifa Haftar presses on while the Government of National Accord calls for support
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International alignments continue to emerge around the question of Tripoli and where support lies: with the recognised government, or the commander of the Libyan National Army
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Khalifa Haftar’s march on Tripoli could cost the country its unity, as the death toll rises amid ongoing infighting
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The move of Commander Khalifa Haftar towards the Libyan capital has boomeranged into increased support for the Tripoli-based government
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