Women are watching closely to make sure the transitional justice process will give dignity to those who suffered violence and abuse. As Tunisia’s Truth Commission nears the end of its mandate, women …
Post-revolutionary Tunisia continues to push the debate about gay rights into the public sphere, braving a repressive law, gender-based discrimination and homophobic violence. Tunisian activists have taken increasingly bold steps in the …
Southern Libya, a human trafficking hotspot, has long been overlooked. Italy is now trying to tackle the problem, but faces the region’s political vacuum and its booming black market. Typically sidelined in …
Egypt has long thrown its weight behind Khalifa Haftar in Libya, but there are signs that it is opening the door to dialogue with his rivals. Will they listen? In December 2016, Cairo …
BEIRUT, Lebanon -Lebanon has been facing a political vacuum with its parliament‘s term of office due to expire on June 20. But a new draft law has sought to delay the crisis …
Libya currently has no single, central government, there is no security, oil revenues have halved, and weapons flow out of the country. In the 6th year since the NATO-led intervention in Libya …
Having a self-reliant Arab security system, as opposed to seeking foreign intervention, is becoming a necessity for a group of Arab states to confront terrorism and safeguard the stability of the region. …
In the face of atrocious crimes being committed against the civilian population in Libya, justice comes as a critical part of peace in an effort to push forward the political dialogue between …
As the Islamic State is using the chaos in Libya to set up local bases and hit the country’s crucial oil revenue since the takeover of Sirte, it is yet unclear whether …
CAIRO, Egypt- As more Egyptians have fled Libya’s violence in the past weeks, for some, returning to poverty in Egypt makes the option of going back to a war zone preferable to …
