Head of Libya’s unrecognized Libyan National Army (LNA) recently held a secret and lengthy meeting with a high-ranking Israeli intelligence officer, reports say citing a source close to the east-based warlord. The establishment of an Israeli intelligence base in southern Libya has reportedly been discussed at the meeting. Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s meeting with the […]
Hopeful presidential candidates have started preparing their dossiers with more than 10 candidates expected to vie for the post. Current interim President, Moncef Marzouki, will be among them. He could be facing a stiff competition from Mustapha Ben Jaafar, a leading member of Tunisia’s former Troika government and the leader of the Democratic Forum for […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sapped five years in office without initiating reforms that could boost the competitiveness of the Tunisian economy, due to his focus on political survival, said a new study published by Carnegei Middle East Center. “Although Saied antagonized large private enterprises with an anti-business and anti-elite populist narrative, he refrained from […]
