Libya: PM Fathi Bashagha enters Tripoli to start work

Fathi Bashagha, one of Libya’s rival two Prime Ministers, has arrived in capital Tripoli three months after his appointment by the country’s legislature amid resistance from his foe Abdulhamid Dbeibeh who has refused to cede power. The press office of the former Interior Minister said Bashagha arrived in the early hours of Tuesday, accompanied by […]

EU post-covid-19 reconstruction hinges on pertinent policy reforms towards MENA – Centre for European Reform

On May 27, 2020, the EU Commission presented its proposal for a post-pandemic recovery plan to help the bloc overcome the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The plan has however failed to include the grouping’s need to policy reforms towards its southern neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), whose economic and political […]

Will Tunisia’s Kais Saied regime shelter Hamas leaders flushed out from Gaza?

Israeli TV station i24NEWS has reported secret negotiations between Tel Aviv and Washington and third party countries including Iran on the transfer of Hamas leaders from Gaza to Tunisia. The bombshell announcement, made by security analyst Matthias Inbar, is raising serious concerns in Tunisia about the security fallout of hosting the most radical militants of […]