Human Rights Watch urges Italy to end support for Libyan Coast Guard

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Italian government to revoke its immigration cooperation memorandum with Libya, describing it as a “harmful agreement that has led to widespread suffering and serious human rights violations.” HRW...

Takala welcomes activists of “Global Sumud Flotilla”

The head of the High Council of State (HCS), Mohammed Takala, on Sunday welcomed the activists participating in the “Global Sumud Flotilla” aboard the ship “Omar Al-Mukhtar Flotilla,” which aims to break the blockade on Gaza. Takala expressed his...

Libya: Knowledge Transfer Begins with Industry

By Almahdi Hindi, political activist "The mind is a human's adornment, and through the mind, nations are built." — Habib Bourguiba In recent years, Libya has witnessed growing momentum toward building a knowledge-based economy, relying on digital...

Can Deradicalization Efforts Really Change Islamist Minds?

In certain regions of the Middle East, Islamist movements such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt that combine religious and political objectives continue to thrive despite setbacks. Defeat will not erase the ideology of...

International student travel: What to know heading into the year about immigration policy shifts

Northwestern’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services has issued multiple warnings in the past academic year about heightened visa screening, visa application disruptions and travel risks regarding both new and returning...

Libya recovers bodies of 61 migrants along coast

The bodies of 61 migrants have been recovered from Libya's west coast over the past two weeks, a medical centre under the nation's health ministry has said. The Emergency Medicine and Support Centre said in a statement on Saturday that the dead...

Growing Radical Islamism in Sudan Threatens Regional Stability

The growing influence of radical Islamist ideology within Sudan’s Armed Forces threatens to transform a brutal civil war into a regional security nightmare that neighboring states can no longer afford to ignore. A Nation at War with Itself Sudan’s...

Rights group calls for revealing fate of daughter of late activist Hanan Al-Barassi

The National Institution for Human Rights in Libya has called for disclosing the fate of Haneen Al-Abdali; the daughter of the late activist Hanan Al-Barassi. Hanee has been missing since April 24. The institution relayed an appeal from Ayman...

Grand Mufti raises objections to CBL’s supposedly Islamic – Sharia compliant certificates of deposit

Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Al-Sadeg Al-Ghiriani said that the ‘‘Absolute Speculative’’ (referred to as Mudaraba in Islamic – Sharia) certificates of deposit proposed for sale by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) are not 100 percent Islamic – Sharia...

Attempt to travel on fake documents foiled

RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)'s immigration staff at Islamabad International Airport offloaded three passengers, including a woman, from separate flights for attempting to travel abroad using fake travel documents. According...

Deputy General Commander of the Libyan Armed Forces Attends Graduation of New Officer Cadets in Egypt

Cairo – In a move reflecting the strength of strategic relations and military cooperation between Libya and Egypt, the Deputy General Commander of the Libyan Armed Forces, First Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar, attended the graduation ceremony...

Benghazi’s pitch becomes a stage for Libya’s recovery

Benghazi’s game plan: confidence, security, and a message to the worldLibyan lawyer and activist Essam Al-Tajouri has said that hosting a football match in Benghazi featuring one of Europe’s top clubs — such as Inter Milan or Atlético Madrid —...

Libya Karama Party organizes a session on women’s health and breast cancer

Benghazi – The Libya Al-Karama Party, in cooperation with the Women and Children’s Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, organized a national dialogue session titled: “Libyan Women and the Health of the Future: Towards National...

Mash of Civilizations

A (slightly) more liberal Middle East. The Muslim East (the Sunni part of it, at least) has moved toward the liberal West culturally, mostly in cosmetic ways but substantively in an important way. Saudi Arabia, the most influential Sunni nation in...

Middle East’s Forgotten Persecutions (Druze to Kurds)

Middle East’s Forgotten Persecutions (Druze to Kurds) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The international gaze remains fixated—almost obsessively—on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as if it alone encapsulates the...

Al-Tajouri: An Inter or Atlético match in Benghazi is not a sporting luxury, but a testament to international confidence

Lawyer and activist Issam Al-Tajouri said that the city of Benghazi hosting a match featuring a major European club, such as Inter Milan or Atlético Madrid, is not just a sporting event, but a true indicator of the condition of the city, the...

Beatrice and Eugenie claim they're 'modern Princesses' juggling jobs and children. But now, a royal insider claims they're 'just as entitled as their parents' with 'shady friends'

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie pride themselves on being 'working, young, royal women' juggling being princesses and mothers. The sisters say they draw inspiration from the 'strength inside' their mother and are very protective of their father...

Morocco: The Gen Z 212 Uprising : An Interview

Beginning with the toppling of the president of Sri Lanka in 2022 and the 2024 uprising in Bangladesh, a new revolutionary ferment has begun to spread around the world, gaining momentum with the uprising in Indonesia in August 2025 and the...

IOM reports nearly 900,000 migrants in Libya

Libya leads regional efforts to manage irregular migration responsiblyLibya is now home to 894,890 migrants from 45 different nationalities, according to the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) latest Displacement Tracking Matrix...

Clash of Ancient Greek Minds: The Epic Debate Between a King and a Philosopher

Pyrrhus of Epirus, apart from a great general, was a visionary statesman who transformed Epirus through political reforms, cultural patronage, and urban development. Credit: Catalaon / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons Among the most memorable...