Politics
In-depth reporting on Libya’s power dynamics, institutions, and decision-makers – tracking the forces shaping the nation’s political future.
UNSMIL Survey Seeks to End Years of Stalemate by Putting Libyans in Charge
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) this week opened an online survey inviting Libyans to share their views...
The Jumhouria Bank Verdict That’s Rocking Libya’s Banking Sector
When a Tripoli court sentenced employees of Jumhouria Bank to prison last month for embezzling more than 8.25 million Libyan...
Libya Prison Abuse Investigation: Senior Official Detained Over Torture Allegations
Libya’s Attorney General has ordered the detention of a senior prison official, Osama al-Masry Njeem, as part of an investigation...
Libya Education Reform: Dbeibah Appoints New Curriculum Chief After Textbook Scandal
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has appointed a new head of Libya’s educational curriculum department following a high-profile school textbook...
Libya Judiciary Divide Deepens as Benghazi Court Rejects Presidency Council Appeals
BENGHAZI, Libya (Oct. 2025) – Libya’s Benghazi Court of Appeal issued rulings in mid-October stating that it has no jurisdiction...
EU Libya Migration Cooperation Under Fire as MEPs Demand Halt to Funding
Nearly 40 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from across the political spectrum have written to the European Commission demanding...
Libya House of Representatives Pushes Institutional Unification to End Political Division
Seventy members of Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives (HoR) announced on Sunday, Oct. 19th, a plan to overhaul the country’s...
Libya Municipal Elections 2025: Local Votes Mark Progress Amid Political Division
On Oct. 18, Libya’s High National Elections Commission announced that local voting began in 16 municipalities across the country, after...
Libya Migrant Crisis: Italian Navy Efforts Amid Deadly Mediterranean Crossings
A rubber boat packed with 74 migrants capsized on September 9 off Libya’s eastern coast, near the town of Kambout....
Libya Unity Government Push: Parliament Sessions, Election Stalemates, and Rising Public Frustration
Libya remains politically divided between rival administrations in the east and west. In late May, the Speaker of the eastern-based...
