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12.3333 6.75C10.0669 6.75 8.21493 8.5239 8.08997 10.759C6.40867 10.8834 5.08325 12.2869 5.08325 14Z" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/> </svg> <span class="label">17掳C</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-7296bc2624fab9b15aaf4034d35b6ac6725381e8124ab81db2db382a53e1dda5 view--taxonomy-term view--taxonomy-term--featured"> <section class="section section--leading-news section--taxonomy-term-page section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain"> <div class="grid grid--featured-content"> <div class="grid__start"> <div class="vertical-listing-medium"> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/10/after-libyas-central-bank-turmoil-can-its-oil-sector-recover" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-10/GettyImages-605719272.jpg?h=b2c59e98&itok=Zeh8SLIR" width="870" height="489" alt="Forces opposed to Libya's unity government ride a truck in the Zueitina oil terminal, Sept. 14, 2016." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/10/after-libyas-central-bank-turmoil-can-its-oil-sector-recover" > After Libya's Central Bank turmoil, can its oil sector recover? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/10/after-libyas-central-bank-turmoil-can-its-oil-sector-recover" > Although largely resolved, Libya鈥檚 Central Bank crisis highlighted the vulnerability of the country鈥檚 oil sector, which depends on political and security stability. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jonathan-fenton-harvey.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Jonathan%20Fenton%20Harvey.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=84_PPOfV" alt="Jonathan Fenton-Harvey" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jonathan-fenton-harvey.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jonathan Fenton-Harvey</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Exmouth</strong>, reporting on <strong>North Africa and Gulf politics</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/10/after-decade-halt-eni-bp-resume-hydrocarbon-exploration-libya" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-10/GettyImages-867079488.jpg?h=67ca0ccd&itok=S4sjndpk" width="870" height="489" alt="ENI headquarter in San Donato Milanese, near Milan, Italy, Oct. 27, 2017." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/10/after-decade-halt-eni-bp-resume-hydrocarbon-exploration-libya" > After decade halt, Eni, BP resume hydrocarbon exploration in Libya </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/10/after-decade-halt-eni-bp-resume-hydrocarbon-exploration-libya" > Onshore drilling had been suspended for a decade, since the beginning of the Libyan civil war between rival factions in the country鈥檚 east and west. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid__middle"> <div class="vertical-listing"> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/09/reconstruction-mind-can-turkey-egypt-thaw-offer-lifeline-libya" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-09/erdogan_0.jpeg?h=ca3aa0e6&itok=pDJn2F7F" width="870" height="489" alt="Turkey鈥檚 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday hosts Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the Egyptian leader's first-ever Turkey visit, in Ankara, on Sept. 4, 2024. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/09/reconstruction-mind-can-turkey-egypt-thaw-offer-lifeline-libya" > With reconstruction in mind, can Turkey-Egypt thaw offer lifeline for Libya? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/09/reconstruction-mind-can-turkey-egypt-thaw-offer-lifeline-libya" > The complex interplay of regional and international interests and entrenched divisions within Libya itself suggest that progress may be slow and difficult to achieve. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/mohamed-eljarh.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-05/mohamed_eljarh.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=6pLP4uNQ" alt="Mohamed Eljarh" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/mohamed-eljarh.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Mohamed Eljarh</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s"></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/09/libyan-central-bank-standoff-fuels-conflict-fears-turkey-russia-send-weapons" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-09/GettyImages-1247830548.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=Q57xMULN" width="870" height="489" alt="Members of the Libyan Army, under the command of the internationally recognized Government of National Unity, fire live ammunition during a drill in the western town of Tarhuna , on March 6, 2023. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/09/libyan-central-bank-standoff-fuels-conflict-fears-turkey-russia-send-weapons" > Libyan Central Bank standoff fuels conflict fears as Turkey, Russia send weapons </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/09/libyan-central-bank-standoff-fuels-conflict-fears-turkey-russia-send-weapons" > For the sixth time since 2021, the European Union鈥檚 naval air mission was blocked from inspecting the cargo of a Turkish-flagged vessel suspected of ferrying weapons to Libya. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/amberin-zaman.html" > <picture class="image" > <img 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<h2 class="heading h6"> <a href="/authors/mohamed-eljarh.html" title="Mohamed Eljarh">Mohamed Eljarh</a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__job-title"> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain"> <div class="divider divider--default u-position--relative u-padding--8" style="color:currentColor;" aria-hidden='true'> <hr class="u-position--absolute" style='background-color=currentColor'> <div class="divider__diamonds"> <span class="divider__diamond"></span> <span class="divider__diamond"></span> <span class="divider__diamond"></span> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-3b2ae7ad06e874cd3d68be677fcc69726b0b14ee35ec77e12a5bbd41a1e5ac85 view--taxonomy-term view--taxonomy-term--chrono"> <section class="section section--taxonomy-term-chrono section--gallery-4 section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain view-content grid--featured-content grid--gallery-4"> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/libya-central-bank-governor-flees-north-african-country-avoid-militias-report" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1248367330_0.jpg?h=130af06a&itok=TPsyqVzA" width="870" height="489" alt="Libyan Central Bank Governor Sadiq al-Qabir speaks during a news conference in Tripoli, Jan. 13, 2012." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/libya-central-bank-governor-flees-north-african-country-avoid-militias-report" > Libya central bank governor flees the North African country to avoid militias: Report </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/libya-central-bank-governor-flees-north-african-country-avoid-militias-report" > The Central Bank has been in crisis for several days, since its head of IT was kidnapped and released. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/libyas-sarir-oil-field-latest-shut-down-amid-central-bank-standoff" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1218670085.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=sx81H2hm" width="870" height="489" alt="AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/libyas-sarir-oil-field-latest-shut-down-amid-central-bank-standoff" > Libya's Sarir oil field latest to shut down amid central bank standoff </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/libyas-sarir-oil-field-latest-shut-down-amid-central-bank-standoff" > The Sarir oil field has halted almost all production of around 209,000 barrels per day, engineers said. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/libya-upheaval-why-turkey-mum-over-heightened-tensions-tripoli" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1232268200.jpg?h=a897a2b4&itok=cSreQ1Df" width="870" height="489" alt="Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Libyan government of national unity prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (L) pose for a photo during the official ceremony prior to their meeting in Ankara on April 12, 2021. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/libya-upheaval-why-turkey-mum-over-heightened-tensions-tripoli" > Libya upheaval: Why Turkey is mum over聽heightened tensions in Tripoli </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/libya-upheaval-why-turkey-mum-over-heightened-tensions-tripoli" > Turkey, one of the two foreign powers with the largest military presence in Libya, conspicuously maintains its silence over the escalating tensions in the country, which experts link to several reasons. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/ezgi-akin.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/IMG_0153.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=I9IFt0g8" alt="Ezgi Akin" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/ezgi-akin.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Ezgi Akin</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Ankara</strong>, reporting on <strong>diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/libya-behind-abduction-and-failed-central-bank-coup-tripoli" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1248367330.jpg?h=83956ac1&itok=Sx-tUHW5" width="870" height="489" alt="Libya central bank governor" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/libya-behind-abduction-and-failed-central-bank-coup-tripoli" > Libya: Behind abduction and failed central bank coup in Tripoli </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/libya-behind-abduction-and-failed-central-bank-coup-tripoli" > The bank's head of information technology was abducted on Sunday morning but returned hours later. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jack-dutton" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/Profile-shot-3-%281%29.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=bfs8C-67" alt="Jack Dutton" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jack-dutton" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jack Dutton</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Bristol</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business, climate change, AI, tech</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/08/libyas-largest-oil-field-sees-output-reduction-after-shutdown-protesters" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1350894164%20copy.jpeg?h=4fdab16d&itok=BzMcrl18" width="870" height="489" alt="Refinery Sarir in Libya." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/libyas-largest-oil-field-sees-output-reduction-after-shutdown-protesters" > Libya鈥檚 largest oil field sees output reduction after shutdown by protesters </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/08/libyas-largest-oil-field-sees-output-reduction-after-shutdown-protesters" > The Sharara field in southwestern Libya, which pumped out nearly 270,000 barrels per day of crude on Saturday, fully halted production Monday and was running at reduced production Tuesday due to ongoing protests. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/07/europes-far-right-surges-north-africa-immigration-takes-center-stage" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-07/GettyImages-1227865640%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=mCj64IAK" width="870" height="489" alt="Migrants from Tunisia and Lybia arrive onboard of an Italian Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard) boat in the Italian Pelagie Island of Lampedusa on Aug. 1, 2020." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/07/europes-far-right-surges-north-africa-immigration-takes-center-stage" > As Europe's far right surges, North Africa immigration takes center stage </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/07/europes-far-right-surges-north-africa-immigration-takes-center-stage" > The election of far-right politicians in power across Europe will impact EU policy toward North Africa, which has proven to be an invaluable energy partner since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jack-dutton" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/Profile-shot-3-%281%29.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=bfs8C-67" alt="Jack Dutton" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jack-dutton" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jack Dutton</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Bristol</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business, climate change, AI, tech</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/05/whats-behind-italys-growing-libya-engagement-russia-influence-expands" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-05/GettyImages-2151323323.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=KlUIpj6T" width="870" height="489" alt="Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah (R) welcomes Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as she arrives for a meeting in Tripoli on May 7, 2024. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/05/whats-behind-italys-growing-libya-engagement-russia-influence-expands" > What's behind Italy's growing Libya engagement as Russia influence expands? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/05/whats-behind-italys-growing-libya-engagement-russia-influence-expands" > Italy is seeking stronger ties with Libya鈥檚 rival groups, though this mission may be hindered by several challenges. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/03/inside-plan-send-american-diplomats-back-libya" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-03/GettyImages-1385212490.jpg?h=3855f458&itok=Xx-VKOW_" width="870" height="489" alt="An Aerial view Taken by drone of Tripoli, Libya old City . You can see marcus aurelius arch, Cornthia Hotel, Dat Al-Emad, Burj Al-Fatah, Burj Abu-laila & JW Marriot Hotel " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/03/inside-plan-send-american-diplomats-back-libya" > Inside the plan to send American diplomats back to Libya </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/03/inside-plan-send-american-diplomats-back-libya" > The Biden administration sees a US diplomatic presence in Libya as critical to helping counter Russia鈥檚 growing footprint in Africa as well as supporting a UN-led push for elections. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/03/whats-behind-libya-tunisia-border-closure" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-03/GettyImages-1235312508.jpg?h=827d3341&itok=Frzw-qzY" width="870" height="489" alt="A picture taken on Sept. 17, 2021, shows people queuing to cross into Tunisia through the Libyan Ras Jdeir border crossing." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/03/whats-behind-libya-tunisia-border-closure" > What鈥檚 behind Libya-Tunisia border closure? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/03/whats-behind-libya-tunisia-border-closure" > Tunisia closed the troubled Ras Jdir crossing following a security incident. Tunisia and Libya are facing a crisis over migrants seeking to reach Europe. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/03/sudans-army-ready-indirect-talks-hemedtis-rsf-libya-turkey" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-03/GettyImages-1628359022%20copy_0.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=JfHvGZoi" width="870" height="489" alt="Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visits the Flamingo Marine Base in Port Sudan on Aug. 28, 2023." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/03/sudans-army-ready-indirect-talks-hemedtis-rsf-libya-turkey" > Sudan鈥檚 army ready for 'indirect' talks with Hemedti鈥檚 RSF via Libya, Turkey </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/03/sudans-army-ready-indirect-talks-hemedtis-rsf-libya-turkey" > The Sudanese foreign minister said authorities agreed to Libyan- and Turkish-led indirect negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces, amid fears the internal conflict will turn into a proxy war between major international and regional countries. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/sudan" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#sudan"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Sudan</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/02/sudans-army-chief-egypt-after-libya-visit-civil-war-drags" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-02/sisi_sudan.jpeg?h=69f1eb85&itok=4pe_4pf1" width="870" height="489" alt="Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) hosts Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of Sudan, in Cairo, Feb. 29, 2024." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/02/sudans-army-chief-egypt-after-libya-visit-civil-war-drags" > Sudan鈥檚 army chief in Egypt after Libya visit as civil war drags on </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/02/sudans-army-chief-egypt-after-libya-visit-civil-war-drags" > Sudanese Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is trying to drum up African support in the war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/egypt" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#egypt"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Egypt</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2023/09/libya-human-traffickers-turn-tiktok-promote-services" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-10/GettyImages-459300390.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=iKzGzYoN" width="870" height="489" alt="Libya trafficking" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2023/09/libya-human-traffickers-turn-tiktok-promote-services" > In Libya, human traffickers turn to TikTok to promote services </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2023/09/libya-human-traffickers-turn-tiktok-promote-services" > Human traffickers in the North African country are exploiting the social media platform to promote alleged safe journeys to Europe. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/libya" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#libya"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Libya</div> </a> </div> </article> </div> </section> <section class="section section--in-house-ad section--newsletter-full section--daily section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain"> <div class="ctaNewsletters ctaNewsletters--column"> <div class="ctaNewsletters__media 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