1. Power Struggles Threaten Libya’s Oil Rebound

    ...e east and west. This was the story of Libya between 2014 and 2021. DIVISION REDUX?       The eastern-aligned speaker of the country’s parliament, Aguila Saleh, has already suggested a rival government could be set up in the east in the absence of a vote. And last week Mr Saleh accused the Pr...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 27 Aug 2021
  2. Libya’s Eastern Power Cuts Force Haftar’s Hand

    ...A imposed a nationwide oil-blockade aiming to put pressure on the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) it seeks to overthrow (MEES, 24 January). Libya has had two rival eastern and western administrations since 2014. As a result of the blockades, the eastern terminals of Es Sider, Zu...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 21 Aug 2020
  3. Algeria PM Sacked As Tebboune Bites Off More Than He’s Allowed

    ...habilitated leader of parliament’s second-largest party, the RND, Mr Ouyahia has been on the rise since he was appointed director of the president’s cabinet in March 2014. In June 2015 the RND appointed Mr Ouyahia interim secretary-general, a post he had resigned in January 2013, and in May 2016 the ap...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 25 Aug 2017
  4. KRG Out Of Pocket Again Amid Political Gridlock

    ...dget shortfall from Baghdad, the fight against terrorism, the burden on the economy of hosting 1.8mn refugees and internally displaced people, and the drop in the oil price by over 50% since the end of 2014,” it says in a statement posted on the MNR website. Revenue from crude oil exports through th...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 21 Aug 2015