http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io Latest posts in Opinion en Wed, 27 May 2026 10:04:02 +0000 http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2026/03/op-ed-boulos-entrenches-libyas-flawed-reality-and-absence-of-a-european-role-opens-door-to-paths-that-deepen-crisis http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2026/03/op-ed-boulos-entrenches-libyas-flawed-reality-and-absence-of-a-european-role-opens-door-to-paths-that-deepen-crisis Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:10:49 +0000 Speaking to Libya Herald on the current impasse in Libya's political roadmap, Rabie Shreir, a former member of the UN-organised Libyan Political Dialogue, warned that the multiplicity of international and regional interventions in the Libyan political file contributes to complicating the situation instead of pushing towards a genuine and sustainable solution. Status quo prolonging crisisHe explained that the pragmatic approach adopted by Massad Boulos, president Trump's Middle East Advisor, in... Sami Zaptia European Union UNSMIL Political Roadmap Massad Boulos Rabie Shreir http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2014/01/opinion-is-jadhran-bad-for-business http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2014/01/opinion-is-jadhran-bad-for-business Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:24:02 +0000 British businessman Richard Galustian, who has lived in Libya since the revolution, asks just how bad Jadhran is for Libya’s international business prospects.It is clear that things are not going as planned for militant federalist Ibrahim Jadhran. His blockade of oil production in the east of Libya has provoked a widening popular backlash. Even his own Marghaba tribe has distanced itself from his theatrics. His recent attempt to curry favour with Washington has also backfired when it was reveale... Michel Cousins Federalism Petroleum Exports Ali Zeidan Ibrahim Jadhran Libyan oil blockade http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2013/04/opinion-the-unwarranted-international-demonising-of-libya-and-benghazi http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2013/04/opinion-the-unwarranted-international-demonising-of-libya-and-benghazi Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:36:17 +0000 British security analyst Richard Galustian takes issue with the way Libya is being portrayed in the international media and by some foreign governments.Benghazi, 5 April 2013:After the fall of Tripoli in 2011, Western politicians were guilty of painting a rosy and unrealistic picture of what would happen next. Outside observers with a superficial knowledge of Libya, its history, people and culture instantly assumed the post-Qaddafi era would be devoid of problems.The West, in its eagerness to se... Michel Cousins Benghazi Libya foreign policy Post-Revolutionary Stability Western media perception http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2013/02/opinion-the-new-issue-of-the-libyan-one-dinar-note-is-out-and-about-and-i-like-it http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2013/02/opinion-the-new-issue-of-the-libyan-one-dinar-note-is-out-and-about-and-i-like-it Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:29:53 +0000 By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 27 February 2013:The new issue of the Libyan one dinar note is out and about - and I like it!We have seen photos of the new notes on the internet, and friends have posted them on Facebook from about a week ago. But it was only today that I went to my bank and noted them with the cashier.I asked him to exchange me an old fiver for five brand new one-dinar notes. I like them.They are small. Smaller than the old era ones. It reminds me of the Euro note. I know it is a lilacy... Sami Zaptia Central Bank of Libya Currency reform Libyan Dinar Post-Revolution Libya Libyan Constitution http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2012/09/enough-is-enough-how-libya-should-counter-extremism http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2012/09/enough-is-enough-how-libya-should-counter-extremism Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:01:29 +0000 By Adel Dajani.Tripoli, 23 September:Tunisian children went back to school last week – it was la rentrée scolaire - after a long, hot summer punctuated by a scorching Ramadan and the country grappling with the after-effects of its own revolution.Tunisia has one of the highest literacy rates in the Arab world and compulsory schooling up to the age of 16. However one set of about 650 students in Tunisia could not go back to school as theirs was scorched; their library of 10,000 books destroyed and... George Grant Tunisia Benghazi attack Christopher Stevens Counter-extremism Libya extremism http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2012/09/disarmament-of-militias-in-libya http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2012/09/disarmament-of-militias-in-libya Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:52:44 +0000 Sir,Your report, 13 September, of Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur’s unequivocal condemnation of the killers of Ambassador Chris Stevens and his compatriots and his further stated resolve that they should be caught and punished, is indeed encouraging. The heinous murder of a man who was without doubt, a true friend of Libya and its people, and an unequivocal supporter of Libya’s first steps on the path to a democratic future, is both tragic and depressing.Mr Abushagur then goes on to confi... George Grant Democratic Transition Militia Disarmament Civil Society Security Reform weapons buyback http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2012/07/why-am-i-optimistic-about-libyas-future http://astro-frontend.37.27.33.191.sslip.io/2012/07/why-am-i-optimistic-about-libyas-future Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:46:15 +0000 Tripoli, 5 July:By Daeshik Jo, South Korean Ambassador to LibyaFurther to my article dated 1 July, I write with further reason as to why I’m optimistic about Libya’s future, which comes from my lifetime observation of the experiment on the Korean Peninsula.Since the division of Korea into North-South 64 years ago, there has been tremendous experiment on the social systems. The result of this is the base of my optimism.Libya recently experienced an end to its long period of political hardship and... Sami Zaptia Post-conflict Reconstruction Diplomacy Political Transition Democratization Market Economy