Tag: Libya

Middle East This Week – July 30, 2019

Middle East This Week – July 16, 2019

Middle East This Week – July 9, 2019

Middle East This Week – July 2, 2019

Middle East This Week – June 18, 2019

Middle East This Week – January 29, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Egypt local (planned for the first half of 2019 – delays possible); Turkey local (March 31); Israel snap parliamentary (April 9); Algeria presidential (April 18); Qatar municipal (May – councils are advisory only with no actual… Read More

Middle East This Week – January 14, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Egypt local (planned for the first half of 2019 – delays possible); Libya (various – international community wants them to happen in 2019); Turkey local (March 31); Israel snap parliamentary (April 9); Algeria presidential (April 14);… Read More

Middle East This Week – January 8, 2019

Upcoming ElectionsTurkey Local – March 31, 2019Campaigning continues in Turkey’s local elections. Kurdistan24 reports that eight Kurdish political parties and movements across the ideological spectrum, from left-wing to center-right, have united to contest polls in 100 cities and… Read More

Middle East This Week – December 25, 2018

Upcoming Elections Israel Snap Parliamentary – April 9, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has announced plans to dissolve the Knesset and hold snap elections on April 9, 2019. This is no surprise. The coalition has a razor-thin… Read More

Middle East This Week – December 18, 2018

Regional News and ViewsEgyptLos Angeles Times reports on Egypt’s continuing crackdown on journalists. LebanonHundreds protested in Beirut on Sunday against Lebanon’s political stalemate in a demonstration organized by the Communist Party.