How Italian authorities hamper the work of NGOs rescuing migrants. 3d instalment of @lemondefr series on migration in the #Mediterranean www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Very helpful analysis from Kurtz, Lacher & Roll at SWP: The Destabilising Role of the United Arab Emirates in African Conflicts www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...

🔴 HAPPENING NOW: Opening of the International Criminal Court confirmation of charges hearing in the case against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, in the Situation in Libya. 📌 For the insights of Libyan and international civil society organisations: coalitionfortheicc.org/news/el-hish...

In my commentary for @stimsoncenter.bsky.social North Africa I argue how in #Libya #migration policies, fragmented assistance and diplomatic retreat have undermined the #EU leverage while reinforcing problematic local power structures. When a new political strategy? t.co/lywvR5cD1J

Giorgia #Meloni's government, backed by the @ec.europa.eu is funding, equipping & training #Libya & #Tunisia coast guards, even though these forces have committed rights abuses, to intercept people in exile on their way to Europe. Excellent series on #migrants in the #Mediterranean on @lemonde.fr👇

For the first time, a EU Member State contributed to the arrest of a Libyan militia commander. El Hishri ran detention sites in western Libya, where refugees are held prisoners in brutal and inhumane conditions. His trial is giving hope to condemn EU complicity in crimes against humanity.

On Independence Day, Israel Honors Rabbi Who Called to ‘Flatten’ Gaza www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/w...

What I Saw Crossing Into South Lebanon www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

A Gaza, les maladies provoquées par les insectes, les rongeurs et l’eau contaminée explosent. Les restrictions d’Israël entraînent de graves pénuries de médicaments et de matériel médical. Des conditions auxquelles tentent...

Les menaces du républicain d’anéantir l’Iran ont ravivé les interrogations sur sa santé mentale et son aptitude à diriger le pays. Des dizaines de démocrates, rejoints par certains conservateurs, appellent à recourir... ➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/gIl

Hundreds of tankers are waiting to return to the Strait of Hormuz so that the waterway can once again become a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil and gas.

Donald Trump may have declared ‘total and complete victory’ after a ceasefire with Iran. But this morning's Russian newspapers don’t agree. One writes: “Only the feverish mind of the American president himself can consider this a triumphant victory.” #ReadingRussia

NEW: Around 100,000 citizens of Israel are Bedouins living in “unrecognized” villages. They are exposed to incoming missiles and yet denied bomb shelters, reports Nikita Aronov for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/un...

Chantre de la démocratie illibérale, Viktor Orbán pourrait chuter après seize ans au pouvoir. En cas de victoire, Péter Magyar apaiserait certes un peu les relations avec Bruxelles. Mais il n’est pas non plus le pro-européen que l’on croit www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...

NEW: Iran doesn't need to sink ships to win in Hormuz. It just needs to make the strait feel dangerous enough that markets do the rest, writes Soran Mansournia for @newlinesmag.bsky.social . newlinesmag.com/spotlight/wh...

Join us on March 27 for a webinar that will examine what the #Iran War means for the #MiddleEast, for global stability, and the world at large, once the fighting subsides. meiswitzerland.ch/resources/even…

In addition to all, a brilliant piece by @fotoole.bsky.social about Trump and the war to Iran.

Le sommet de l’Etat iranien décapité - © Chappatte dans @letemps.ch, Genève 👉 www.letemps.ch/chappatte

NEW: Israel and the U.S. are at war with Iran, a nation long presented through the prism of conflict and resistance. For @newlinesmag.bsky.social, Kourosh Ziabari, an Iranian journalist, asks: Where is the better version of Iran that was supposed to justify all this? newlinesmag.com/first-person...

Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...

Israël annonce que Médecins sans frontières devra quitter la bande de Gaza d’ici au 28 février www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Thousands of Gaza patients stranded despite Rafah border opening www.newarab.com/news/thousan...

President Trump doubled down on his desire to take over Greenland just hours after Denmark's prime minister urged him to “stop the threats” to annex the territory.

The first Libya Gazette of 2026. Death of Libya’s army chief Sudanese refugees receive new humanitarian aid Algeria renews call for a Libyan-led solution Outrage grows after insults at anti-government protesters Download here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

'That is not law enforcement; it is imperialism, pure and simple.' #Venezuela #Trump @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

The regional effects of Saudi-Emirati tensions will complicate, or even derail, any attempt to repair the two countries’ relationship, writes @yezidsayigh.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/sayighye...

Well worth subscribing to @yezidsayigh.bsky.social new Substack: "Middle East Reflections" 👇 sayighyezid.substack.com/s/english

The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...

My latest In Gaza, another winter of despair www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Assad, who escaped to Russia last December, is largely resigned to exile in Moscow, say four people close to the family. But other senior figures from his inner circle, including his brother, have not come to terms with losing power.” www.reuters.com/investigatio...

‘This Is Illegal,’ He Said, Spreading His Arms. ‘This Is Illegal.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...

La Germania ha appena consegnato alla Corte Penale Internazionale Khaled Mohamed Ali el-Hishri, miliziano libico sospettato di aver commesso crimini di guerra e contro l'umanità nella prigione di Mitiga. I fatti sarebbe avvenuti tra il 2015 ed il 2020. /1 #Libia www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

«Génocide» est le mot romand de l’année 2025 ➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/dnA

The killing of Libyan blogger Khansa al-Mujahid in Tripoli is making waves in international media, putting the spotlight on the persistent lack of rule of law that plagues the country, while the rule of militias suffocates it. (@thenewarab.bsky.social) #Libya /1 www.newarab.com/news/killing...

Today, the first Libyan suspect was surrendered to the ICC since the court opened investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Libya in 2011. Khaled "El Bouti" El Hishri was arrested in Germany in July and finally surrendered to the ICC today.

This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza: "in an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...

The BBC has visited a camp where people are taking refuge after the fall of Sudan's El Fasher - one of the most brutal chapters of the civil war. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tunisia frees prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a critic of the president reut.rs/4ioVJmB

#Tunisia: Harsh sentences were issued in the notorious "conspiracy case" following sessions marred by serious violations. While some defendants were acquitted, other sentences included 45 years in prison. 👉 Tunisian authorities should revert these unjust sentences & release all political detainees.

Moroccans are claiming their human rights and calling for an end to corruption. Will King Mohamed VI deliver on his promise to create jobs and improve health care and education? Will his government investigate the use of lethal force by the police against protestors? Read👇 https://bit.ly/4hgLq3h

Putin Welcomes the New Syrian Leader While Still Harboring the Old One www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...

For The Libya Gazette, I sat down with @andreaterenzio.bsky.social, to discuss how Europe’s outsourcing of migration control to Libya has created a system of abuse across the Mediterranean. Read it here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... #Migration #Libya #EU #HumanRights @martinrjay.bsky.social

Sovereignty in All but Name: Israel’s Quickening Annexation of the West Bank With prominent members serving in Netanyahu’s government, the settler movement is steering the Israeli state toward establishing formal permanent control of the occupied West Bank. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

“Europe has lost control of the very policy it tried to contain.” @andreaterenzio.bsky.social, vice president at the Middle East Institute in Geneva, told me when we spoke about Europe’s decision to outsource migration control to Libya: maghrebi.org/2025/10/07/t... @martinrjay.bsky.social

Today is a day of grief. Absolutely. Those who celebrate violence & suffering are edgelords. We need more people who have internalised this wisdom.

“Political commitments to improve conditions in Libyan detention centres have never been realised because it went against the political interest of both Italy and the EU.” Read my article with @andreaterenzio.bsky.social in this week's Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...