Libya
Million-Dollar Hit
Authorities in western Libya have known for weeks who executed the hit on Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, and where the bounty may have originated. An inside report explores why no arrests have been made, and why justice might prove elusive.
The Fugitive Heir
A secret meeting with Saif al-Islam Gadhafi in the Libyan desert, weeks before his assassination, revealed a man still trying to shape the country’s future.
Sports and Legitimacy in Eastern Libya
As Benghazi hosts European soccer giants and boxing celebrities, Khalifa Haftar’s regime in eastern Libya is betting on sports and reconstruction to win over Libyans and the West.
A Power Grab Backfires in Tripoli
Libya’s capital has seen endless twists and turns since the demise of the Gadhafi regime in 2011. But a recent power grab by the country’s prime minister, Abdelhamid Dabeiba, has had unintended consequences, and now his authority has been shaken to the core.
My Grandpa, the Fascist?
Leafing through an old family photo album led the author to a personal reckoning with Italy’s dark past in Libya — at a time when telling the often forgotten and sidelined story of the country’s fascist exploits abroad seems more urgent than ever.
Libya’s Struggles Empower a Clan
At the heart of the puzzle is a power struggle in Tripoli that has reshaped Libya’s political alliances and helped the Haftar family to unparalleled funds to dispense patronage. As a result of that struggle, the hemorrhage of state funds is worsening, Haftar’s sons are consolidating their power and, ultimately, the shaky balance that has maintained the calm in Libya over the past decade might come undone.
My Father, the Cleaver: Remembering a Libyan Cartoonist’s Satirical Legacy
From his exile in northern England, the Libyan satirist Hasan Dhaimish skewered Moammar Gadhafi and his ilk for decades with his razor-sharp cartoons. After the dictator’s fall, Dhaimish took his work into overdrive — but without a central target, his net widened, and his isolation deepened.