Fuat Emir Şefkatli received his undergraduate degree from Yeditepe University, having studied in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. He received his master's degree from the University of Plymouth, having studied in the Department of International Relations and Development. Fuat Emir's current research interests include soft power, China-Africa relations, and Red Sea and East African geopolitics. He is a North African Studies research assistant with an advanced command of English and an intermediate command of German.
In the parliamentary session held on February 10, Fathi Bashagha, former Minister of Interior and one of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s important western rivals in the presidential elections on December 24, was elected as the new Prime Minister of the transition period. The candidacies of only two (Bashagha and former Head of Civil Bureau Khalid Bibas) of the seven people were approved by the House of Representatives (HoR) and
The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) adopted on Tuesday the proposal that excludes the High Council of State (HCS) from determining the interim government. With the proposal, which was accepted by 21 votes to 30, the HCS was pushed out of the decision mechanism where the interim government would be determined. Speaking after the meeting, HoR Speaker Saleh did not reveal how many HoR members attended the session and how
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In the parliamentary session held on February 10, Fathi Bashagha, former Minister of Interior and one of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s important western rivals in the presidential elections on December 24,
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The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) adopted on Tuesday the proposal that excludes the High Council of State (HCS) from determining the interim government. With the proposal, which was accepted by 21
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There is a short time left for the 24 December presidential elections in Libya. As the elections approach, the debate over the election law enacted by the eastern House of Representatives (HoR)
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31 foreign delegates, including representatives of the European Union (EU), the UN, the African Union, and the Arab League, attended the conference held at the Corinthia Hotel in the capital of Tripoli
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The decision to cancel the vote of confidence taken by the House of Representatives (HoR), led by Aguila Saleh, received many reactions from the local level. It was stated that 89 of
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The upcoming elections in Libya and some problematic issues were discussed at the meeting held in Algeria on Monday, August 30, with the participation of the foreign ministers of the countries neighboring
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Abdullah Senussi’s family requested that Senussi be released from the government authorities because of the poor health conditions in prison, where Senussi was recently diagnosed with cancer. Senussi remains in prison, which
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Mohammed al-Kani, the perpetrator of the mass graves in Tarhuna and a war criminal, was assassinated on July 27, along with 2 people, in Benghazi. According to local sources, Mohammed al-Kani was
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In a written statement made by the Democracy and Human Rights Foundation (DHRF) on July 22, it was stated that a senior official working in the Libyan Ministry of Defense sent intelligence
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Abbas Kamel, head of the Egyptian Intelligence Service (GIS), visited Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli with his delegation on June 17. Libyan Intelligence Chief Hussein Al-Ayeb, Minister of Interior Khalid
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