Eddie Monkman
@eddiemonkman.bsky.social
Freelance journalist and editor of The Libya Gazette. Looking to connect with anyone willing to engage to write stories and create articles. DM's always open.
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This week in The Libya Gazette:
Turkey seeks two-year military extension.
The UN finalises its “Structured Dialogue”
Rising food and medicine prices threaten household purchasing power
Opinion: Libya’s war on women is a war on its future
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Turkey seeks two-year military extension.
The UN finalises its “Structured Dialogue”
Rising food and medicine prices threaten household purchasing power
Opinion: Libya’s war on women is a war on its future
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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
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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
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January 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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
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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
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"Pakistan has struck one of the largest arms export agreements in its history, reaching a deal valued at more than $4 billion to supply military equipment
to Libya’s eastern-based LNA": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Libya #Trade #Geopolitics
to Libya’s eastern-based LNA": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Libya #Trade #Geopolitics
December 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Pakistan has struck one of the largest arms export agreements in its history, reaching a deal valued at more than $4 billion to supply military equipment
to Libya’s eastern-based LNA": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Libya #Trade #Geopolitics
to Libya’s eastern-based LNA": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Libya #Trade #Geopolitics
“The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the repatriation of the Egyptian migrants was conducted in coordination with Libyan state authorities": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Libya #Egypt #Geopolitics
#Libya #Egypt #Geopolitics
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the repatriation of the Egyptian migrants was conducted in coordination with Libyan state authorities": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Libya #Egypt #Geopolitics
#Libya #Egypt #Geopolitics
The final Gazette of 2025:
UN-led efforts struggle to regain credibility.
Turkey’s continued military role
Economic strain deepens as Libyans face persistent price rises.
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UN-led efforts struggle to regain credibility.
Turkey’s continued military role
Economic strain deepens as Libyans face persistent price rises.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The final Gazette of 2025:
UN-led efforts struggle to regain credibility.
Turkey’s continued military role
Economic strain deepens as Libyans face persistent price rises.
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UN-led efforts struggle to regain credibility.
Turkey’s continued military role
Economic strain deepens as Libyans face persistent price rises.
Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
Tomorrow marks the 74th anniversary of the declaration of the United Kingdom of Libya. On December 24th 1951 Libya gained independence under the guidance of the United Nations:
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December 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Tomorrow marks the 74th anniversary of the declaration of the United Kingdom of Libya. On December 24th 1951 Libya gained independence under the guidance of the United Nations:
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"Turkey is seeking parliamentary approval to keep its military forces in Libya for another two years, arguing that continued involvement is critical to preventing renewed conflict and protecting regional stability": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Turkey is seeking parliamentary approval to keep its military forces in Libya for another two years, arguing that continued involvement is critical to preventing renewed conflict and protecting regional stability": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
This week in The Libya Gazette:
Turkey seeks two-year military extension.
The UN finalises its “Structured Dialogue”
Rising food and medicine prices threaten household purchasing power
Opinion: Libya’s war on women is a war on its future
Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
Turkey seeks two-year military extension.
The UN finalises its “Structured Dialogue”
Rising food and medicine prices threaten household purchasing power
Opinion: Libya’s war on women is a war on its future
Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This week in The Libya Gazette:
Turkey seeks two-year military extension.
The UN finalises its “Structured Dialogue”
Rising food and medicine prices threaten household purchasing power
Opinion: Libya’s war on women is a war on its future
Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
Turkey seeks two-year military extension.
The UN finalises its “Structured Dialogue”
Rising food and medicine prices threaten household purchasing power
Opinion: Libya’s war on women is a war on its future
Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
"Injuries were reported following an incident in Ouled Ziane, Casablanca, during which undocumented migrants reportedly damaged public property and attacked people with stones and knives": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Injuries were reported following an incident in Ouled Ziane, Casablanca, during which undocumented migrants reportedly damaged public property and attacked people with stones and knives": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This week's Libya Gazette is still available to download for free: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
"The Polisario Front is set to file a new appeal at the European Court by the end of the year, challenging the EU-Morocco agricultural and fisheries agreement": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"The Polisario Front is set to file a new appeal at the European Court by the end of the year, challenging the EU-Morocco agricultural and fisheries agreement": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
"The leader of a Sudanese militia has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for atrocities carried out in Darfur between 2003 and 2004": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Sudan #Sahel #Darfur
#Sudan #Sahel #Darfur
December 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The leader of a Sudanese militia has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for atrocities carried out in Darfur between 2003 and 2004": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Sudan #Sahel #Darfur
#Sudan #Sahel #Darfur
Libya’s government has escalated its pursuit of illegal crypto- currency miners, targeting an industry that has flourished in a legal vacuum: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Libya’s government has escalated its pursuit of illegal crypto- currency miners, targeting an industry that has flourished in a legal vacuum: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
The leader of the opposition Free Destourian Party Abir Moussi has received a 12-year jail sentence from a Tunisian court: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The leader of the opposition Free Destourian Party Abir Moussi has received a 12-year jail sentence from a Tunisian court: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
This week in the Libya Gazette: • UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli • Migration networks and militia power • Egypt’s support for eastern Libya • BP returning to Tripoli • Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover
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December 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This week in the Libya Gazette: • UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli • Migration networks and militia power • Egypt’s support for eastern Libya • BP returning to Tripoli • Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover
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El-Sisi told Haftar in the Egyptian capital that he is committed to providing “all forms of support and assistance” to the LNA and Libya’s national institutions: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
El-Sisi told Haftar in the Egyptian capital that he is committed to providing “all forms of support and assistance” to the LNA and Libya’s national institutions: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
Libyan authorities reported that Ahmed Oumar al-Fitouri al-Dabbashi, a militia leader long associated with large-scale migrant trafficking across the Mediterranean, was killed during a security raid: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Libyan authorities reported that Ahmed Oumar al-Fitouri al-Dabbashi, a militia leader long associated with large-scale migrant trafficking across the Mediterranean, was killed during a security raid: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
In the latest Libya Gazette:
• Diplomacy and governance in western Libya
• Migration and security dynamics
• Regional power plays involving Egypt and Sudan
• Developments across the Sahel and North Africa
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#Tripoli #Libya #Benghazi
• Diplomacy and governance in western Libya
• Migration and security dynamics
• Regional power plays involving Egypt and Sudan
• Developments across the Sahel and North Africa
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#Tripoli #Libya #Benghazi
December 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In the latest Libya Gazette:
• Diplomacy and governance in western Libya
• Migration and security dynamics
• Regional power plays involving Egypt and Sudan
• Developments across the Sahel and North Africa
Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Tripoli #Libya #Benghazi
• Diplomacy and governance in western Libya
• Migration and security dynamics
• Regional power plays involving Egypt and Sudan
• Developments across the Sahel and North Africa
Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
#Tripoli #Libya #Benghazi
This week in the Libya Gazette:
• UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli
• Migration networks and militia power
• Egypt’s support for eastern Libya
• BP returning to Tripoli
• Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover
Download now: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
• UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli
• Migration networks and militia power
• Egypt’s support for eastern Libya
• BP returning to Tripoli
• Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover
Download now: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This week in the Libya Gazette:
• UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli
• Migration networks and militia power
• Egypt’s support for eastern Libya
• BP returning to Tripoli
• Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover
Download now: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
• UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli
• Migration networks and militia power
• Egypt’s support for eastern Libya
• BP returning to Tripoli
• Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover
Download now: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
Libya’s challenges are not isolated events.
They’re part of a system: legal, political, regional and economic.
This week’s coverage shows how tightly those systems are connected: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
They’re part of a system: legal, political, regional and economic.
This week’s coverage shows how tightly those systems are connected: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Libya’s challenges are not isolated events.
They’re part of a system: legal, political, regional and economic.
This week’s coverage shows how tightly those systems are connected: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
They’re part of a system: legal, political, regional and economic.
This week’s coverage shows how tightly those systems are connected: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
"Libya’s Anti-Illegal Migration Authority has expanded operations across southern cities and valleys as part of a new security plan which seeks to consolidate the country’s southern borders": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Libya’s Anti-Illegal Migration Authority has expanded operations across southern cities and valleys as part of a new security plan which seeks to consolidate the country’s southern borders": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
Latest op-ed for @indie_pendent: www.indiependent.co.uk/the-bbc-held...
December 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Latest op-ed for @indie_pendent: www.indiependent.co.uk/the-bbc-held...
"Libya remains one of the worst countries in the world to be held as a refugee. Forced deportations,
human traffickers and abusive detention centres, such as Mitiga where El Hishri is facing charges of crimes against humanity": maghrebi.org/wp-admin/pos...
human traffickers and abusive detention centres, such as Mitiga where El Hishri is facing charges of crimes against humanity": maghrebi.org/wp-admin/pos...
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"Libya remains one of the worst countries in the world to be held as a refugee. Forced deportations,
human traffickers and abusive detention centres, such as Mitiga where El Hishri is facing charges of crimes against humanity": maghrebi.org/wp-admin/pos...
human traffickers and abusive detention centres, such as Mitiga where El Hishri is facing charges of crimes against humanity": maghrebi.org/wp-admin/pos...
Libya’s rampant institutional corruption, predominantly oriented around illicit fuel smuggling out of the country, has simultaneously deterred foreign investment and stifled public spending on ailing sectors": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Libya’s rampant institutional corruption, predominantly oriented around illicit fuel smuggling out of the country, has simultaneously deterred foreign investment and stifled public spending on ailing sectors": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
"Threats were delivered merely days before the launch of “Tripoli Media Days”, a notable event that the western Libyan administration, the Government of National Unity (GNU)": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"Threats were delivered merely days before the launch of “Tripoli Media Days”, a notable event that the western Libyan administration, the Government of National Unity (GNU)": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
"New regional economic indicators were published by Trading Economics, which illustrated the scale of Libya’s labour market stagnation": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"New regional economic indicators were published by Trading Economics, which illustrated the scale of Libya’s labour market stagnation": maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...