Benghazi, Libya: On the outskirts of the city, a man stands in a government building that was burned by the opposition in February of 2011, at the beginning of a revolution against the 41-year regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
Migrants wait to be rescued by Italian coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea, 30 nautical miles from the Libyan coast, on August 6th, 2017.
A Libyan coast guardsman stands on a boat during the rescue of 147 undocumented immigrants attempting to reach Europe off the coastal town of Zawiyah.
Illegal immigrants, who were rescued by the Libyan coast guard in the Mediterranean, arrive at a naval base in Tripoli, Libya, on May 10th, 2017.
A new report from the World Bank highlights the devastating economic consequences of civil war.
Emails disclosed by a hacker show a close family friend was funneling intelligence about the crisis in Libya directly to the Secretary of State’s private account starting before the Benghazi attack.
A professor of the politics and culture of the Middle East argues that the current violent furor linked to a blasphemous YouTube clip offers a unique chance to deliver a telling message about freedom of speech.
Food prices, more than some lousy video, are to blame for the violence sweeping the Middle East.
Moammar Gadhafi’s secret burial adds another chapter on how victors treat the bodies of their opposition’s leadership.
As our correspondent in Libya has learned, rushing to the ballot box might be the biggest mistake there is.
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" shout embattled Middle Eastern potentates grasping for a second lease on life by playing the "Wag the Dog" card.
An international report on arms transfers suggests Europeans were eager to sell weapons to Gadhafi before Libya's uprising this winter.
New media inspires new generation to protest? It’s an old trope, argues a China scholar taking a practiced eye at the turmoil in the Arab world.