Dr. Jebril El-Abidi

Dr. Jebril El-Abidi
Libyan writer and researcher

A Green Middle East… Saudi Arabia’s Vision

In an unprecedented initiative that is not just empty talk but a real effort to support joint efforts in the Middle East to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and remove them from the atmosphere, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman took the unprecedented step of launching the …

Afghanistan and ISIS-K

The Afghan arena and its surrounding area could become an open field of war between the Taliban and ISIS in Khorasan Province, better known as ISIS-K. ISIS’s incorporation of the names of countries and regions, especially those that can be traced back to the Islamic era, into its names has a long…

Ennahda and the Foreign Contracts Scandal

The Ennahda scandal was recently exposed; they had contracted American lobbying firms in an effort to save what remains of their rubble and salvage the attempts to breathe life into the party by applying internal and external pressure…Per the US Department of Justice, which mandates that companies…

The Iranian Elections, A One-Horse Race

The Iranian presidential elections have been described as a “one-horse race” by Iranian activists because of the reformists’ exclusion and the support provided to hardliners. A committee subordinate to the supreme leader, the so-called Guardian Council, an unelected body composed of twelve members,…

Libya Fasts Without Wars and Conflict

For the first time in years, the Libyans fast without war and conflict, without hearing the sounds of artillery, machine guns, and indiscriminate missiles. They had been plaguing the country amid wars fought for various reasons, though most have been waged against transnational terrorist groups,…

Libya and the Presidential Elections

Libya is currently facing the dilemma of electing its president either directly, through the people’s votes, as the Libyans want, or through parliament, as the minority represented by Islamic political groups want. After the decade-long presidential vacuum and the disputes over the president’s…

The Pope’s Visit…A Message of Fraternity, Reassurance and Solidarity

''I come among you like a pilgrim"..said Pope Francis in his message which stressed that “we are all brothers”. The Pope will pray in the Iraqi city of Ur, the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham, seeking to convey a message to the world and to the followers of the three monotheistic religions,…

The Kleptocrats Are Looting Libya

Libya is suffering from international disputes entangled with internal chaos and conflicts, which has resulted in the willful postponement of a solution to the crisis and the perpetuation of chaos and plunder of public money. This situation has left the people of the country suffering from both…

Libya and A Seventh UN Envoy

Libya has been suffering for years from the prolongation of its crisis and its people’s suffering because of a blend of international and internal disputes, and chaos, which has resulted in deliberate efforts to delay the crisis’ solutions. Jan Kubis, a former Slovak diplomat, is the UN’s…

Dehlavieh Missiles Reach Libya

After Iranian missiles were found to have reached terrorists and militias in Libya, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council: “Based on the Secretariat's analysis of the photographs provided, the Secretariat established that one of the four anti-tank guided missiles had…