Diverse group's competitive advantage in Journalism Now Challenge

"The results have exceeded our expectations"

"If you are into journalism, there is nothing stopping you from creating and growing your own media presence," explains Hosam El Nagar, the foundation's director of learning and innovation.

"Through the competition, we wanted to allow students and journalists to practice digital journalism and have a go at engaging with a chosen audience, with input from journalism experts to support them. It is not often that you get a chance to talk with members o

The second solo exhibition for female Libyan painter Shefa Barasi...

The Female Libyan Painter Shefa Barasi Launching Her Second Solo Exhibition At The Old City Of Tripoli

TRIPOLI, LIBYA - DECEMBER 19: The second solo exhibition for female Libyan painter Shefa Barasi titled I am Libyaon December 19, 2021, in Tripoli, Libya. By redrawing prehistoric human carvings in the Libyan desert, Shefa Barasi tries to revive the history of the Libyans in her second solo exhibition (I am Libya) at the old city of Tripoli. (Footage by Hussein Eddeb/Getty Images)

Libyans navigate Haftar's landmines as they return to Tripoli homes

As the dust settles in northwest Libya after months of fierce fighting, residents displaced by battles between the internationally-recognised government and the Libyan National Army (LNA) have come back to landmines, damaged homes, and looted properties.

While the Government of National Accord (GNA) forces celebrate ending General Khalifa Haftar’s 14-month offensive to seize the capital, numerous videos circulating on social media have shown the enormous damage caused in areas south of Tripoli,

Coronavirus in Libya: by Hussein Eddeb

Up until the moment the first coronavirus case was announced in Libya, citizens were still hoping that the country would be spared the global spread of the pandemic, due to its isolation from the world caused by its ongoing civil war.

But now, after almost a decade of bloody conflict and economic turmoil, Libya is facing a new battle - this time against the novel Covid-19.

As of 29 March, Libya has reported eight confirmed cases of infection, with the number expected to rise.

The National Cen

Libyans in south Tripoli find themselves on the frontline of Haftar's war

At night, Omar’s* house in Tripoli’s southern suburbs shakes, as shells fall all around it. When his family of nine emerges in the mornings, they find evidence of the raids the night before.

“Often, we find shrapnel in the outer wall of the house,” the 37-year-old government employee tells Middle East Eye from his office, fraught from worry.

When eastern commander Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) began pushing towards Tripoli in April, Libyans fleeing the assault sought shelter in t

ليبوتكس، التكنولوجيا أنثى

تشكل النساء حوالي نصف المجتمع الليبي وجرت العادة أن عمل المرأة الليبية ينحصر في أعمال يتقبلها المجتمع سواء في قطاع التعليم أو القطاع المصرفي أو قطاع الصحة، ولكن بعد التغيرات التي شهدتها ليبيا منذ سنة 2011 والتي أعطت الحرية للقطاع الخاص والشركات والجمعيات الناشئة بدأت المرأة تندمج أكثر ضمن هذا التغيير، ومع انتشار التقنية بشكل واسع كان للمرأة الليبية حضورها في هذا المجال.

ولعل وجود العنصر النسائي في فريق ليبوتكس ”الفريق الليبي للروبوت“ المتكون من أربعة عشرة عضوا، والذي تأهل السنة الماضية لنهائيات