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Islamic State Expanding into North Africa – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Islamic State Expanding into North Africa – SPIEGEL ONLINE.
The caliphate has a beach. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea around 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Crete in Darna. The eastern Libya city has a population of around 80,000, a beautiful old town and an 18th century mosque, from which the black flag of the Islamic State flies. The port city is equipped with Sharia courts and an “Islamic Police” force which patrols the streets in all-terrain vehicles. A wall has been built in the university to separate female students from their male counterparts and the disciplines of law, natural sciences and languages have all been abolished. Those who would question the city’s new societal order risk death.
Darna has become a colony of terror, and it is the first Islamic State enclave in North Africa. The conditions in Libya are perfect for the radical Islamists: a disintegrating state, a location that is strategically well situated and home to the largest oil reserves on the continent. Should Islamic State (IS) manage to establish control over a significant portion of Libya, it could trigger the destabilization of the entire Arab world.
The IS puts down roots wherever chaos reigns, where governments are weakest and where disillusionment over the Arab Spring is deepest. In recent weeks, terror groups that had thus far operated locally have quickly begun siding with the extremists from IS.
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Libyan court dissolves UN-backed parliament – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Libyan court dissolves UN-backed parliament – Middle East – Al Jazeera English.
Libya’s Supreme Court has announced the dissolution of the UN-backed elected parliament, which has taken refuge in the eastern city of Tobruk, while another parliament vying for legitimacy is stationed in the capital, Tripoli.
“The Constitutional Circuit in the Supreme Court has ruled on Thursday to accept the appeal concerning the illegality” of developments leading to the elections, the news agency LANA reported,
The decision, announced on Thursday, came in light of a request by an MP to rule on the constitutionality of the June 25 vote that led to the creation of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni’s government.
The court’s decision, which sets the stage for more political chaos in the divided country, casts shadows on the future of al-Thinni’s government that was fighting armed groups, as it sought to restore law and order in the North African oil-rich country.
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Andrew Nikiforuk Breaks Down the Global Oil Price Slump | The Tyee
Andrew Nikiforuk Breaks Down the Global Oil Price Slump | The Tyee.
The dramatic slump in global oil prices has, as usual, caught governments, industry and markets off guard. In fact, Brent oil prices, a global standard, have dropped by 25 per cent since last June.
Given the chaos in Iraq, Syria, Libya and the Ukraine — Russia is a major oil exporter — some analysts would have predicted rising prices.
But that’s not what’s happening for a constellation of reasons.
As a consequence, falling prices are telling us something about changing oil markets, the stagnating state of the global economy, and the poor quality of extreme hydrocarbons.
The price drop may also be signalling a new angst among global investors due to an enlivened climate change fight and the adoption of the Keystone Principle by community groups across the world.
