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Massad Boulos

Massad Boulos

US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs

Appears in 2 stories

Notable Quotes

"I congratulate Libya on signing the agreement after months of US facilitation as part of a broader roadmap toward peace and national unification." — April 11, 2026

"Libya has tremendous potential but can only unlock this potential by overcoming the divisions of the past." — UN Security Council, February 2026

"Lebanon-Israel peace could be achieved soon." — Massad Boulos, March 2026

Stories

Libya signs first unified state budget in 13 years as US brokers fiscal reunification

Rule Changes

Leading US mediation on Libya reunification

Libya has not had a single national budget since 2013. For 13 years, two rival governments—one in Tripoli, one in the east—spent the country's oil wealth through separate, competing channels with no shared oversight. On April 11, 2026, representatives of both legislatures signed a US-mediated agreement on a unified 190 billion Libyan dinar (roughly $30 billion) budget covering all four categories of state spending: salaries, development, subsidies, and operations.

Updated Apr 11

Israel prepares largest Lebanon ground invasion since 2006 as Hezbollah front escalates

Force in Play

Facilitating direct Israel-Lebanon talks

Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon, launched March 1, has reached a new phase with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) systematically destroying bridges over the Litani River, including strikes on April 4 targeting connections between Sohmor and Mashghara in eastern Lebanon. By late March, the IDF had struck over 500 Hezbollah targets, killed 70 operatives, and seized roughly 850 square kilometers using three armored and infantry divisions. The campaign has now severed at least seven major bridges, expanded evacuation zones north of the Litani, destroyed key infrastructure, and resulted in clashes killing six IDF soldiers.

Updated Apr 4