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European interest in Libyan Oil

The Libyan conflict has been ongoing for a decade. The impact on Libya’s oil production has been significant. Whether the new transitory government and shift to democracy will increase and stabilise..
February 25, 2021

As New Libyan Authority Takes Shape, Challenges to Peace Remain

The head of Libya’s new presidency council is due soon in the capital to begin work on a transitional government amid cautious hopes a decade of fighting that’s divided the OPEC nation may be coming..
February 08, 2021

Erdogan’s Sinister Game in Libya: Construction Corruption

The ugliness of kleptocracy is often easy to see; in fact, it is inescapable. Those who have visited Libya report that for an oil state it has very unimpressive infrastructure. Indeed, it is littered..
January 28, 2021

North Africa Emerges As Cocaine Transit Hub

Within the span of a week, cocaine was discovered in two separate maritime cargo containers bound for Libya, a strong indication that both the North African country and the broader region are..
January 13, 2021

The Downfall of Libya 10 Years On

The 2011 Libyan uprising that toppled the country’s longtime ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi devastated the oil-rich nation, believes a Tunisian journalist, who has been covering the conflict extensively...
December 17, 2020

Bomb threat at Libyan NOC headquarters

The NOC has issued a statement condemning the threat of targeting of NOC headquarters with a car bomb as well as the attempt by an armed group to interfere with operations at Al-Bariqa Oil Marketing..
December 17, 2020

Erdogan Asks Turkish Parliament to Extend Troop Deployment in Libya

On Saturday, the Turkish Presidency sent a motion to Parliament with a request to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in Libya for an additional 18 months.
December 13, 2020

Haftar's spokesman: We're at war with Turkey

The spokesman for Khalifa Haftar's forces Ahmed Al-Mismari said they are at war with Turkey after the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have "fueled their conflict".
December 10, 2020

Libya: paper-thin peace as Libyan Army on Alert after GNA Movements

On Saturday, the Karama Operations Room called on all commanders of the military sectors and units of the Libyan National Army (LNA) to put all forces on maximum alert level.
December 07, 2020

What is happening in Libya? Constitution draft and election date set

The UN mission announced on Friday that the participants in the Libyan Political dialogue Forum agreed to hold national elections on December 24 2021.
November 16, 2020