During his recent visit to Tripoli, CIA Director William Burns called for national unity and sounded the charge against the Russian mercenary group Wagner, which controls several oil fields in Libya.
World Report 2023: Rights Trends in Libya
Armed groups aligned with the two rival authorities, the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity …
Libya Court suspends energy deal with Turkiye
A Libyan Court, on Monday, suspended an energy exploration deal that the Tripoli government signed l…
Why Elections Won’t Happen in Libya
The 2021 agreement on holding elections was perceived by many Libyans as the light at the end of the…
Pushbacks and police violence: Europe’s borders in 2022
A young Syrian man paralysed by live fire from Bulgarian border guards. Cover-ups of illegal pushbac…
European politicians accused of conspiring with Libyan coastguard to push back refugees
High-profile European politicians, including the EU’s former foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini…
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Arab Centre: Turkey Faces a Dilemma in its Foreign Policy Toward Libya
On 24 January, the Arab Center Washington DC published an article entitled ‘Turkey Faces a Dilemma in its Foreign Policy Toward Libya’ by non-resident fellow Mustafa Gurbuz.
Libya: Elections must be held in 2023. Here’s how it can happen
Libya is still going through a deeply polarised conflict, with no clear end in sight. The turbulent transitional period spanning the last 11 years has reached a political impasse, with the incumbent political sides showing no inclination to strike an accord that may lead to them vacating their powerful positions.
Libya-Turkey energy deal ‘valid’ despite court ruling, oil minister says
A preliminary energy exploration deal between Libya’s Tripoli-based government and Turkey is “valid” despite a court ruling suspending it, according to Mohamed Aoun, Libya’s oil minister.
Authorities identify nine new bodies of Kani militia victims
The General Authority for Search and Identification of Missing Persons has confirmed the identity of nine anonymous bodies recovered earlier from Tarhuna.
NOC: Selling oil alone can lead to corruption in Libya
The Chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Bengdara has said that the NOC’s operations are not void of political and social pressures, and the latter are represented in the threats of Libyans to close oil fields if their relatives aren’t hired to work as oil sector employees.