“I studied to become a nurse, to help people and to serve my country. But now I have no money to even to help my father in his old age,” says Khaled as he pulls out his wallet and opens it to show the empty contents. “Not a single coin.”
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Deported to Libya, Ex-Gitmo Detainees Vanish. Will Others Meet a Similar Fate?
Some resettlements have gone well. Former detainees learned their new local languages, found jobs and even married. Others have been rockier. In countries like Uruguay and Kazakhstan, former detainees have struggled to fit in while complaining of inadequate support, distance from relatives and heavy-handed security. In still other countries, like …
Networks of profiteers run rampant in Libya. Can they be stopped?
For too long, the economic drivers of Libya’s conflict have received insufficient attention. But this may be about to change. Ghassan Salamé, the U.N. special envoy to Libya, has his sights set on targeting Libya’s “economy of predation.”
Fire in Waha Oil Co. pipeline in Libya put out, says NOC
A fire that broke out on a pipeline operated by Libya’s Waha Oil Co that feeds Es Sider port has been brought under control, an engineer at the port said on Sunday.
Libyan oil pipeline attacked by ‘terrorist group’
A Libyan crude pipeline owned by the al-Waha oil company, feeding the port of Es Sider, was set on fire on Saturday causing the loss of between 70,000 barrels per day and 100,000 bpd, state firm NOC said.
Eastern air force strikes a military camp for Presidential Council in central Libya
A Dignity Operation fighter jet carried out an airstrike on a camp in Al-Saddadah district, some 105km southwest of Misrata, on Saturday. No casualties were reported.
Oil theft ‘costing Libya over $750 mn annually’
Fuel smuggling is costing Libya more than $750 million each year and harming its economy and society, the head of the National Oil Company in the conflict-riddled country said.
Zawiya and Zintan reconcile after years of tension
Zawiya and Zintan called on Tuesday for the formation of a joint committee to resolve the disputes between the two cities.
Haftar said to be suffering irreversible brain damage
East Libya military commander Khalifa Haftar is in an almost vegetative state and “will never be normal again” because of his health issues, an informed source told Middle East Eye.
‘‘Nation’s Storm’’ anti-terror operation monitoring terrorists’ presence outside geographical area
Mohamed El-Sallak, the official spokesperson for Presidency Council head Faiez Serraj said that the anti-terror operation ‘‘Nation’s Storm’’ is continuing its operations.