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Libya needs $30 to $40 billion in funding to develop more than 60 already discovered oil and gas fields, said the president of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Masoud Suleiman, in an interview with the Financial Times published on August 18, 2026. The stated goal is to increase crude production from about 1.4 million to […]
Since August 15, Tripoli and several cities in western and southern Libya have been without electricity. The outage disrupts water distribution, communications, industrial activity, and airport operations, while criticism of the government of Abdelhamid Dbeibah intensifies. The Libyan capital is facing widespread power cuts that also affect several other localities controlled by the authorities based […]
The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) declared a state of emergency at the Zawiya refinery in the west of the country following several drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure since Saturday, August 8. A tank containing 4.5 million liters of gasoline was destroyed, with no group claiming responsibility for the strikes. Located about 50 kilometers west […]
Major General Fawzi Al-Mansouri, head of military intelligence in eastern Libya, was killed on Monday, August 10, in Benghazi by an explosive device placed under his vehicle. Authorities have not identified the perpetrators of the attack, which comes after several months of relative calm in the country’s second city. The attack occurred in the al-Hawari […]
After a contrasting year at the helm of the Libyan national team, Aliou Cissé announced his resignation. Between insufficient results and internal difficulties, the Senegalese coach ends an experience that he nevertheless describes as “enriching”. Aliou Cissé’s stint as head of the Libyan national team ended abruptly. The coach formalized his departure at the end […]
In a bid to cut public spending, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah announced on Wednesday, April 30, the closure of 25 diplomatic missions abroad. The decision is part of a broader austerity plan aimed at reducing the financial burden of the public sector. The closures will affect embassies, consulates, and permanent missions to international organizations, […]
Libyan army brigadier general Ali Ramadan al-Rayani was killed on Sunday during an attack by unidentified gunmen at his home in Khallet al-Farjan, in southern Tripoli, authorities announced. An officer affiliated with the Government of National Unity (GNU) forces, al-Rayani succumbed to his injuries after an exchange of gunfire with the attackers. According to local […]
Libya repatriated 177 Nigerian migrants, mainly women, on Tuesday as part of a voluntary return program, the country’s Illegal Migration Control Department announced. “Today (…) we organized the voluntary return of 177 female migrants and some Nigerian children aboard a flight departing from Tripoli Mitiga International Airport,“ said Mohamed Bred’a, head of deportations. The group […]
The Libyan judiciary has recently ruled on a corruption case involving Moussa Al-Maqrif, Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity. He has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for favoritism and nepotism in the awarding of contracts for the production of school textbooks. This verdict concludes a lengthy legal […]
