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May 2025

US shifts strategy on Saudi nuclear deal, drops Israel

According to two sources familiar with the situation, Washington has abandoned its requirement for Saudi Arabia to establish diplomatic ties with Israel as a prerequisite for advancing discussions on civilian nuclear cooperation. This…

North Korea fires advanced missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan on Thursday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed through Yonhap news agency.The projectiles were fired from Wonsan, a coastal city on North Korea's…

Legal committee deems Council decrees unconstitutional

The Legal Advisory Committee of Libya's House of Representatives has issued a statement rejecting the Presidential Council's issuance of decree-laws, declaring they have no constitutional or legal basis.The committee states that the…

Libya’s government rejects US migration deportation plans

The Libyan Government of National Unity has formally denied the existence of any agreement with the United States regarding migrant deportations to Libya.In an official statement, the government noted that "unauthorised entities…

Why Libya matters in Moscow’s challenge to Washington?

The recent American military posturing near Libya has quickly elicited a Russian response. After US B-52 strategic bombers conducted flyovers alongside British forces above Sirte on 26 February 2025, followed by the USS Mount Whitney's…

Dbeibah condemns “illusory” nomination process

Libya's political divisions deepened recently as Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah publicly criticised House of Representatives Speaker Aguila Saleh. The disagreement centres on the parliament's decision to open nominations for a new…

UK government rejects proposal to use frozen Libyan assets

The British government has rejected a parliamentary proposal debated in the House of Lords on Thursday, May 1, 2025, which called for the use of frozen Libyan assets to provide compensation to victims of IRA bombings that utilised…

Libya inches up press freedom index

Libya has climbed six positions in Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) 2025 Press Freedom Index, now ranking 137th amongst 180 countries worldwide.Despite this upward movement, Libya remains classified in the "difficult situation"…

Pentagon receives Libyan Deputy Defence Minister

The US Department of Defence hosted Libya's Deputy Minister of Defence, Abdulsalam Al-Zoubi, on Saturday in Washington. This meeting represents the first official visit by a Libyan Defence Ministry official to the Pentagon in more than…

Libya seeks partnerships for energy sector growth

Libya's Minister for Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdul-Sadiq, has recently urged major companies to get their applications in and invest safely in Libya's oil sector. In a speech at the Natural Resources Summit over in Istanbul,…

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