Central Bank of Libya pledges tighter monthly budget

The Commercial Banks Credit Covering Committee of the Central Bank of Libya called for assigning a month-to-month budget or even a quarter-year budget that would be very limited provided that it covers all the branches of the Commercial…

Biggest annual loss for BP oil group in 20 years

The GuardianBP is to cut another 3,000 jobs after reporting a loss of $6.5bn, its worst annual loss in at least 20 years. The latest job cuts are in addition to the 4,000 job cuts already announced.The group also said it has set…

5 missing Czech nationals found in Lebanon

BBCFive Czech nationals who went missing in Lebanon in July have been found and are now in the care of Lebanon's security force, Czech officials say.In a statement (in Czech), the foreign ministry says they are in "satisfactory…

Egyptian cartoonist apprehended for his website

BBCAn Egyptian cartoonist known for his satirical slant on political issues was briefly arrested accused of "running a website without a license".Islam Gawish was released on Monday reportedly without charge, a day after his…

Al-Ahli Libya plays Africa Sports d’Abidjan in Tripoli

Libyan NewsThe Ivorian football club, Africa Sports d'Abidjan, arrived Monday night in Meitiga airport in Tripoli for playing two friendly matches against Libya’s Al-Ahli football club.The two teams will play the matches on…