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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…

Libya's Central Bank has announced the deployment of a new electronic system designed to strengthen the country's fight against financial crimes.The Financial Information Unit (FIU) has launched the goAML platform, which allows…

Mauritanian Member of Parliament Mohamed Bouy Ould Cheikh Mohamed Fadel has urged the government to cancel its migration agreement with the European Union, describing the deal as "suspicious" during a parliamentary session on Friday.…

Taiwan and Somaliland are reportedly finalising a military cooperation agreement expected to be signed by mid-2025, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations.The proposed agreement would enable Somaliland to…

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 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"…

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…

US President Donald Trump has launched direct talks with Iran aimed at preventing nuclear weapons development, a move that reportedly surprised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent Washington visit.According…

Libya's Justice Minister Halima Abdulrahman has stated that certain Lebanese parties are impeding progress on resolving the Musa al-Sadr case.In comments to Al-Nahar newspaper, Halima Abdulrahman indicated that Libya has sent…

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,…