UN: Evacuation of migrants’ deal from Libya at risk
International efforts to release people from Libyan detention centres to Niger have hit a deadlock, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned. A senior official from the UN agency told MEPs in the…
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Oil pumps again in Sharara oilfield in Libya
Oil steadied after its steepest weekly loss in a month as Libya resumed production at its biggest oilfield following a brief halt.Futures in New York rose 0.2 percent after a 3.6 percent decline last week. The…
Tripoli government forms military force to secure southern Libya
The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj announced Sunday the formation of a military force to secure southern Libya, which is witnessing tribal clashes for days. Al-Serraj made his announcement…
Libya oil production loses 300.000 bpd as gang shuts down key Sharara oilfield, demanding LYD 25…
Libya’s Sharara oil field stopped pumping crude oil and the National Oil Corporation announced force majuere inside it after a gang in Hamada area shut down pipeline from Sharara to the Zawiya refinery.…
10 years on, Lockerbie money paid by Gaddafi remains at US Treasury, report unveils
Hundreds of millions of pounds of Moamar Gaddafi’s Lockerbie compensation money is sitting in the US government’s accounts a decade after it was paid out, a report by the Daily Record revealed. The…
Clashes in Libya’s Sabha displace over 120 families
120 families in Libya's southern city of Sabha have been displaced due to the tribal fighting that has lasted for days, the city's municipality said on Saturday. "120 families from the Al-Tayuri…
AU-EU-UN Taskforce helped over 15000 migrants to return home from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) assisted 15,000 migrants to return to their homes from Libya through the voluntary humanitarian returns programme, with the support of the European Union and the active cooperation of…
Pakistani oil engineer kidnapped by armed groups in Ubari
An unknown armed group kidnapped a Pakistani engineer working in an oil field near the southern Libyan city of Ubari, some 900 km south of the capital Tripoli."The continued kidnappings and absence of official security in the south…
French oil giant Total buys US MRO.N stake at Libya’s Waha oilfield for $450 million
French energy company Total (TOTF.PA) substantially raised its presence in Libya with the purchase of a 16.33 percent stake in Libya’s Waha concessions from U.S. Marathon Oil (MRO.N) for $450 million on Friday, Reuters…
UN to reopen office in Benghazi as it recognizes warlord Haftar as commander of Libyan Army
The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame said Friday that the UNMIL will reopen an office in Benghazi for the first time in years. "We are preparing to reopen a UN office in Benghazi and I…
Libyan warlord recruited African mercenaries for ongoing fighting in Libya’s south
The commander of the Sixth Brigade Infantry Ahmeid Al-Ataybi, said the clashes in Sabha, Libya's south, is between Operation Dignity forces led by Khalifa Haftar and forces loyal Government of National Accord (GNA.) The fight in Libya's…
Libya’s oil output soaring despite latest shutdown of key oilfield, Bloomberg reports
PetroChina Co. agreed to an annual contract to buy Libyan crude after similar deals by oil majors like Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc, underscoring a recovery in the North African country’s production even as its…
UNSMIL: 146 civilian casualties in Libya in February
From 1 February to 28 February 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 146 civilian casualties – 13 deaths and 133 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya.…
Turkey’s TIKA sent 14 food tons to Libya’s Yefren
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) said Wednesday it has sent 14 tons of food to 400 Libyan households. A handing-over ceremony was held at the Turkish Embassy in the Libyan…
UN calls for return of Tawergha population to their city safely
The United Nations and its partners in Libya have called for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of the population displaced from the northern town of Tawergha without a delay, expressing deep concern about the situation…
Repsol earnings increase due to resumed Libya production
Spanish energy company Repsol says cost reduction efforts, resumed production in Libya and rising market prices for crude boosted its earnings rise last year.Repsol S.A. said Wednesday it posted net income of 2.121 billion euros ($2.6…
Libyan Presidential Council vows to support legitimate forces fighting “mercenaries” in…
The Presidential Council in Libya on Tuesday said some unspecified measures had been taken to support army units to respond to repeated attacks by "groups of mercenaries".
In a statement Tuesday, the presidential council hailed "the…
US national arrested in Tunisia over attempt to join ISIS in Libya
US officials confirmed that an American man from Keyes accused of trying to enter Libya to join ISIS has been arrested. A law enforcement official told ABC News Tuesday that Bernard Raymond Augustine, who is…
Tribal clashes killed over 4 civilians so far in Libya’s south
The Libyan National Human Rights Commission confirmed Monday that over four civilians were killed and several others were injured in the armed clashes between tribes in the southern Libyan city of Sabha."The National Committee is…
UN delegate to Libya and Al-Sirraj hail UNSMIL relocation to Tripoli
The Head of the UNSMIL, Ghassan Salame, and the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj, met in Tripoli on Tuesday. The two officials talked about the latest in the political…