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Libya

Public financial auditor looks to close NOC subsidiary Medoil

While investigating the mysterious Mediterranean Oil Services Co, a subsidiary of the National Oil Corp, the Audit Bureau has uncovered new suspicious payments.

Subscribers only Business 12.02.2025

Cairo, Ankara and Paris to hold new meeting on Libyan issue

While the creation of a unified Libyan government continues to be delayed, a triumvirate of foreign delegates will meet sometime between now and the end of the month to make progress on the country's political future.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2025

Presidential Council seeks new ambassador for Paris

The head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed el-Menfi, wants to replace Khaled Kagigi at the country's embassy in France, which has been in limbo for a year due to a conflict between its officials.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.02.2025

Khalifa Haftar (left) and GNU Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba. © Abdullah Doma/Mahmud Turkia/AFP

How Khalifa Haftar and Abdelhamid Dabaiba sacrificed NOC boss

Farhat Omar Bengdara's replacement by one of his lieutenants, Masoud Suleiman Musa, enables Libya's two strongmen to maintain their shared control of the National Oil Corporation.

Free access Energy, Business 24.01.2025

Members of the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stand in a square on 19 January 2025 in Damascus, Syria. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images via AFP

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North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

After the few days of uncertainty accompanying the fall of Bashar al-Assad, North African diplomats are getting back to work in Syria. Some are seeking to put their previous positions on the Syrian conflict behind them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2025

Demonstrators put their feet on a photo of Libya's head of Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, in Misrata, 19 March 2024. © Ayman al-Sahili/Reuters

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Prime Minister Dabaiba cornered in Tripoli as eastern leaders plot against him

Abdelhamid Dabaiba is clinging on to his job as Libya's internationally recognised PM in Tripoli, despite manoeuvres to oust him as the divided country tries to reach a new deal on a unified government.

Subscribers only Politics 17.01.2025

How Libyan Investment Authority plans to unfreeze its assets

Libya's sovereign wealth fund has been allowed to recover some of the money blocked since 2011, but only on a case-by-case basis and with the authorisation of the UN sanctions committee. Its first attempt concerns €15bn placed with Euroclear in Belgium.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 28.01.2025

Former Ghanaian minister Hanna Tetteh proposed as UN special envoy

Diplomat Hanna Tetteh, whose appointment as special envoy to Libya is being championed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has an extensive network within the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.01.2025

Fresh lawsuit to target National Oil Corp boss over his Emirati passport

A new legal case is likely to be made involving Farhat Omar Bengdara, on top of two previous suits. This one is based on the ruling of the Tripoli Court of Appeal, which determined in October that the head of the NOC held Emirati nationality.

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2025

The chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation, Farhat Omar Bengdara, at a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, 14 July 2022.

Increased tension between Tripoli and Moscow following arrest of three Russians

Russia has increased its presence in eastern Libya after withdrawing part of its forces from Syria but, on the Tripoli side, a growing number of Russians are being arrested by the intelligence services.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.12.2024

Battle resumes to recover Libyan assets

Libyan Investment Authority chief Ali Mahmoud Hassan is trying to obtain flexibility on the use of frozen assets, on the sidelines of his talks with the United Nations sanctions committee on Libya.

Subscribers only Finance 19.12.2024

Cairo, Ankara and Paris seek consensus on Libyan reunification plan

Tripartite consultations between Egypt, Turkey and France are set to be held to find a lasting political solution in Libya. The withdrawal of foreign troops will be a key issue in the discussions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.12.2024

What Assad's fall means for Libya's Haftar clan

The eastern Libyan strongman was caught unawares by the abrupt end of the Baathist regime in Syria. The two families had been forging ever closer ties for years, while also counting on their shared friend, Russia.

Subscribers only Defence 11.12.2024

Umayyad Square in Damascus on 9 December 2024.

Five Libyan firms in running for EU border mission security contract

The European Union Border Assistance Mission in the country is conducting a closed consultation process to select a new security service provider in January.

Subscribers only Business 09.12.2024

British Foreign Office hosts international meeting on Libya

Wilton Park, an executive agency of the British Foreign Office, is this week organising a closed-doors meeting to discuss the situation in Libya.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2024

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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

BGN has established itself as a key player in Libyan oil. The Dubai-based firm headed by Rüya Bayegan has managed to capture most of the country's crude oil, become one of its leading fuel suppliers and is now looking to invest in infrastructure and oil fields.

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.2024

© Illustrated by Julien Pacaud. Photos : M. Turkia/A. Doma/AFP/Y. Mahjoub/NurPhoto via AFP

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Libya

Public financial auditor looks to close NOC subsidiary Medoil

Cairo, Ankara and Paris to hold new meeting on Libyan issue

Presidential Council seeks new ambassador for Paris

How Khalifa Haftar and Abdelhamid Dabaiba sacrificed NOC boss

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North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

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Prime Minister Dabaiba cornered in Tripoli as eastern leaders plot against him

How Libyan Investment Authority plans to unfreeze its assets

Former Ghanaian minister Hanna Tetteh proposed as UN special envoy

Fresh lawsuit to target National Oil Corp boss over his Emirati passport

Increased tension between Tripoli and Moscow following arrest of three Russians

Battle resumes to recover Libyan assets

Cairo, Ankara and Paris seek consensus on Libyan reunification plan

What Assad's fall means for Libya's Haftar clan

Five Libyan firms in running for EU border mission security contract

British Foreign Office hosts international meeting on Libya

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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

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NOC makes new offer to Trasta Energy for Ras Lanuf refinery

Belkacem Haftar organises Libya-France forum to promote his projects

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Business magnate Mohamed Taher Issa tempted by political role

Washington wants to stay at Libyan Central Bank's side

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Abdelhamid Dabaiba looks east for foreign minister

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Public financial auditor looks to close NOC subsidiary Medoil

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Fresh lawsuit to target National Oil Corp boss over his Emirati passport

Increased tension between Tripoli and Moscow following arrest of three Russians

Battle resumes to recover Libyan assets

Cairo, Ankara and Paris seek consensus on Libyan reunification plan

What Assad's fall means for Libya's Haftar clan

Five Libyan firms in running for EU border mission security contract

British Foreign Office hosts international meeting on Libya

In Focus From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Sassou to visit Libya for first time in 13 years

UN mission faces uncertain future

NOC in legal tussle with trader Litasco

NOC makes new offer to Trasta Energy for Ras Lanuf refinery

Belkacem Haftar organises Libya-France forum to promote his projects

Inner circles Business magnate Mohamed Taher Issa tempted by political role

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Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Spotlight
North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Spotlight
Prime Minister Dabaiba cornered in Tripoli as eastern leaders plot against him

In Focus
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Inner circles
Business magnate Mohamed Taher Issa tempted by political role