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Libya
Vellichor Risk hoists Union Jack over Tripoli private security market

Expanding rapidly in Tripoli, the British security firm Vellichor Risk has entrusted its Libyan operations to the retired brigadier Rob Jefferies, who is working in conjunction with the leading local company Security Side. [...]

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Abdelhamid Dabaiba
Ahmed al-Shoultani
Department of International Trade
ENI
EUBAM Libya
Fathi Bashagha
Fawzi Boukatif
February 17 Martyrs Brigade
GE
Geos
Nicholas Hopton
Rob Jefferies
Rose Partners
Security Side
Security Side, an indispensable ally
Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Vellichor Risk
VNG International

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After Libya, UK private security firm Vellichor launches in Mali

The British private security group Vellichor Risk is getting ready for its arrival in Mali, where it is due to start work in mid-December for a mining client which is conducting exploration campaigns north of Bamako.

Subscribers only Business 16.11.2021

In Focus | Libya
How Tripoli's ritzy 'Green Zone' Palm City rides the storm

Built just before the fall of the Gaddafi regime by the Pisani family-owned Maltese group Corinthia, the 413 villas of Palm City have become the place most diplomats and humanitarian expats in Tripoli call home.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 18.10.2021

Libya
Ukroboronservice beats off Western giants to land Tripoli mine clearance contract

The United Nations has chosen Ukrainian state-owned company Ukroboronservice to make the outskirts of Tripoli safe

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.05.2021

Libya
Janus, G4S, Optima jockey for Tripoli mine clearance contract

The United Nations is about to hire a private contractor to clear mines laid during Khalifa Haftar's offensive on the Libyan capital. The leading firms in the sector are bidding for the contract, which comes against a backdrop of political transition.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 30.03.2021

Libya
Rose Partners seeks more time from Dabaiba government to reform police

Senior executives from Britain's Rose Partners security firm travelled to Tripoli recently to try to convince new interior minister Khaled Tijani Mazen to extend the contract it signed last year with his predecessor Fathi Bachagha

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.03.2021

Spotlight | Libya
New energy minister Mohamed Aoun squares up against Mustafa Sanalla for control of Libya's oil

One of the biggest challenges facing Libya's newly appointed oil minister Mohamed Aoun will be how to deal with an old rival, Mustafa Sanalla, the boss of the National Oil Corporation and undisputed strongman of the energy sector.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 16.03.2021

Libya
Sarraj slips away to Rome before leaving government jet to Dabaiba

Hours after the vote of confidence for the new unity government, outgoing prime minister Fayez Sarraj slipped away to Rome. He might not attend the handover ceremony for Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

Subscribers only Politics 15.03.2021

Libya
Tripoli bids to overturn €50m compensation payment to Cengiz in Paris

On 16 March, Libya's action to contest the arbitration ruling ordering it to pay out nearly €50m to the Turkish construction firm Cengiz will be considered by the French courts.

Subscribers only Business 11.03.2021

Libya
Werfalli, Haftar's troublesome ally, sparks panic among Benghazi elite

By storming the Toyota dealership in Benghazi, the special forces commander Mahmoud Al-Werfalli has taken on one of the city's most respected families, the Soussis, supporters of Khalifa Haftar from the beginning.

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2021

Khalifa Haftar and Mahmoud Al Werfalli (right).

Libya
Septimius Security, the new Irish face of Security Side's former CEO

With its Islamist associations proving to be a burden for the Tripoli-based company, Security Side's former managing director has set up a new entity in Ireland, without entirely cutting the ties between the two.

Subscribers only Business 22.10.2020

In Focus | Libya
Turkish military company Sadat turns Erdogan-Sarraj alliance into business opportunity

Turkish paramilitary company Sadat, headed by former Turkish general Adnan Tanriverdi, has set up a partnership with Fawzi Boukatif-led Libyan company Security Side to train the forces fighting for Fayez Sarraj's Government of National Accord.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.06.2020

Sadat and Security Side are carrying out a training mission among the government's forces.

Spotlight | Libya
Geos and Vesper take over EUBAM's protection from GardaWorld

The French security company Geos is returning to Libya with a major contract. In late February, the firm, led by former Directorate General for External Security (DGSE) chief and army general Didier Bolelli, won a one-year renewable contract to protect [.

Subscribers only Business 05.03.2020

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Ahmed al-Shoultani
Department of International Trade
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EUBAM Libya
Fathi Bashagha
Fawzi Boukatif
February 17 Martyrs Brigade
GE
Geos
Nicholas Hopton
Rob Jefferies
Rose Partners
Security Side
Security Side, an indispensable ally
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