Libya

International community hails outcome of Libyan dialogue in Morocco

Morocco’s efforts to facilitate inter-Libyan dialogue that were crowned by the meeting convened in Bouznika September 6-10 and that gathered delegations from the Tripoli-based Libyan High Council of State and the Tobruk-based Libyan House of Representatives were commended by the international community. The negotiations aimed to help solve the Libyan crisis have actually reached a […]

Libya denies any plans to take over French oil refinery

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) on Monday flatly denied it is planning to take over Petroplus Petit Couronne, a French oil refinery which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings. “The LIA has denied the news circulated by some media and on the internet about its intention to buy an old refinery in France,” reported the Libyan […]

Tunisia Gets €200 Million Loan from EU

Tunisia will get €200 million loan from the European Union, part of the second Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA-II) program to the North African country. The disbursement of the loan was approved Monday by The European Commission, said a EU press release, adding that a total of €500 million will be disbursed in three instalments in 2017 […]