Libyan & Russian FM Mohamed Taha Siala and sergey lavrov

Washington lists Algeria among worst offenders in fighting human trafficking

The United States has included Algeria among countries with worst records in fighting human trafficking, blaming the Algerian authorities for their continued lack of action and will to prevent this scourge. In its latest annual report “Trafficking in Persons Report” released Thursday, the State Department listed Algeria in Tier 3 group, the worst category. Tier […]

Foreign fighters from Europe hired to protect DRC’s resource-rich east from M23 rebels

Retired military officers from Europe are protecting the highly-prized resource-rich North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from falling to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, according to a recent report by the Deutsche Welle (DW). Some of them pointed out, in an interview, that while the job is well paid, they must often deal […]

Libyan Union of Oil and Gas Workers opposes transferring oil revenues to outgoing PM Dbeibeh’s cabinet

The Union of Oil and Gas Workers rejected on Saturday transferring the country’s revenues of oil exports to the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Libya Update reports. The union’s reaction came following the request made by Head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, inviting the National Oil Corporation (NOC) to transfer oil revenues to Dbeibeh’s […]