Libya: Haftar’s Forces Retake Lost Oil Terminals

Libyan forces aligned with renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar Tuesday recaptured the two oil terminals lost to Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) earlier this month. The East-based army known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), defying the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), lost Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil terminals on March 3 after BDB forces, […]

UNDP Backs $5.8m Environmental Project for Ubari Lakes Basin in Western Libya

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on Monday, 22nd December, the approval of a 5.8-million-US-dollar project, financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aimed at tackling environmental degradation and advancing sustainable development in Libya’s Ubari Lakes basin. The five-year initiative, to be implemented in collaboration with Libya’s Ministry of Environment, will prioritise reversing land […]

Tripoli and Ankara ink MoU in law enforcement, crime prevention

Turkey and the Libyan Government of National Unity signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing for strengthening security relations and enhancing the exchange of expertise in law enforcement and crime prevention. The MoU was initialed by Acting Minister of Interior for the Government of National Unity, Emad Al-Trabelsi, and his Turkish counterpart, Ali Yerlikaya, during the […]