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The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP), a United Nations-backed initiative aimed at reducing methane emissions in the energy sector. In a statement, the NOC said on February 10 its Chairman, Masoud Suleiman, formalized the agreement, making the Corporation a member of the group operating under the supervision […]
At least 53 people, including two babies, are dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off the Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday. The vessel, carrying 55 African migrants, departed from the western Libyan town of Zawiya shortly before midnight on Thursday and began taking on water about […]
The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas announced that it collected a total of LYD 1,947,725,346.002 in royalties, taxes and related fees from concession and participation contract companies during January 2026. The breakdown shows that surface rentals contributed LYD 714,346.402, royalties amounted to LYD 127,731,131.644, and tax revenues totalled LYD 1,819,279,957.956. The ministry noted that crude oil accounted for the […]
On 8 February 2026, Libya’s Interior Minister‑designate, Emad Al‑Trabelsi, held a substantive discussion with Malta’s Ambassador, Franklin Aquilina, and Special Envoy Alexander Dalli on strengthening bilateral security cooperation. The meeting, convened at the Libyan Interior Ministry in Tripoli, focused on enhancing joint mechanisms for training, capacity building and coordinated responses to shared threats, notably illegal migration and border insecurity. Both […]
Representatives of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s legal and media team said that forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar prevented the burial of Saif in Sirte, imposing conditions that barred expressions of mourning, banned displays of his photos or slogans, and limited mourning to three days — terms described as harsh and unacceptable. In response to these restrictions […]
Libya’s Office of the Attorney General announced that the body of Saif Al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi had been handed over to members of his tribe at the request of his family, following the completion of required legal procedures. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that Saif Al-Islam was killed after being […]
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the 53-year-old son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late leader Muammar Gadhafi, was killed on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, Libyan officials confirmed, in a development that could further unsettle the country’s fragile political landscape. The Libyan attorney general’s office said Gadhafi was fatally shot in the town of Zintan, about 136 […]
Libya’s national football team will face Niger and Benin in Morocco from 23 to 31 March as part of preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The friendlies aim to assess player performance and sharpen both technical and physical readiness. Fawzi Jaouda, vice-president of the Libyan Football Federation, said the matches will […]
Libya and Turkey have revived their Joint Economic Committee by holding its 22nd meeting, the first session in 17 years. The minutes of the sssion were signed in Tripoli by Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Libya’s Minister of Transport Mohammed Al-Shuhoubi. Minister Bayraktar said both countries committed to expanding and diversifying […]
Libya has signed new energy deals with France’s TotalEnergies and US oil major ConocoPhillips aimed at sharply increasing crude production and modernizing aging infrastructure, in a move that could put the North African country on track to challenge Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer. The agreements were signed through Waha Oil Company, a subsidiary of […]