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Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has met with Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor Naje Issa to address what officials described as priority economic and financial concerns, with a focus on liquidity, foreign exchange regulation and price stability. In a statement posted on the government’s official platform, on February 16, talks centred on improving cash availability […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has launched a 100-day reform strategy aimed at restructuring the ountry’s troubled health sector, describing it as the most challenging ministry inherited by his Government. The initiative, unveiled at a ceremony organised by the Health Ministry over the week-end, seeks to address what he characterised as decades of systemic decline. […]
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced the results of its first public oil and gas bid round in 17 years, awarding exploration and development contracts to five major international companies and consortia. The round offered 20 exploration blocks. Winning entities include a consortium of Italy’s Eni and QatarEnergy; a consortium of Spain’s Repsol and […]
The funeral of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has brought Libya’s internal fractures sharply back into focus, exposing the political, tribal and regional divides that continue to shape the country since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Saif al-Islam, long regarded as his father’s political heir, was killed in Zintan after four masked men stormed his home, disabling […]
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 […]