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Libya will take the brunt of Tunisia’s decision to ban export of vegetables in a bid to curb inflation, Libya Observer has commented as the oil-rich African country accounted for 60 per cent of the foreign market of Tunisia’s vegetable exports. Mohamed Ali Ferchichi, spokesman for Tunisia’s Ministry of Trade, indicated Wednesday that four vegetables […]
Italy’s ambassador to Libya Giuseppe Buccino indicated Tuesday that it is impossible to hold elections in the oil-rich African country whose running is being claimed by two rival administrations. Baccino made the remark during a round table organized by the Luiss University in Rome, Libya Update reports. “The situation on the ground is complex,” the […]
Libyan authorities have released 24 Tunisian fishermen who were arrested late last week. The fishermen were arrested on Friday on board three ships from Sfax and Mahdia, the Head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, Mustafa Abdelkabir, said. The latest release follows that of six other fishermen on April 5, after more than one […]
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 […]
Libya’s oil and gas Minister Mohammed Aoun has criticized western proposals to create an international mechanism to manage the country’s oil revenues amid rivalries between the ousted government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and incoming Premier Fathi Bashagha. Aoun, who is under Dbeibeh’s leadership, made the remarks in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. […]
Italian Ecology Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani has indicated that Rome will conclude its first deal to obtain more gas from Libya and other suppliers, to replace Russian flows in the coming weeks. “A series of talks are underway … in the next few weeks, we will close the first agreements,” Cingolani said in an online […]
The Libyan Foreign Ministry Thursday said it recovered a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts from New York as part of the oil-rich country’s efforts to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war, turmoil and unrest. The repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the 4th century B.C. from the ancient city of […]
An armed group allegedly from Misrata besieged Wednesday a government building in the Libyan capital of Tripoli forcing employees to leave, Libya Update reports. The group surrounded the building occupied by outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and his cabinet, in the early evening, and prevented cars to drive by, the media notes, adding that […]
The latest political developments in Libya were reviewed at a meeting Tuesday in Rabat between Moroccan and Libyan Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Najla El Mangouch. The talks, held on the sidelines of the 21st ordinary session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), also discussed bilateral relations. “The support of […]
Morocco is hosting this March 29-30 the 34th meeting of the Steering Committee of the member countries of the 5+5 Defense Initiative that will assess the situation on the projects initiated within the framework of the Initiative, update the Action Plan for the year 2022, and draw up the draft Action Plan for the year […]