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At least 50 Sudanese refugees have died after their rubber boat caught fire off the coast of Tobruk in Libya, the International Organization for Migration or OIM confirmed on Wednesday, September 17. The tragic event occurred on Sunday, September 15, when the rubber boat carrying over 75 Sudanese refugees were attempting to cross the Mediterranean […]
The European Union representative Office in Tripoli announced the start of a new initiative aimed at strengthening the protection of World Heritage Sites and promoting cultural tourism in Libya, as part of international collaborative efforts to protect the country’s cultural heritage. The initiative was unveiled at the historic site of Leptis Magna Tuesday, during an […]
Libya’s Office of the Military Prosecutor General has announced the dismantling of a “terrorist” cell in Tripoli’s Al-Andalus district, following a deadly raid by a special Interior Ministry unit. The operation turned violent when members of the cell opened fire, killing three security personnel and wounding another, while two suspects were arrested and one injured. […]
Libya and Malta have agreed to begin discussions on maritime borders, with the possibility of expanding the talks into multilateral negotiations if they involve third countries. The agreement was reached during a meeting on Wednesday, September 10, in Valletta between Libya’s Acting Foreign Minister, Al-Taher Al-Baour, and his Maltese counterpart, Ian Borg. The talks also […]
Libya’s Acting Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdelsadiq, has called for stronger international partnerships to enhance energy security, stressing that effective policies are essential for stabilising markets and advancing the global energy transition. Speaking at the Gastech 2025 Conference in Milan, he emphasised the strategic role of natural gas in diversifying the energy mix […]
More than ten years after Muammar Gaddafi’s assassination, Libya remains trapped in chaos, its promises of liberation eroded by division, corruption, and broken institutions. The 2020 ceasefire muted the sound of gunfire but did little to mend the nation’s political fractures. Ordinary Libyans endure hardship amid hunger, insecurity, and corruption, while the threat of renewed […]
UN envoy Hanna Serwaa Tetteh met Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Sunday, September 7, to deliberate on a roadmap aimed at ending Libya’s protracted political crisis. Their talks focused on a UN proposal, presented to the Security Council last month, which calls for the establishment of a unified interim Government to oversee […]
A suicide car bomb struck the headquarters of Libya’s 444th Combat Brigade in Bani Walid, about 170 kilometres southeast of Tripoli, the unit confirmed on Tuesday, September 3. The attacker detonated the vehicle at the entrance of the compound, but the brigade said the situation was quickly brought under control and operations are continuing. Photos […]
Libya’s Planning Minister Mohamed Al-Zidani has underscored the importance of digital transformation in the country’s banking sector as a driver of investment confidence. Speaking at the Third Forum of Libyan Banks, held Monday, under the theme “A Digital Takeoff for Libyan Banks,” he said digitization is the product of collaboration between banks, regulators, and national […]
A powerful explosion struck the Skeerat area near Misrata’s industrial zone, about 200 kilometres east of Tripoli, on Sunday, August 31, local media reported. The cause of the blast has not yet been confirmed, but witnesses said burning shells and shrapnel fell over nearby residential areas, forcing evacuations. Security forces quickly sealed off access roads […]