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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 […]
Italy has expressed readiness to train Libyan police as part of efforts to curb illegal migration and combat human trafficking, amid a sharp rise in migrants arriving on Italian shores from Libya. Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the proposal was discussed with Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah during recent talks […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has called on Italy and the European Union to provide direct support to his government in addressing irregular migration, warning that Libya continues to shoulder a disproportionate security and humanitarian burden at a meeting held on Monday, January 19. The appeal was made during talks in Tripoli with Italy’s Deputy […]
Libya’s central bank devalued the dinar by 14.7%, citing declining oil revenues and mounting economic pressures. The decision followed deliberations at the bank’s first board meeting of 2026, held last week, and was based on recommendations from the Monetary Policy Committee. Following the adjustment, the exchange rate was set at 0.1150 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) […]
Libya’s Office of the Attorney General has confirmed the initiation of public legal proceedings following preliminary findings into the mismanagement of public funds allocated for fuel imports. The investigation uncovered irregular contracting practices, including crude oil barter deals and spot supply contracts that undermined the public interest and breached financial oversight standards. According to the […]
The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation, Masoud Suleiman, has identified the expansion of domestic fuel production as a strategic lever for revitalizing Libya’s economy, warning that ageing refinery designs, obsolete technologies and weak output have widened the gap between local supply and demand. He said Libya’s five basic refineries have a combined capacity of […]
Libya’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammed Al-Huweij, has announced an integrated policy framework aimed at protecting consumers, stabilizing prices and combating currency smuggling, as part of broader efforts to regulate the domestic market. The plan, developed on the instructions of the Prime Minister, also includes the preparation of a guiding import budget to align […]
Libya ranked as the world’s fifth-largest importer of Turkish gold and jewelry over the past year, with imports valued at more than $350 million, according to data released by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency on January 11, 2026. Turkish jewelry exports to Libya reached about $356.2 million, underscoring resilient demand despite Libya’s prolonged economic and political headwinds. […]