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Electronic transactions in Libya surpassed 313.6 billion dinars in 2025, marking unprecedented growth in the country’s digital payment ecosystem, according to statistics released by the Central Bank of Libya (CBL). Data published on the Government of National Unity’s “Hakomitna” platform show that, up to February 15, 2026, mobile banking subscribers reached 4.29 million. More than […]
The United Nations’ Special Representative for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has cautioned that growing divisions within Libya’s judiciary and a worsening economic climate are placing the country’s unity at risk and could destabilize the wider region. Briefing the UN Security Council, Tetteh stated that conditions in Libya are deteriorating on multiple fronts. She warned that the […]
The Head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, has constituted a specialised advisory Committee to assess Libya’s worsening economic landscape and recommend corrective measures. The newly formed body, chaired by Hossam Al-Shahibi and comprising seven economic and financial experts, has been mandated to deliver a comprehensive technical report evaluating the country’s macroeconomic performance and institutional […]
A United Nations Human Rights Office report has revealed that migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Libya are being subjected to systematic abuse, including torture, rape, forced labour, and extortion. The findings, released on Tuesday, describe a “business model” in which human mobility is exploited for profit. The report, titled “Business as Usual”, is based […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Wednesday that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a major achievement for the eastern Mediterranean region. Libya is now the 28th country worldwide and the eighth in the region to reach this milestone. Surveys conducted in 2022 across six southern districts showed that the […]
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 […]