First Independent Mena Newspaper
A car bombing attack rocked the Libyan capital Tripoli Monday wounding one person and damaging the Italian gas company giant Eni office. Witnesses of the incident told reporters two cars exploded no far from the offices of Mellitah Oil and Gas, a joint corporation belonging to the Italian giant Eni and the Libyan government. The […]
After failing to reach an agreement on several occasions, the latest deadline announced by U.N’s special envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, has been termed as “crucial” because of the legal consequences that might follow. He said the Libyan parties at the ongoing negotiations which started on Tuesday in Geneva should work towards sealing an agreement […]
UN Special mission for the Libyan crisis said Thursday it will be convening Libyan political protagonists for another round of dialogue on Monday. Nearly two months after the UN-brokered draft accord was initialed, Libyan political factions will meet on Monday to decide on who will lead them as Prime Minister and on the two personalities […]
Electricity has been a major challenge in Libya in the past few years because fighting in the country destroyed some of the infrastructures while foreign companies have been reluctant to supply spare parts needed to repair damaged grids. The Tripoli-based government has announced that electricity will be imported from neighboring Egypt and Tunisia to reduce […]
Four Indian university teachers have been reportedly abducted near the Libyan city of Sirte, raising serious concerns over the safety of foreign nationals still working in Libya which has plunged in chaos and violence since the fall of the Gadhafi regime in 2011. According to the Indian foreign ministry, the incident occurred at a checkpoint […]
The son of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Saif al-Islam, has been sentenced in absentia by a Libyan court to death after he was found guilty of war crimes committed during the 2011 revolution. According to Libyans, Said al-Islam was seen as the “successor” to the Libyan strongman, wielding power over the finances and logistics of […]
Another Mediterranean migrant tragedy occurred Thursday off the Libyan coast when nearly 40 African migrants, including at least seven children, lost their lives while trying to reach Italy. According to the UNHCR, all the victims are believed to have been from sub-Saharan countries such as Senegal, Mali and Benin. Survivors, who were picked up by […]
The Libyan military under the command of renegade General Khalifa Haftar has rejected possible European Union sanctions that could target the general as “meaningless”. The military is loyal to the internationally recognized government but Haftar’s role in ending the Libyan war has been subjected to controversy as he is considered to be a stumbling block […]
The Italian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that four of its citizens still in Libya have been kidnapped in the western city of Mellitah on an industrial sites owned by the Italian oil company Eni. The four victims are according to the Ministry statement working for Bonatti Construction Company. They were abducted on Sunday evening […]
Abdul Magid Breish, once the undisputed leader of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), has warned that the country’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund should continue to be frozen “until we have total stability.” Four chairmen are claiming to be representing LIA for the past two years but Breish stressed that the two rival governments and armed […]