Libya has stunned everyone by fairly quickly ramping up to 1.2 million bpd in a matter of months. That’s an impressive feat impressive given the damage that was done. But as we have said repeatedly in this newsletter, this is far from over....

Sarkozy is standing trial in France on corruption charges.Former French interior minister Claude Gueant was charged on Thursday with being part of a criminal conspiracy over allegations that ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election ca...

An interior minister who served in Nicolas Sarkozy’s government has been placed under investigation for “criminal association” by French judges as part of investigation into Libyan funding of the 2007 presidenti...

On the surface, Libya's ceasefire is holding and rival parties are at the negotiating table.

Meknes – Morocco extradited toMaltaon Tuesday 37-year-old Samir Almiri, a Libyan national who is the primary suspect in a murder in Santa Lucija, a town in the island’s southern region.Officers of Malta’s Major Crimes (CID) and Special Inte...

CAIRO (AP) — The top UN official for Libya said Wednesday there are at least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in the war-torn nation, and warned of a “serious crisis” as weapons continue pouring into the North African country.“That...

The Afriqiyah Airlines Airbus 320 was on an internal flight to Tripoli when hijacked in 2016 by supporters of Gaddafi.

UN acting envoy for war-torn country says presence of foreign combatants a 'shocking violation' of Libya's sovereignty.

One of two Libyan men who hijacked a plane and diverted it to Malta four years ago was jailed for 25 years by a Maltese judge on Wednesday. The Afriqiyah Airlines Airbus 320 was on an internal flight to Tripoli when it was hijacked on Dec....

Author: By SAMY MAGDY | APID: 1606927321721942500Wed, 2020-12-02 16:38CAIRO: The top UN official for Libya said Wednesday there are at least 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries in the war-torn nation, and warned of a “serious crisis”...

Libya’s UN-recognized government said on Wednesday that an urgent meeting of all stakeholders involved had agreed to work toward unfreezing Libya’s oil revenues, an essential part of the OPEC member’s budget income. A meeting earlier this w...

Rabat – Libya’s High Council of State has welcomed the results of the November 23-28 meetings of members of the House of Representatives in Tangier, Morocco.A total of 123 Libyan MPs participated in the dialogue as part of the process to en...

Self-proclaimed President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a budget director, Neera Tanden, who once argued the US should ease funding shortages for left-wing social programs by making countries like Libya pay for bei...

The two days of talks in the northern port city of Tangier bring together 13 representatives each from Libya's House of Representatives (HoR) and Supreme State Council.Rivals from war-torn Libya started a new round of talks in Morocco on Mo...

Delegations from Libya’s High Council of State and the Libyan House of Representatives, the two legislative bodies that have been competing for power in Libya, are set to hold a coordination meeting this afternoon in Morocco, ahead of a his...

Author: AFPID: 1606594361695312100Sat, 2020-11-28 20:00 TANGIER: More than 120 Libyan deputies pledged Saturday in Morocco to “end the divisions” that undermine their country, starting by convening the elected parliame...

More than 120 Libyan deputies made a pledge in Morocco to 'end the divisions' that undermine their countryMore than 120 Libyan deputies pledged Saturday in Morocco to "end the divisions" that undermine their country, starting by convening...

The consultative meeting of Libya’s House of Representatives, known as the Tobruk Parliament, has led the legislative body to overcome its internal disagreements. The meeting took place in Tangier, northern Morocco, from November 23-28.Duri...

Rabat – A meeting between industry officials in Tangiers on Friday crowns a year of deliberations to strengthen economic ties between Libya and Morocco. After years of bloody conflict, Libya is once again open for business. Nearly a decade...

Libyan teachers and parents are using the limited means at hand to repair buildings devastated by a year-long battle for TripoliAt the Martyrs' School near Tripoli, teachers and parents are using the limited means at hand to repair building...

SIRTE, Libya/TUNIS (Reuters) – In Libya’s frontline city of Sirte, parts of which still lie in ruins, the commission set up to oversee warring rivals’ recent ceasefire has put its name on a large downtown conference centre – an outward sign...

The US has imposed sanctions on Libya's Kaniyat militia, which is allegedly behind multiple murders, kidnapping and torture. The US Treasury announced sanctions Wednesday on a Libyan rebel militia loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar w...

Morocco plays an active role in the resolution of issues and conflicts in the Arab world, especially the Libyan crisis, said Ahmed Chalhoub, a deputy at Libya’s House of Representatives, on behalf of his fellow deputies.Chalhoub made the st...

Rabat – Opening Libya’s consultative session in Tangier today, MoroccanForeign MinisterNasser Bourita reiterated Morocco’s support for the inter-Libyan dialogue to address the crisis.Bourita’s address came on the second day of  talks betwee...

Author: By GEIR MOULSON | APID: 1606227614725829100Tue, 2020-11-24 13:40 BERLIN: Germany’s defense minister on Tuesday rejected Turkey’s complaints over the search of a Turkish freighter in the Mediterranean Sea by a G...

Rabat – The United Nations hasextolledthe decision of Libyan parliamentarians to participate in a “large consultative session†in Tangier on Libya’s conflict. The meeting begins Tuesday in the northern Moroccan city.The United Nations Su...

The German defense minister rebuked Ankara after it summoned envoys from Germany, Italy and the EU in protest at the attempted search of a Turkish cargo ship suspected of illegally supplying Libya with weapons....

Author: AFPID: 1606152616860338900Mon, 2020-11-23 17:25 ISTANBUL: Turkey accused the German navy on Monday of conducting an “unauthorized” search on a Turkish-flagged cargo vessel in a bid to enforce a United Nations a...

Ankara has summoned diplomatic envoys from the EU, Germany and Italy in protest over an attempt to search a Turkish cargo ship heading to Libya on the suspicion it was transporting embargoed weapons. A note has been presented to the ambassa...