An oil company affiliated with the government running eastern Libya said it was poised to export its first load of crude oil, setting up a potential clash with authorities in Continue Reading
The European Union formally recognized Libya’s newly installed Government of National Accord as the country’s sole legitimate government, the Libya Herald reported April 19. The announcement followed an April 18 Continue Reading
As Libya wrangles over who is going to control its oil, the Islamic State is closing in, using sporadic attacks designed to rattle nerves and force oil-field evacuations or worker Continue Reading
One of Libya’s rival governments has resigned, a step that helps efforts by a new, UN-brokered unity government to assert itself in the capital Tripoli despite opposition from some local Continue Reading
Fayez Serraj, center. Photographer: Mohamed Ben Khalifa/AP Photo Virtually unknown in Libya until late last year, Fayez Serraj is quickly emerging as his country’s best bet to escape five years Continue Reading
The shaky debut last week of a new unity government in Libya brings Western nations, including the United States, much closer to a renewed military mission there, and to a Continue Reading
Ten Libyan cities which were under control of the non-recognized government of Tripoli have broken away and pledged their support to the UN-backed government, one of the municipalities announced online Continue Reading
A member of the force assigned to protect Libya’s unity government stands on a road leading to where the government has their offices, in Tripoli, Libya March 31, 2016. Libya’s Continue Reading
Though the fundamentals of the oil-based economy remain weak, the United Nations and Western leaders expressed support for prosperity in Libya. Members of a U.N.-backed national administration arrived in Tripoli Continue Reading
Libya’s United Nations-backed unity government finally assumed office in Tripoli on Wednesday despite opposition within two existing administrations and threats of violence from some militias based near the capital. Prime Continue Reading
