Libya Blames Low Oil Prices For Tanking Revenue
Libya’s oil revenues fell by 19 percent from October to stand at US$1.8 billion in November 2019, the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said , attributing the decline to the Continue Reading
Turkish support for Tripoli could ‘rebalance forces’ in Libya
The planned arrival of Turkish military advisers in Libya should bolster the internationally recognized government, but may not be enough to turn the tide of a conflict in which eastern-based Continue Reading
Libyan commander Haftar’s forces say they have taken Sirte
Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had taken control of the strategic coastal city of Sirte in a rapid advance preceded by airstrikes. Holding Continue Reading
U.N. Libya envoy blames deadly military academy strike on Haftar ally
The United Nations Libya envoy said on Monday that a country supporting commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) was likely responsible for a deadly drone attack on a Continue Reading
Libya conflict: Rebel forces ‘seize strategic city Sirte’
The self-styled Libyan National Army is fighting an insurgency against the UN-backed Government of National Accord Rebel forces in Libya say they have taken control of the coastal city of Continue Reading
Libya conflict: Turkey sends troops to shore up UN-backed government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said troops have begun moving into Libya after parliament approved the move last week. He said their mission was to ensure stability for the UN-backed Government Continue Reading
At least 30 killed in Libya military academy attack
At least 30 people were killed and 33 others wounded in an attack on a military academy in the Libyan capital late on Saturday, the health ministry of the Tripoli-based Continue Reading
Turkey Lays Legal Ground for Deploying Troops to Libya
Turkey’s parliament has authorized the government to dispatch troops to Libya, highlighting Ankara’s increasingly assertive policy in the Mediterranean region. A resolution approved during an emergency parliamentary session on Thursday gives Continue Reading
Trump warns about Libya meddling after Turkey votes to send troops
Donald Trump warned his Turkish counterpart that “foreign interference is complicating the situation in Libya”, after Ankara voted to send troops to the oil-rich North African state. Mr Trump spoke to Continue Reading
Algeria appoints new government amid worst political crisis in decades
Algeria has appointed a new government, state television said on Thursday, as the country faces its biggest political crisis in decades and a raft of economic problems caused by falling Continue Reading