Erdogan says he and Trump agreed ‘some issues’ on Libya
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed the conflict in Libya with U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Monday and that the two leaders agreed on “some Continue Reading
Libya restarts 300,000 b/d Sharara oil field after months of shut-in
Libya’s largest oil field Sharara restarted production this weekend, after the 300,000 b/d site was shut-in for almost five months due to an oil blockade, stateowned National Oil Corp. said Continue Reading
Exclusive: Russian hiring of Syrians to fight in Libya accelerated in May
A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up, five Syrian opposition sources and Continue Reading
Pro-government forces in Libya seize warlord’s last western stronghold
Forces of Libya’s U.N.-backed government seized control of the last remaining western stronghold of militia commander Khalifa Hifter on Friday, dealing a major setback to his ambitions to wrest control Continue Reading
The End Of Libya’s Civil War Is In Sight
As of Thursday, Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) was celebrating in the streets after claiming to have taken full control of Tripoli from General Haftar and his Libyan National Continue Reading
Libya’s Tripoli government seizes last LNA stronghold near capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government captured the last major stronghold of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar near Tripoli on Friday, capping the sudden collapse of his Continue Reading
Libya’s government retakes Tripoli airport ahead of possible truce talks
Libya’s internationally recognized government recaptured Tripoli’s main airport on Wednesday, all but driving an eastern commander’s forces from the capital ahead of what appeared to be moves towards talks on Continue Reading
Libyan Warlord’s Oil Foray Draws U.S., U.N. Scrutiny
The U.S. and other powers are investigating suspected efforts by Libyan militia leader Khalifa Haftar to raise funds through oil deals, including with Emirati brokers and Venezuela, according to U.S., Continue Reading
Civilians killed as park hit by shelling in Libyan capital
A grassy area used as a park in the Libyan capital Tripoli was hit by shelling on Sunday that left five people dead and 12 others wounded, an official and Continue Reading
French Navy Stops Tanker From Loading Oil In Libya
A frigate of the French Navy has prevented a tanker from loading refined oil products at a Libyan port as part of a sale to an UAE-registered company, Bloomberg reported Continue Reading
Libya’s Oil Blockade Has Cost The Country Over $5 Billion
Libya’s crude oil exports have shrunk by 92 percent and the National Oil Corporation has lost some $5 billion since the start of the oil blockade early this year, the Continue Reading
Russia Sends Warplanes to Libya, Escalating Its Involvement, U.S. Says
Senior U.S. military officials said Russia has sent jet fighters to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting there on behalf of Khalifa Haftar, a militia leader based in the eastern Continue Reading
Pentagon accuses Moscow of sending fighter jets to back Libyan warlord
The Pentagon accused Moscow on Tuesday of dispatching fighter jets to Libya to bolster Kremlin-linked mercenaries helping an eastern warlord, a move that would represent a significant expansion of Russia’s Continue Reading
Turkey Headed For An Unexpected Victory Libya’s Oil War
The GNA’s militias and Turkish forces backed by Syrian refugee-mercenaries in Libya are no match for the combined firepower of General Haftar’s LNA, allied militias, and a host of powerful Continue Reading
Haftar and Turkey Trade Threats as Libya’s War Risks Escalation
Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar raised the prospect of a dangerous new escalation in the North African country’s war with a threat to target Turkish forces backing the internationally recognized Continue Reading
OPEC Producer Algeria Aims To Build $3.6B Solar Power Projects
OPEC member Algeria plans to install up to US$3.6 billion worth of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to produce renewable electricity for export and for meeting increasing domestic power demand. The Continue Reading
Shelling kills two at Tripoli displaced people shelter-emergency services
Shelling killed two people on Saturday, the emergency services said, at a displaced people’s shelter in a part of the Libyan capital Tripoli that has been under bombardment by eastern Continue Reading
Massive bombardment hits Tripoli as water supplies threatened
A withering bombardment shook Tripoli on Sunday as the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar fought overnight for new territory in the southern suburbs after losing ground recently around the city. Continue Reading
The Unnoticed Power Grab Unfolding In Libya’s Oil Crescent
Coronavirus coverage might overshadow the recent developments in Libya, yet rarely has the situation on ground been more complex and difficult to predict. Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar first announced that Continue Reading
Oil Price Crash Forces Algeria To Cut State Budget By 50%
OPEC member Algeria has decided it would slash its budget for this year by 50 percent, due to the drastically lower income from oil after the price crash. Algeria – Continue Reading
Libya’s Haftar Offers Ramadan Truce Amid Power Grab Blowback
Libyan militia commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his forces to freeze operations during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as criticism mounts over his bid to consolidate power in the oil-rich east. The Continue Reading
UAE groups implicated in suspected violation of Libyan arms embargo
United Arab Emirates-based companies shipped nearly 11,000 tonnes of jet fuel to eastern Libya, the stronghold of the renegade general Khalifa Haftar, in a suspected violation of an international arms Continue Reading
Blockade Sends Libya’s Oil Production Crashing Below 100,000 Bpd
An oil export terminal blockade that led to the shut down of fields and refineries has so far cost Libya close to $4 billion, the National Oil Corporation said in Continue Reading
Eastern Libya confirms first coronavirus case
The authorities running eastern Libya on Tuesday confirmed a first case of the coronavirus despite efforts to close borders and impose a curfew to limit social interactions. Libya has confirmed Continue Reading
This Emerging Economy Bets Big On Solar
Egypt’s total of 1173 recorded Covid-19 cases and 78 deaths, as of April 5, places Africa’s third-most populous country significantly below the global per capita averages for both counts as Continue Reading
Running on empty: Oil-rich Libya hit by extreme fuel shortages
Black markets flourish and civilians resort to desperate measures as impact of Libya’s ongoing oil blockade bites A closed petrol station in southern Libya. Since 2011, the country has been Continue Reading
Algeria bans street marches, ending a year of mass protest
Algeria has banned street protests over the coronavirus, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Tuesday, bringing to an end a year of unprecedented mass demonstrations that brought down the veteran president Continue Reading
Libya’s NOC says Eastern Libya ‘illegally’ imported jet fuel from UAE
Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation, or NOC, said on Monday that the eastern region of the country ‘illegally’ imported an aviation fuel shipment from the UAE in violation of UN Continue Reading
Libya drops below 100,000 bpd
Libyan oil production has slipped below 100,000 barrels per day, the National Oil Corp. (NOC) has said, amid warnings of fuel shortages. Output from the North African country has fallen Continue Reading
Algerian protest movement faces new threat: coronavirus
Algerians are watching to see whether a global epidemic will do what the ruling authorities they describe as le pouvoir – the powers that be – have failed to achieve, Continue Reading
Libya’s oil woes set to worsen as fuel shortages loom
Libya’s oil output graph over the past few years mirrors the oscilloscope readings of a patient on life support. And, things could get worse. State-owned National Oil Corporation, or NOC, Continue Reading
Libya’s oil woes set to worsen as fuel shortages loom
Libya’s oil output graph over the past few years mirrors the oscilloscope readings of a patient on life support. And, things could get worse. State-owned National Oil Corporation, or NOC, Continue Reading
Mining in Libya may become ‘more important’ than oil: minister
Mining in Libya may eventually become a more significant economic activity than oil production as the country seeks to reduce its economic dependency on oil, Libyan Economy Minister Ali Al-Issawi Continue Reading
U.S. says it will keep engaging Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan on Blue Nile dam
The United States will continue to work with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan until they sign an accord on a giant Blue Nile hydropower dam, after failing to secure signatures from Continue Reading
Libyan Oil Chairman Calls On U.S. To Help End Oil Blockade
The United States should step in and help lift the blockade of Libyan oil ports that has decimated the country’s oil production, the chairman of the National Oil Corporation, Mustafa Continue Reading
The Fate Of Libyan Oil Hangs In The Balance
Haftar Waiting Out Another Turkish Misstep in Libya Last week, international media said that Libyan oil production had dropped to just under 164,000 bpd. Less than a week later, on Continue Reading
Inside Hifter’s Libya: A Police State With an Islamist Twist
The field marshal stares from billboards into the wreckage of the Libyan city of Benghazi. His uniform is festooned with epaulets and honors, even as the civil war he is Continue Reading
Eastern Libyan forces strike Tripoli port in new escalation
Fuel deliveries in the port of Tripoli were disrupted on Tuesday when a missile almost hit a highly explosive gas carrier and the national oil company ordered all fuel tankers Continue Reading
Haftar’s Forces Attack Libya Sea Port, Almost Blow Up LPG Tanker
Offloading operations for fuel vessels in a port in Tripoli have been halted, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Tuesday, according to Reuters, as military forces led by Khalifa Continue Reading
Libya’s oil output down to less than 125,000 b/d amid terminal blockade: NOC
Libya’s oil output is down to less than 125,000 b/d, a drop of more than 90% since the Libyan National Army imposed a blockade on the country’s five export terminals Continue Reading
With Libya Still at War, E.U. Agrees to Try Blocking Weapons Flow
The European Union agreed on Monday to launch a new naval and air mission to stop more arms reaching the warring factions in Libya, overcoming initial objections from Austria and Continue Reading
EU to Step Up Naval Enforcement of Libya Arms Embargo
European Union foreign ministers agreed to revive a naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea to enforce the internationally backed arms embargo on Libya, a move likely to encounter stiff challenges Continue Reading
Libya’s rival factions dig in for long conflict
Libya’s combatants are readying for a long conflict, as foreign weapons flood in, eastern factions close oil ports and rival alliances wrangle over revenues from Africa’s largest petroleum reserves. y Continue Reading
Libya ceasefire ‘holding by a thread’, UN official says
A top UN official has described the arms embargo on Libya as a “joke” and said the pause in fighting was “holding by a thread”, in a gloomy assessment of the Continue Reading
Libya’s oil blockade losses at US$ 1.4 bn: NOC
In its latest information bulletin on the oil blockade of ports and pipelines released yesterday, Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed a drop in production to the current level Continue Reading
Haftar holds Libyan oil hostage in his quest for more control
Fully controlling Libya’s oil sector, particularly its oil and gas revenues, remains the big prize for Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army. Haftar controls the bulk of Libya’s key oil Continue Reading
UN Votes To Extend Libya Oil Sanctions Amid Ceasefire Quagmire
The United Nations Security Council voted to extend sanctions on illicit oil exports from Libya ahead of a vote on a draft resolution seeking to help resolve the situation in Continue Reading
How Much Further Can Libya’s Oil Production Fall?
As the 2019-nCoV coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the oil markets, dropping oil prices more vehemently and abruptly than the 2003 SARS outbreak did, the current plight of Libya Continue Reading
Haftar forces block U.N. flights in and out of Libya: U.N. mission
Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar have blocked flights carrying United Nations staff to and from Libya, hampering humanitarian and mediation efforts, the U.N. mission said on Wednesday. Haftar’s eastern-based Libya Continue Reading
The Ticking Time Bomb That Could Crush Oil Markets
Libya’s oil production is down to less than 200,000 bpd, and the uncertainty surrounding the outage create complications for OPEC+ as it looks to cut deeper. Libya’s civil war entered Continue Reading