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Pandemic adds to war in keeping Libyan children out of school

Ambassador Norland Encourages Leaders to Operationalize Calls for Ceasefire and Oil Production

As Hifter loses ground in Libya, Egypt weighs options to support him

What does Libya’s ‘Syrianization’ scenario mean for key actors?

EU stops Libya-bound ship suspected of violating arms embargo

Wagner has already crashed two Russian fighter jets in Libya, AFRICOM says

After breaches, UN Security Council urges Libya’s backers to respect arms embargo

Mitiga airport in Libya’s capital resumes flights after brief shutdown

- The Libya Observer -

Flights have been resumed at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport after hours-long suspension over the falling of a shell inside the airport Tuesday, the airport’s administration …

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Opinion poll show little support in western Libya for new elections or Saif Al-Islam; strong support for new constitution and disbanding militias

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Pandemic adds to war in keeping Libyan children out of school

- Reuters -

Their young lives already disrupted by war, Libyan schoolchildren face even bigger obstacles to their education during the global pandemic than young people elsewhere. With the number of cases surging unhindered across the North African country schools have tried different tactics from ...

Health

After breaches, UN Security Council urges Libya’s backers to respect arms embargo

- َAl-Monitor -

The council also called for a cease-fire and extended the UN mission in Libya by another 12 months. The UN Security Council is urging the parties to Libya’s conflict to abide by a United Nations arms embargo and pull ...

International

Wagner has already crashed two Russian fighter jets in Libya, AFRICOM says

- Al-Monitor -

Russian regular forces are likely present in Libya, AFRICOM's intelligence director said. Two Russian fighter jets have crashed in Libya since being deployed to country’s civil war on the side of Gen. Khalifa Hifter earlier this ...

International

EU stops Libya-bound ship suspected of violating arms embargo

- Al-Monitor -

A merchant ship carrying jet fuel to Libya from the United Arab was stopped and inspected by European Union authorities on Thursday to determine whether the vessel had breached a United Nations arms embargo, EU officials said. Two frigates stopped the ...

International

Ambassador Norland Encourages Leaders to Operationalize Calls for Ceasefire and Oil Production

- American Embassy -

Ambassador Norland spoke with Libyan political figures and officials on Sunday and Monday to assess progress in operationalizing the statements issued on Friday regarding a ceasefire and resumption of oil production in Libya. He told Prime Minister Sarraj in a phone call on Sunday that the GNA’s statement, along with that issued by House of Representatives Speaker Agila Saleh, represented very positive developments and agreed with the Prime Minister on the ...

International

Intel: Russian mercenaries enter key oil field, Libya oil company says

- Al Monitor -

A convoy of Russian mercenaries entered Libya’s Sharara oil field and met with the facility’s security forces yesterday, the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said. The meeting comes as oil from the country’s major fields, under the influence of military strongman Khalifa Hifter, are ...

Economy

What does Libya’s ‘Syrianization’ scenario mean for key actors?

- AL MONITOR -

Will the Libyan conflict lead to another faceoff between Turkey and Russia, similar to the one in Syria? It is a question that many in Turkey have been asking since the emergency security meeting that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan convened last week over the deployment of Russian warplanes to Libya from Syria. The arrival of the ...

International

As Hifter loses ground in Libya, Egypt weighs options to support him

- AL MONITOR -

The prime minister of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, announced May 18 that his forces had taken control of the key al-Watiya air base from the forces of Khalifa Hifter, commander of the so-called ...

International

It’s Syrian vs. Syrian in Libya

- FP -

Mohammad Abu al-Saar, a mechanic at a car repair shop in Homs, Syria, was detained and tortured by the country’s ruling regime, like thousands of other protesters, in one of its dungeons. (His name is changed in this article at his request.) The day he was released, he picked up a weapon to seek ...

International

Libyan Oil Revenues Fall Year-on-Year

- Libya-Business News -

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported December 2019 revenues of approximately 2.2 billion USD ($2,186,488,241.19), an increase of around 405 million USD (23%) on November 2019, mostly due to ...

Economy

Libya Improves Ranking in Corruption Perceptions Index

- Libya-Business News -

Transparency International has said that Libya’s ranking has risen slightly in its global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). From a total of 180 countries, Libya came in at number 168; last year’s position was ...

International