Libya

USGS discovers two large oil and gas basins between Libya and Tunisia

The Libya Observer reports that the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has announced the discovery of two large oil and gas basins spanning vast areas stretching between Libya and Tunisia.…

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U.N. Libya envoy points to ‘alternatives’ if political bodies duck electoral pact

TUNIS (Reuters) - If Libya's legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner "we will look at what alternative we will find", the U.N. Libya…

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IAEA confirms almost all missing uranium in Libya now accounted for

VIENNA (Reuters) - Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate (UOC) recently declared missing from a site in Libya have been found at that site, the…

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Blinken says U.S. ‘actively’ working to re-establish diplomatic presence in Libya

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The United States is "actively" working on re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Libya, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, although he declined to provide…

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Eastern Libya forces say they have found missing uranium

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Eastern Libyan forces said that 10 drums of uranium declared missing by the U.N. nuclear watchdog had been found near the warehouse they were taken from…

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IAEA tells member states tons of uranium missing from Libyan site

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control, the…

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Libya council votes on measure needed for elections

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Members of Libya's High State Council voted on Thursday for a constitutional amendment intended to provide a basis for national elections, but the vote's validity was disputed.…

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Libya aims to increase oil production to 2 mln bpd, NOC says

CAIRO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) will increase oil production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd), the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The…

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At least 73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off Libyan coast – IOM

DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - At least 73 migrants were reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Feb. 14, the official account of International…

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Libyan military committee agrees coordination on foreign forces departure

Libya's "5+5" military committee of officers from both main sides of the civil war has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neighbouring Sudan and…

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US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

The United States has stepped up pressure on Middle East allies to expel the Wagner Group, a military contractor owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russia’s president, from…

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“Global oil companies” urged to resume work in Libya

In a speech delivered on behalf of the Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the Minister of Finance Khalid Al-Mabrouk said at the opening of the "Supporting the Oil and…

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Libyan warlord Haftar may transfer his powers to his son

A report by the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta has shed light on the Moscow- Libyan relations after the "Khalifa Haftar era," citing that the rogue military commander is considering transferring…

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CIA chief makes rare visit to Libya

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns made a rare trip to Libya on Thursday, meeting Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli, the Libyan government said.…

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West losing patience with Libyan elite over aborted elections

Western leaders are losing patience with an entrenched Libyan political elite that has collectively failed to agree on the basis of elections for more than a year but has boosted…

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Libya’s total oil revenues at $22.01 bln in 2022

TRIPOLI Jan 4 (Reuters) - Libya's oil revenues rose to 105.5 billion Libyan dinars ($22.01 billion) in 2022 from 103.4 billion libyan dinars in 2021, the central bank said on…

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Prices in Libya soared by more than 50% in 2021 and 2022

The Joint Initiative for Monitoring the Libyan Market has estimated that the rate of food prices in Libya during the past two years has increased by more than 50%. The…

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Eastern Libyan leader announces ‘final chance’ for elections -TV

BENGHAZI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday announced "a final opportunity" to draw up a road map for elections, Libyan al-Hadath TV reported, a year to the day after…

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Libya aborted plan to hand Gaddafi spy chief to US at last minute

The extradition to the US of Muammar Gaddafi’s most trusted and notorious aide was abruptly halted by Libya at the 11th hour this week for fear of public anger after…

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Libyan Coast Guard intercepted 23,000 migrants in the Mediterranean in 2022

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has revealed that the Libyan Coast Guard has intercepted 23,000 illegal immigrants since the beginning of the year until now. The Commissioner…

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Washington says will not reopen US-Libyan agreement on Lockerbie

The US will not reopen the agreement concluded with Libya in 2008 that settled US claims against Libya for the terrorist attack on Pan Am 103, the US embassy in…

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Libyan GNU govt refuses Egypt’s move on maritime borders’ demarcation -statement

CAIRO (Reuters) - Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) refused an Egyptian presidency decree unilaterally demarcating Egypt's western maritime borders, the Libyan foreign ministry said in a statement on its…

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Libya PM acknowledges govt’s role in Lockerbie suspect’s transfer

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah indirectly acknowledged on Thursday that his administration had been involved in the transfer of a Lockerbie bombing suspect to the United States…

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EU reiterates commitment to supporting Libya’s stability efforts

The European Union (EU) underlined in a statement on Friday that it's fully committed to supporting Libya in achieving stability and consolidating peace. The EU said the transition from conflict…

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UPDATED: UK court finds financiers guilty of defrauding Libyan sovereign wealth fund

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan investment manager and an ex-Julius Baer banker were found guilty in a London court on Thursday of defrauding a Libyan sovereign wealth…

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Libya’s festering crisis risks slide back to war

Haftar warns of new Libyan war Stalemate has festered for months Political leaders hinder election push By Angus McDowall (Reuters) - As its political stalemate festers, Libya risks sliding back…

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Libya agrees gas deal with Eni and BP

ABU DHABI, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Libya has agreed with Eni and BP to begin extracting natural gas from a Mediterranean gas field believed to be bigger than Egypt's huge…

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UN urges Libya rivals to agree in road map to elections soon

UNITED NATIONS - The Security Council voted unanimously to extend the U.N. political mission in Libya for a year and urged key institutions and parties in the divided north African…

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European Parliament calls for united stand towards Libya

The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee this week approved a set of recommendations regarding the political situation in Libya, with 49 votes in favour, nine against, and five abstentions. The…

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Libya authorities find 15 bodies, some burned in boat, on shore

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rescue workers have recovered at least 15 bodies found on the coast in Sabratha including a number burned in a boat and others on the beach,…

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Libya’s oil revenue during first nine months at $13.5 bln- central bank

(Reuters) - Libya’s oil revenue during the first nine months of 2022 was 67 billion Libyan dinars ($13.5 billion), the country’s central bank said in a report on Wednesday. ($1…

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Turkey and Libyan government agree preliminary maritime energy deal

Libya's Tripoli government signed a series of preliminary economic agreements with Turkey on Monday that included potential energy exploration in maritime areas, but Libya's eastern-based parliament rejected the move. Speaking at…

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Libya fuel blast injures 17

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A fuel tank exploded in a massive blast in the southern Libyan city of Sebha late on Tuesday, injuring 17 people, the health ministry said in…

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Fighting on the outskirts of Libyan capital Tripoli

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan armed factions fought in the western outskirts of Tripoli over the weekend as forces aligned with Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's government further consolidated their control over the capital.…

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New U.N. Libya envoy is Senegal’s Bathily – statement

TUNIS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Senegalese diplomat and former government minister Abdoulaye Bathily as his Libya envoy, the U.N. Libya mission said in a statement…

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UPDATE – Tripoli calm, Libya riven after worst fighting in years

TRIPOLI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Charred cars and buildings pockmarked by bullets scarred Libya's capital on Sunday, the day after intense fighting killed 32 people yet appeared to leave the Tripoli government…

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UPDATE – Deadly battles erupt across Tripoli, raising fears of wider Libya war

TRIPOLI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Rival factions battled across Libya's capital on Saturday in the worst fighting there for two years as an eyewitness said forces aligned with a parliament-backed administration moved…

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U.N. deeply concerned by Libya threats

The United Nations Libya mission said it was deeply concerned by what it called an ongoing mobilisation of forces and threats to use force to resolve the country's political crisis.…

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UN extends Libya mission for 3 months at Russia’s insistence

The U.N. Security Council voted to extend its political mission in Libya, but at Russia's insistence for only three months rather than a year-long mandate. The council's three African members…

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Clashes erupt on outskirts of Libya’s Misrata

Clashes erupted between rival factions on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Misrata, before being halted by the intervention of another armed force. The cause of the clashes near…

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UPDATE – Clashes erupt on outskirts of Libya’s Misrata

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Armed clashes erupted on Saturday on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Misrata between rival factions near the junction of the main coastal highway leading to…

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Gaddafi’s widow appeals Malta decision to repatriate funds to Libya

VALLETTA (Reuters) - The widow of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appealed a decision by a Malta court ordering the Bank of Valletta to return to Libya some 95…

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Production resumed at several Libyan oilfields

CAIRO, July 21 (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said crude production had resumed at several oilfields, after lifting force majeure on oil exports last week. Production has restarted at fields…

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Libya resumes oil exports from Es Sider port – statement

TRIPOLI, July 20 (Reuters) - Libya resumed exporting crude oil from Es Sider port, the oil ministry said on Wednesday. Libya's Waha Oil Company resumed production at its fields with an initial…

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Libya’s NOC chief rejects challenges to his appointment

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) - Libya's new National Oil Corporation (NOC) chief Farhat Bengdara rejected challenges to his appointment as most of the company's major subsidiaries publicly acknowledged his leadership and work at some…

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Libya’s NOC continues to do its job according to the law, it says

CAIRO, July 17 (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) is continuing to do its job according to the law, it said on its Facebook page on Sunday, days after the Government…

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Libya oil chief says full output to resume after deal

Libyan oil output will resume from all shuttered fields and ports, the Tripoli government's newly installed head of National Oil Corporation (NOC) said after meeting groups that have blockaded the…

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Libya’s Sanalla says National Oil Corp still answers to him

(Reuters) - Mustafa Sanalla said executives and affiliated companies of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) still recognise him as chairman after the Tripoli-based government said it had replaced him and…

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UPDATED: Libyan parliament rejects Tripoli’s move to sack state energy firm head

BENGHAZI, Libya, July 14 (Reuters) - Libya's Tripoli government said it had installed a new National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman in the state producer's headquarters on Thursday amid a power struggle to…

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Libya’s Government of National Unity to replace oil chairman Sanalla

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) moved to replace the National Oil Corp (NOC) chairman and board on Tuesday as control over the state energy producer was drawn further…

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UPDATED: UN rights mission finds ‘probable’ mass graves in Libya

GENEVA, July 4 (Reuters) - A U.N.-appointed mission to Libya said on Monday there are "probable mass graves" yet to be investigated, possibly as many as 100, in a town…

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FACTBOX-The legitimacy crisis in Libya’s political institutions

July 3 (Reuters) - Libyan protesters want the political authorities to quit and hold elections after previous transitional periods created institutions that clung on long after their mandates expired. Here are Libya's…

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UPDATED: Protesters break into Libya’s parliament building in Tobruk

Protesters broke into Libya's parliament in Tobruk on Friday evening and set a fire in front of the building to express their anger towards Libya's warring political parties, witnesses told…

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Libya’s NOC announces force majeure over two ports and oilfield

TRIPOLI, June 30 (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure at Es Sidr and Ras Lanuf ports as well as El Feel oilfield, it said in a statement. The…

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Bodies of 20 migrants found in Libyan desert two weeks after last contact

The bodies of 20 migrants who got lost in the Libyan desert near Chad have been found, the ambulance service said, showing pictures of them lying around a black pick…

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Libya talks in Geneva end without breakthrough

Libyan legislative leaders quit talks in Geneva on a constitution and elections without reaching a deal on Thursday, pausing diplomacy to resolve a standoff that has imperilled a two-year peace…

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Rival Libya leaders meet in Geneva in bid to salvage elections

GENEVA (Reuters) - The heads of Libya's two rival legislative chambers met in Geneva on Tuesday for negotiations aimed at restoring a U.N.-led election process that fell apart last December.…

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