Libyan oil exports resume after months of interruption
Since the assassination of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s oil has been at the centre of all sorts of rivalries, with rival militias and foreign powers jostling […]
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Libyan Presidential Council announces plan to end crisis
The Presidential Council, a body with some executive powers, announced on Tuesday that it had drawn up a plan to break the country’s political deadlock […]
Libya: Demonstrations Spreading Across the Country
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed for calm as street demonstrations spread across Libya in protest over power cuts and the failure to […]
Spanish ambassador to Mali summoned after comments on possible NATO intervention
The Spanish ambassador was summoned last Friday by the Malian government after the Spanish Foreign minister said “not to exclude” a NATO military intervention in […]
Libya: Demonstrators storm seat of parliament in Tobruk
Demonstrations have stormed the Tobruk-based Libyan Parliament, on Friday. The demonstrators were protesting against deteriorating living conditions and the political deadlock, media reported. Several […]
Libyan crisis: New UN mediation in Geneva
The United Nations announced on Thursday that the presidents of Libya’s two rival chambers will meet next week in Geneva to try to reach agreement […]
HCS head Khalid Al Mishri shuns summit with HoR Speaker
The expected Cairo meeting between the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh and Head of High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri […]
Lifting of patents for Covid-19 vaccines
After intense negotiations between its 164 members, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached an agreement that includes a five-year waiver of patents on vaccines against […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers
The jihadist group Islamic State (EI) claimed responsibility via its propaganda organ ‘Amaq’ for the attack that left eleven Egyptian army personnel dead in Sinai […]
Finding new envoy for Libya, on top of UN agenda
The United Nations said finding a Special Representative for the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is a “very” high priority as African countries and […]