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Economy

Libya Climate Resilience Project: IFAD and UNOPS Launch $9.2M RENEWAL Initiative

In May 2025 the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) began a...

October 1, 2025
Economy

Libya Agriculture: Water Scarcity, Policy Reforms, and Pathways to Food Security

Libya’s agriculture has long been underleveraged despite its strategic significance for economic diversification and food security. Recent analyses estimate agriculture’s...

September 29, 2025
Economy

The Future of Libya Transport Infrastructure: Unity, Trade, and Renewal

Libya’s transport network has always been tied to the economic and political future of the country. Roads, ports, and airports...

September 20, 2025

Energy

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Energy

Libya Power Grid at Risk: Building Resilience Against Blackout

Imagine an entire nation plunged into darkness because a handful of saboteurs twist a valve. That was the nightmare Libyans...

September 16, 2025
Energy

Libya National Oil Corporation: Challenges and Reform Priorities

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) is a cornerstone of the national economy, accounting for the vast majority of exports and...

September 9, 2025
Energy

Libya’s Gas Pipeline Sabotage Exposes Fragile Power Grid

When saboteurs shut down the gas pipeline feeding Libya’s Zawiya power station on Aug. 31, four generation units went dark and...

September 7, 2025

Politics

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Politics

Libya Unity Government Push: Parliament Sessions, Election Stalemates, and Rising Public Frustration

Libya remains politically divided between rival administrations in the east and west. In late May, the Speaker of the eastern-based...

September 28, 2025
Politics

Libyan Coast Guard Faces EU Pressure After Ocean Viking Shooting

On August 24, 2025, an incident at sea placed Libya at the center of international attention. The Libyan Coast Guard...

September 8, 2025
Politics

Migrant Remittances in Libya: The Hidden Lifeline of the Economy

Foreign workers underpin much of the nation’s private-sector activity.  Private businesses, especially in construction, agriculture and informal services, have to...

August 13, 2025
Oil, Influence, and Fragile Alliances: Libya’s Strange Trade Relations Amid Conflict
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Oil, Influence, and Fragile Alliances: Libya’s Strange Trade Relations Amid Conflict

In the chaos of post-revolution Libya, trade should be the least controversial topic. And yet, the country’s most vital economic...

July 15, 2025
Italy's ENI must approach Libya with caution as it expands operations there.
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Italy’s ENI Must Approach Libya with Caution as It Expands Operations

As Italy’s ENI expands energy operations in Libya, committing billions to gas exploration and infrastructure development, it is stepping into...

July 13, 2025
World

Does the World Even Care About a Peaceful Libya?

Libya remains a fractured state, its future cloudier than ever. The nation’s path to peace has been obstructed by internal...

July 10, 2025