Franco-Turkish Rivalry in Libya: Between Historic Influence and New Strategy
Economy
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Libya’s Foreign Currency Crunch: Central Bank Flags $3B Monthly Deficit
At a November 2025 banking conference in Tripoli, Central Bank Governor Naji Issa issued a stark warning about Libya’s fiscal...
Libya–Business France MoU Focuses on Investment for Reconstruction
The Élysée Palace in Paris on November 19, 2025 hosted the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Libya’s National...
Libya–World Bank Economic Reform Talks Aim to Attract Investment
In Washington last week, a Libyan government delegation met with World Bank officials to shape next year’s annual work plan...
Energy
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Bouri Gas Field Development in Libya Advances with New Italian Contracts
The offshore platform at Libya’s Bouri field is being overhauled to capture natural gas that was once flared as waste....
Libya Energy Transition: Balancing Oil Dependence and Renewable Ambitions
Global forecasts suggest hydrocarbons will remain central to the energy mix even as countries set ambitious climate goals. The International...
Libya Power Crisis: How a Single Pipeline Nearly Plunged the Nation into Darkness
Imagine an entire nation plunged into darkness because a handful of saboteurs twist a valve. That was the nightmare Libyans...
Politics
View All Libya–World Bank Economic Reform Talks Aim to Attract Investment
In Washington last week, a Libyan government delegation met with World Bank officials to shape next year’s annual work plan...
Libya UN Qatar Funding Dispute Deepens Rift Between East and West
Lawmakers in Libya’s eastern-backed House of Representatives sharply rebuked the UN’s latest diplomatic initiative last Tuesday. In an official statement,...
Libya-Chad Joint Security Force Launched as Haftar Expands Border Operations
Launched amid swirling desert dust and uncertainty, a joint Libyan-Chadian force announced in mid-November pairs troops from General Khalifa Haftar’s...
World
View All Libya–World Bank Economic Reform Talks Aim to Attract Investment
In Washington last week, a Libyan government delegation met with World Bank officials to shape next year’s annual work plan...
Sarkozy Libya Funding Scandal: French Court Jails Former President Over 2007 Campaign Conspiracy
Last month, a French court handed Sarkozy a five-year prison term, finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme...
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...
