Economy
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Libya’s Central Bank Cybersecurity Under Attack: Technical Shutdown Threatens the Dinar and Shakes Confidence in the Financial System
What happened at the Central Bank of Libya was more than another technical glitch. A coordinated cyberattack knocked the bank’s...
Libya’s Central Bank to Inject $2 Billion Into Foreign Currency Market
Libya’s Central Bank (CBL) will inject $2 billion into the banking system next week to finance documentary credits for imports...
Libya Has 3,200 Hours of Sunshine. So Why Is Solar Still Missing?
Libya rarely appears in conversations about renewable energy. That seems strange for a country that enjoys more than 3,200 hours...
Energy
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Libya Burns More Diesel as Gas Shortages Hit Power Plants, Exposing a Deeper Energy Challenge
Libya’s latest decision to supply diesel to power stations highlights a growing imbalance in its energy sector. The country continues...
Waha Oil Revives Long-Shut Well as Libya Pushes for Higher Crude Output
Libya’s drive to increase oil production gained another boost after Waha Oil Company returned a long-idle well to service, adding...
Libya’s Power Grid Burns Through 1 Billion Cubic Feet of Gas a Day
Libya’s electricity sector now consumes more than one billion cubic feet of natural gas every day, underlining the country’s growing...
Politics
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Ankara–Cairo Engagement and the Next Phase of Libya’s Transition
The ongoing crisis in Libya forms a focal point for regional geopolitics in North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. As...
The African Union’s Future in Conflict Management
Since its establishment in 2002, succeeding the Organization of African Unity, the African Union has sought to move beyond the...
An Analysis of the US Administration’s Approach to North Africa
With every presidential transition in Washington, foreign policy priorities are revisited under the banner of ‘reassessment’. Geography, however, does not...
World
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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...