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Economy

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Economy

Libya Shipwreck Rescue in Misrata Highlights Storm Chaos and Governance Strains

In late January, a Libyan freighter sailing into Misrata port scrambled to save its fellow mariners. A commercial cargo ship...

February 1, 2026
Economy

Libya Central Bank Certificates of Deposit Aim to Absorb Excess Liquidity and Stabilize the Dinar

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has invited commercial banks to subscribe to a fresh issue of Shariah-compliant certificates of...

January 26, 2026
Economy

IMF Warns Libya Dinar Exchange Rate Gap Is Widening Amid Political Division and Fiscal Imbalance

In mid-November 2025, a team from the International Monetary Fund met with Libyan officials (in Tunis) and issued a stark...

January 9, 2026

Energy

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Energy

Eni Libya Gas Project at Bahr Essalam to Boost Output and End Flaring by 2026

Italy’s state-backed energy company Eni announced it will start operating a new gas compression unit at the offshore Bahr Essalam...

January 29, 2026
Energy

Waha Oil Corruption Investigation Deepens as Libyan Prosecutors Detain Senior Executives

Libya’s Public Prosecution has ordered the detention of two senior Waha Oil Company executives amid allegations of overspending millions of...

December 10, 2025
Energy

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....

November 25, 2025

Politics

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Politics

English Education Reform in Libya Gains Momentum with U.S. Support

In Tripoli on January 13, officials from Libya’s education ministry sat down with the U.S. Embassy’s cultural attaché to discuss...

February 10, 2026
Politics

Libya Security Sector Reform Talks Resume as UN Pushes Military Unification

Libya’s Chief of General Staff, Gen. Salah al-Din al-Namroush, met Jan. 21 with the U.N.’s head of Security Sector Reform...

February 7, 2026
Politics

Libya France Economic Cooperation Expands Amid Major Energy and Investment Deals

Acting Foreign Minister Al-Taher Al-Baour met in Tripoli on Jan. 26 with French Ambassador Thierry Vallat to discuss expanding Libya’s...

February 5, 2026
World

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...

November 25, 2025
World

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...

October 19, 2025
Oil, Influence, and Fragile Alliances: Libya’s Strange Trade Relations Amid Conflict
World

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