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UN Warns 20,000 Mercenaries and Foreign Fighters Active in Libya as Humanitarian Crisis Grows

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020By Editor

The United Nations estimates that some 20,000 mercenaries are now fighting in Libya, obstructing any progress to end nearly a decade of war with a national government that includes rival armies on opposite ends of the nation, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. … Read More >UN Warns 20,000 Mercenaries and Foreign Fighters Active in Libya as Humanitarian Crisis Grows

USA

Bomb Libya and take its oil: Biden budget chief pick Neera Tanden agreed with Trump

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020By Editor

“Unless we take the oil from Libya, I have no interest in Libya,” Donald Trump declared in an April 2011 interview on CNN’s “Newsroom.” … Read More >Bomb Libya and take its oil: Biden budget chief pick Neera Tanden agreed with Trump

EU

Europe ‘ready to take measures’ against any entity that blocks Libyan peace process

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have warned that they are prepared to sanction any entity involved in Libyan politics, domestic or foreign, that attempts to obstruct the fragile peace process there. … Read More >Europe ‘ready to take measures’ against any entity that blocks Libyan peace process

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Ankara prevents German forces on Libya arms embargo mission from checking Turkish ship

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

Turkey prevented German soldiers on an EU military mission in the Mediterranean from conducting a full search of a Turkish cargo ship suspected of taking weapons to Libya, officials in Ankara and Berlin said on Monday. … Read More >Ankara prevents German forces on Libya arms embargo mission from checking Turkish ship

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Libya peace process ‘breakthrough’: Warring parties agree to hold elections in 18 months, UN says

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020By Editor

The two parties to Libya’s long-lasting civil war have reached an agreement on holding nationwide elections in 18 months, the UN envoy to Libya has announced, calling it a “breakthrough” in the protracted peace process. … Read More >Libya peace process ‘breakthrough’: Warring parties agree to hold elections in 18 months, UN says

Libya throws ONE MILLION barrels of oil into already oversupplied market

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

Libya’s crude output has exceeded one million barrels per day since its oil industry came back online. However, the inflow may create shockwaves in the global oil market as demand has not fully recovered from the Covid-19 crisis. … Read More >Libya throws ONE MILLION barrels of oil into already oversupplied market

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Ceasefire sees Libya’s NOC end all closures of oilfields & ports after 8-month blockade

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020By Editor

Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) has lifted force majeure on the El-Feel oilfield, the company said on Monday, with all oilfields and ports now being opened after an eight-month blockade by eastern forces. … Read More >Ceasefire sees Libya’s NOC end all closures of oilfields & ports after 8-month blockade

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Warring sides in Libya sign ‘historic’ permanent ceasefire deal, UN says

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020By Editor

The opposing parties in the Libyan conflict signed a deal on Friday for a permanent nationwide ceasefire, the UN said, adding that the move could become a turning point towards stability in the country. … Read More >Warring sides in Libya sign ‘historic’ permanent ceasefire deal, UN says

EU

France’s ex-president Sarkozy under formal investigation over allegations of campaign cash from Libya

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020By Editor

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, is being formally investigated over claims he accepted ex Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s money to finance his 2007 election, the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office announced. … Read More >France’s ex-president Sarkozy under formal investigation over allegations of campaign cash from Libya

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Libya’s UN-backed government warns of new offensive by rival Haftar forces, 2 months after truce was announced

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020By Editor

The Tripoli-based UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has instructed its forces to brace for a possible attack by the rival army led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Friday. … Read More >Libya’s UN-backed government warns of new offensive by rival Haftar forces, 2 months after truce was announced