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Abdoulaye Bathily becomes the new special envoy of the UN Secretary General in Libya

09/08/2022 | People

LIBYA. UN Secretary General Antonio Gutterres has appointed former Senegalese minister Abdoulaye Bathily as his special envoy to Libya. He is the first African to hold the post.

The weapons speak again in Libya

08/30/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The concentration of armed men on the outskirts of Tripoli eventually led to a clash with a heavy toll of 32 dead and 159 wounded.

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The spectre of a third Libyan civil war haunts the outskirts of Tripoli

08/30/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The concentration in the outskirts of Tripoli has been growing since the beginning of the week, leading to fears of new clashes between the supporters of the Prime Minister of the national unity government, Abdelhamid Dbeibeh, and those of Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, appointed by the parliament sitting in Tobruk.

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UN alarms over volatile security situation in Libya

07/26/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Increased demonstrations, armed skirmishes between supporters of the two prime ministers, dismissal of the president of the oil company, multiple governments, Libya is sinking into chaos because of the failure to organise elections. The UN is concerned... once again.

Libyan Parliament and High State Council Speakers to meet in Geneva

06/24/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. After the failure of the round of negotiations in Cairo, the UN organises a meeting in Geneva between Aguila Saleh, President of the House of Representatives, and Khaled el-Mechri, his counterpart in the High State Council.

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Greece gets €1.63bn from Europe to help with energy and climate transition

06/17/2022 | Environment

GREECE. Greece will benefit from €1.63bn from the European Commission's first Just Transition Fund (FTJ) programme to "mitigate the effects of the energy and climate transition on the local economy and society".

Libyan parliament approves rival government's budget

06/16/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The Libyan House of Representatives approved the 2022 budget presented by the new Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha, rival of Abdelhamid Dbeibeh, still in office.

Sirte becomes the new capital of Libya's parallel government

05/12/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Fathi Bachagha calls on all parties and civil society organisations to engage in a dialogue with him to get out of the institutional crisis that is undermining Libya with two rival prime ministers in office.

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Libya's political crisis spills over into oil production

04/21/2022 | Industry

LIBYA. The political dispute between Libya's two rival prime ministers is now impinging on the country's economy itself because of the blockage of the oil infrastructure, which accounts for 97% of state revenue.

Libyan rivals try to reach agreement on future elections

04/14/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Representatives of the Libyan Parliament and High Council of State begin talks in Cairo to define a solid constitutional basis for holding national elections.

UN fears new Libyan fracture

$UN fears new Libyan fracture$

03/17/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Once again divided between East and West, with two rival Prime Ministers in office in Tripoli, Libya worries the UN, which sees all the reunification work undertaken under its aegis over the past two years gradually disintegrating.

Libyan parliament splits over presidential election

03/09/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. As the country finds itself with two heads of government, an opponent in the House of Representatives calls for the departure of the president who is in charge of this second appointment, with the aim of organising a presidential election as soon as possible.

Libya's House of Representatives on track to validate rival government

03/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Libya already had two Prime Ministers. It should have, from Monday 28 February 2022, two governments. Since the appointment by the House of Representatives (HoR) of Fathi Bachagha (former Minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord - GNA) on 10 February 2022 to this post...

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Libya's interim prime minister wants legislatives in June 2022

02/22/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, who is multiplying his largesse, intends to keep his position as interim Prime Minister until the presidential election, while another Prime Minister has been appointed by the House of Representatives.

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CMA CGM group takes the helm of the container terminal of the Port of Beirut for ten years

02/17/2022 | Transport

LEBANON / FRANCE. CMA Terminals, a wholly owned subsidiary of the CMA CGM group, has won the tender for the concession of the container terminal of the Port of Beirut awarded by the Temporary Management and Operation Committee of the Port of Beirut.

Libyan Prime Minister escapes assassination attempt as parliament seeks to replace him

02/10/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh survived an attempted assassination the day before his successor was appointed against his will by the rival parliament in the east.

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Italy and Malta accused of complicity in crimes against humanity in the Libyan refugee crisis

01/18/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA / ITALY / MALTA. Three NGOs refer to the International Criminal Court prosecutor to denounce the complicity of Italy and Malta in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by armed groups in refugee detention centres in Libya.

Libya's December 24 presidential polls in trouble

12/20/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Intimidation of candidates, theft of voter's cards, fraud, difficulties in deciding on appeals, list of contenders not yet published, the Libyan presidential election scheduled for December 24, 2021 should be postponed.

Tel Aviv named most expensive city in the world

12/07/2021 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL. Tel Aviv dethrones Paris and becomes the most expensive city in the world in 2021 according to the study published annually by The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Sixty-one contenders for Libya's first presidential election

11/23/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The post of President of Libya is coveted with sixty-one candidates declared and registered with the High National Electoral Commission.