The meeting was decided on by Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune, Libya's head of presidential council Mohamed Al-Menfi and Tunisian President Kais Saied when they met at an energy summit in Algeria last month. When the meeting was announced, Moroccan media outlets said it had been part of Algeria's aim to...
‘Catastrophic’ pollution plagues Libya beaches
The environment ministry has ordered the closure of a number of beaches along the Greater Tripoli coastline, despite the roasting summer heat
Egypt looks to neighbors, and beyond, for power supply
In order to make sure that Egyptians get an uninterrupted supply of electricity, Egypt has taken steps to strengthen power linkage lines with neighboring countries such as Jordan, Sudan and Libya.
Muammar Gaddafi’s son suggests he may run for president in Libya
He spoke in a rare interview, given to the New York Times at an opulent two-storey villa inside a gated compound at Zintan in the west of the North African country.
57 Europe-bound migrants drown as boat sinks off Libya
The ship sank off the Libyan port of Khoms, some 120 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli, a key gateway for Europe-bound migrants
Libya steps up Tripoli jab drive as virus caseload rises
The health ministry has set up temporary centres in six districts of the capital, and AFP journalists saw long queues outside the tents on Saturday morning
Tunisia rescues 166 migrants at sea, 16 dead
They were stranded at sea for nearly a week after their boat broke down off Tunisia
Arab countries pledge help as Tunisia faces Covid surge
President Kais Saied has said that Saudi Arabia, Libya, Kuwait, Turkey and Algeria have also pledged to help Tunisia is currently battling a fresh wave of infections after successfully containing the virus following its outbreak last year As the spike in Covid-19 cases in Tunisia leads to a highest death...
Tunisians hope calmer Libya could stimulate economic growth
Libyan crisis led to 2 percent loss in Tunisia's GDP TunisAir was the first foreign carrier to resume flights to Libya After years of war in Libya, Tunisian traders celebrated the reopening of the border with their oil-rich North African neighbor as a positive sign they hoped would stimulate economic...
Libya supplies 20% of Hawaii’s crude need
Libyan crude oil has a low sulfur content and is suitable for the production of fuel oils for Hawaiian electrics Oil reserves in Libya are the largest in Africa and among the ten largest globally About 20 percent of Hawaii’s crude oil requirement in 2020 was met by Libya, Par...4 French executives charged with spying on opposition Libya, Egypt figures
The former chief of Amesys, Philippe Vannier, was charged in Paris last week with "complicity in acts of torture" Olivier Bohbot, head of Nexa Technologies, and two other executives were charged with "complicity in acts of torture and forced disappearances" Prosecutors have charged four executives at two French companies accused...
Egypt to support stability in Libya as it prepares to hold elections
President Sisi called Libyan institutions to fulfill their national duty Egypt, Libya discussed how to strengthen cooperation and support the political process in the war-torn country Egypt has reiterated its support for the Libyan government as the latter prepares to hold elections by the end of the year expected...
UAE to support ‘stability, development’ in Libya
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets visiting chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed Younis Al-Manfe
Morocco’s foreign minister, Libyan officials meet
Germany will host peace talks later this month in Berlin Libya is seeking to extricate itself from a decade of chaos and conflict that followed the toppling of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in the 2011 NATO-backed uprising Searching for a political solution to the troubled country of Libya may not be...
Qatar backs Libya’s UN-backed political process
Libya has experienced a decade of conflict and foreign interference Several countries have reopened embassies since Libya's new government took power Libya, which has experienced a decade of conflict and foreign interference, on Sunday received support from Qatar for its internationally backed political process that aims to help it...
