Libya’s Political Deadlock Deepens as High Council Rejects UN Envoy’s Reading of 4+4 Agreement

TRIPOLI: Libya's High Council of State has refuted UN envoy Hanna Tetteh's description of its stance on the proposed “4+4” agreement, saying her description does not reflect the official position…

Abdullah Al Asadi

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is questioned about legal qualifications

WASHINGTON: The White House is under fire for the professional credentials of its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, following her first media briefing, which left people wondering if she was…

Abdullah Al Asadi

IMF Warns Middle East economies may not soon return to pre-war growth path

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that energy-rich economies in the Middle East are unlikely to resume their pre-war growth paths in the medium term as the escalating hostilities…

Abdullah Al Asadi

The Wage Bill in Libya has increased by 263% in five years, much higher than the economic growth

The public-sector wage and salary bill rose by 263% from 2020 to 2025, compared to the 25.9% growth of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) over the same period, raising…

Amin Ahmed

Libya Detains Oil Company Officials in $140 Million Project Investigation

The Public Prosecution in Libya has ordered the arrest of the Director of the Engineering Department and the Deputy Director of the Al-Dahra Oil Field Rehabilitation Project at Al-Waha Oil…

Amin Ahmed

Turkey Welcomes New Libyan Parliament Speaker Pledges Stronger Cooperation

Turkey Welcomes New Libyan Parliament Speaker, Promises to Strengthen Cooperation Turkey's Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, sent a congratulatory telegram to Libya's House of Representatives after it…

Amin Ahmed

Libya’s Parliament Speaker Ousted After 12 Years as Power Shifts in the East

TRIPOLI--Libya's parliament speaker, a longtime ally of eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar, was ousted from his post on Tuesday after 12 years in office, analysts say, which could mark a…

Amin Ahmed

Libya is upgrading its border security with advanced screening systems

During his visit to the United States this week, Interior Minister Major General Imad Trabelsi met with representatives of US security technology firms Rapiscan Systems and S2 Global, and the…

Abdullah Al Asadi

Al-Bunya Advances 7,000-Tower Telecom Infrastructure Project in Libya

Al-Bunya Investment and Services Company, a subsidiary of the Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC), has discussed the progress and goals of its ambitious 7,000 telecommunications towers project.…

Abdullah Al Asadi

Sisi Meets Dangote as Egypt Seeks Greater African Investment Cooperation

CAIRO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Aliko Dangote, founder and chairman of the Dangote Group and chairman of the Africa Entrepreneurs Initiative, on the sidelines of the El…

Abdullah Al Asadi