An overview of key stories in Libya's energy sector, including oil production updates, infrastructure challenges and market trends for the week ending on Friday, Oct 4, 2024.
On August 18th, the Presidential Council reshuffled Libya's Central Bank leadership, ousting Sadiq al-Kabir amid rising tensions. This article provides a quick recap on the ongoing crisis.
An overview of key stories in Libya's energy sector, including oil production updates, infrastructure challenges and market trends for the week ending on Friday, Sep 27, 2024.
News and expert analysis on Libyan politics, economic development and the country's security landscape.
Primarily focused on the energy and migration files, Giorgia Meloni’s Italian government has pursued a pragmatic approach toward Libya, whereby any interlocutor is appreciated as long as they can satisfy Italian interests.
Both Egypt and Turkey are determined to open a new chapter in their relations and act in cooperation on several files instead of seeing one another as rivals. This diplomatic trend opens new avenues for Libya and its accentuation throughout 2024 is likely to impact domestic politics.
With every passing week, western Libya increasingly demonstrates how unsustainable the status quo is, as the facade of stability hangs on a thread.
This time, Gaddafi's comeback seems to have a military dimension to it, along with an impressive social component that makes this attempt considerably more compelling than any of his past failed attempts.
This article looks at what SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily’s resignation means for Libya and how this will impact the country’s political process as well as the UN’s role going forward.
Slowly but surely, Libya seems to be creeping closer towards becoming the next competing ground for the U.S.-Russia rivalry.
Experts have highlighted multiple risks to the Libyan economy, including falling global oil prices and demand, disruptions in Libyan oil production due to political tensions, and rampant government spending exacerbated by the lack of a unified budget.
As explained in this week’s Political Risk report, Libyans did not enjoy this year’s Eid al-Fitr as a
A year and a half after assuming the duties of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily submitted his resignation immediately after his eighth and final briefing to the Security Council.
Recent events have reignited debates about the legacy of Libya’s civil war and its impact on national reconciliation, calling into question whether the current authorities are ready, willing, and able to start mending Libya’s social fabric.
For close to three weeks, southern Libyan protesters managed to block production at the country’s largest oilfield, al-Sharara, thus
The 2022 Audit Bureau report highlights the problem of smuggling subsidised fuel, costing Libya about 5 billion USD annually. Libya
Subscribe to our free newsletter and receive fact-checked news, cutting-edge analysis and expert insights directly to your inbox.
