Armed group commits murder at fake checkpoint near Tripoli airport
By George Grant. All of those involved are believed to be from the Nafusa Mountains. (Photo: George Grant) Tripoli, 5...
Independents form first formal bloc within National Congress
Little is currently known . . .about the group, although it is rumoured to be towards the moderate end of...
The race to be prime minister: a week is a long time in Libyan politics
By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 4 September: The General National Congress has set the basic requirements for the role of prime...
NOC confronts oil price reality and strikes deal with Lerco
By John Hamilton. The NOC has been exploiting the desire of international buyers to re-enter the Libyan energy market by...
National Electricity Company takes on 313 new graduates
Benghazi, 4 September: The National Electricity Company has employed 313 newly graduated students in the fields of Computing, Mechanics and...
Shootout with arsonists as major Misrata market burned down
The market, which is one . . .of Misrata's most important commercial centres, has been completely destroyed. Tripoli, 4 September:...
New president of Benghazi Local Council announced
Benghazi, 3 September: Benghazi Local Council has elected a new president, three weeks after the previous incumbent resigned citing “unworkable”...
National Congress passes raft of new measures regulating selection of PM
By George Grant & Sami Zaptia. Neither the prime minister nor some of the most senior ministers will be permitted...
Forjan tribe calls on Sirte to embrace revolution
The Forjan tribe has called . . .on residents of Sirte to erect the independence flag above their homes. Sirte,...
Intelligence officer killed by bomb blast in Benghazi
Benghazi, 2 September: An intelligence officer has been killed and another wounded when their car exploded in Benghazi today, Sunday,...
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CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving – Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April
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US stresses importance of fully implementing its brokered Unified Development Programme agreement and establishing a unified budget
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NOC celebrates return of Schlumberger Libya’s (SLB) in-country operations as an independent operating entity (LIG) – as they were before 2011
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Ministry of Oil & Gas holds meeting on Nigeria-Niger-Libya Gas Pipeline Project
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NOC signs MoU with Chevron to conduct technical study of offshore block NC 146
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