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Libya

Abdelhamid Dabaiba loses ground with Gaddafi sympathisers

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba is losing ground with Gaddafi sympathisers.

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2023

French embassy considers using TLSContact for visa applications in Libya

The French embassy in Tripoli may soon manage visa applications in Libya itself by subcontracting part of the activity to service provider TLSContact. This would facilitate procedures for Libyans, who currently have to go to Tunis to make a visa request.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 25.01.2023

Wagner at the centre of CIA boss's visit to Tripoli

William Burns, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in Washington, DC, 8 March 2022. © Rod Lamkey /CNP/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Defence, Energy, Diplomacy 23.01.2023

US prepares to try alleged Lockerbie bombmaker

Five attorneys have already been designated to represent the US in the trial of Abu Agila Masud al-Marimi, the Libyan suspected of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2023

South African van Deventer, kidnapped in Libya, reportedly now in Mali

Gerco van Deventer was kidnapped in 2017 in Oubari in southern Libya, but is now believed to be in the hands of a radical Islamist group in northern Mali.

Free access Politics, Diplomacy 18.01.2023

Abdelhamid Dabaiba gets closer to Abu Dhabi

Libyan PM Abdulhamid Dbeibah, in Misrata on 17 December 2022. © Islam Alatrash / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2023

Former SNC-Lavalin executive Riadh Ben Aissa wins legal battle to keep Paris flat

Riadh Ben Aissa, convicted in Switzerland in 2014 for bribing the son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has had the seizure of his Paris apartment overturned by a French court.

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2023

Société Générale caught up in legal storm over sovereign wealth fund

The legal battle between a Kuwaiti construction group and the Libyan Investment Authority continues to have an impact on Société Générale as a third party involved in the case. Hundreds of millions of euros worth of the French bank's derivatives are at the centre of the battle amid a seizure request.

Subscribers only Finance 05.01.2023

UK diplomat Joanne Adamson eyes number two job in UN Libya mission

Washington is backing its candidate Kenneth Gluck for the number two job in the UNSMIL, but London wants the position to go to its diplomat Joanne Adamson, who is currently serving with MINUSMA in Mali.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.01.2023

Libya special envoys to meet in Washington

US special envoy for Libya Richard Norland is to meet his French, Italian and German counterparts in Washington on 13 January. Abdoulaye Bathily, the head of the United Nations Mission in Libya, is also expected to attend.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.01.2023

Western agri-food companies rake in letters of credit

In 2022, the leading agri-food groups in the greater Tripoli region obtained letters of credit worth more than $500m from the Central Bank of Libya.

Free access Business 21.12.2022

Washington wants UNSMIL deputy seat

The US want an American candidate to replace Zimbabwean diplomat Raisedon Zenenga when he leaves his post as deputy head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.12.2022

Spotlight
Saddam Haftar puts eastern Libyan banks at his service

Saddam Haftar, the son and adviser of Khalifa Haftar, is seeking to take control of banking institutions in eastern Libya. With these sources of funding, he will be able to consolidate his power base and pay the bills of the Libyan National Army.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 16.12.2022

New Libyan ambassador due in Paris by year's end

The new Libyan ambassador to Paris, Khaled Kagigi, will officially take up his post next week. He replaces Hamed Ahmed Elhouderi, who had been in office since 2018.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.12.2022

Stephanie Williams keeps an eye on Libya

The former special adviser to the United Nations secretary general has become a mainstay at international meetings on Libya, where she has capitalised on her experience in the country, and defended her record.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.12.2022

Stephanie Williams, UN Special Advisor on Libya, on 5 February 2021 in Geneva.

Libya Holdings lags behind Turkish rivals in Misrata terminal contest

Albayrak and Yildirim are still negotiating over concessions at the port of Misrata. A third bid, submitted by the Anglo-Libyan Libya Holdings, has not found favour from the authorities.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 12.12.2022

New trade association to promote UK business interests in Libya

With the blessing of the UK's international trade department, the British Libyan Business Association was launched by Alex Breingan in November. This new entity, which will assist investors in Libya, is likely to be strongly orientated towards the security sector.

Subscribers only Business 09.12.2022

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Libya

Abdelhamid Dabaiba loses ground with Gaddafi sympathisers

French embassy considers using TLSContact for visa applications in Libya

Wagner at the centre of CIA boss's visit to Tripoli

US prepares to try alleged Lockerbie bombmaker

South African van Deventer, kidnapped in Libya, reportedly now in Mali

Abdelhamid Dabaiba gets closer to Abu Dhabi

Former SNC-Lavalin executive Riadh Ben Aissa wins legal battle to keep Paris flat

Société Générale caught up in legal storm over sovereign wealth fund

UK diplomat Joanne Adamson eyes number two job in UN Libya mission

Libya special envoys to meet in Washington

Western agri-food companies rake in letters of credit

Washington wants UNSMIL deputy seat

Spotlight
Saddam Haftar puts eastern Libyan banks at his service

New Libyan ambassador due in Paris by year's end

Stephanie Williams keeps an eye on Libya

Libya Holdings lags behind Turkish rivals in Misrata terminal contest

New trade association to promote UK business interests in Libya

Libya's medical debts overshadow oil talks

GardaWorld bags Libya security contract for German development agency GIZ

Banker Khaled Kagigi tipped as Tripoli's new ambassador in Paris

Libyan special envoys descend on Tunis

Swiss court upholds $1.5m fine on businessman Mohamed Ghanem

French pharmaceutical delegation to visit Tripoli

Dabaiba loses support in Misrata

Brussels wants to boost cross-border cooperation between Tripoli and Sahel states

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Libya

Abdelhamid Dabaiba loses ground with Gaddafi sympathisers

French embassy considers using TLSContact for visa applications in Libya

Wagner at the centre of CIA boss's visit to Tripoli

US prepares to try alleged Lockerbie bombmaker

South African van Deventer, kidnapped in Libya, reportedly now in Mali

Abdelhamid Dabaiba gets closer to Abu Dhabi

Former SNC-Lavalin executive Riadh Ben Aissa wins legal battle to keep Paris flat

Société Générale caught up in legal storm over sovereign wealth fund

UK diplomat Joanne Adamson eyes number two job in UN Libya mission

Libya special envoys to meet in Washington

Western agri-food companies rake in letters of credit

Washington wants UNSMIL deputy seat

Spotlight Saddam Haftar puts eastern Libyan banks at his service

New Libyan ambassador due in Paris by year's end

Stephanie Williams keeps an eye on Libya

Libya Holdings lags behind Turkish rivals in Misrata terminal contest

New trade association to promote UK business interests in Libya

Libya's medical debts overshadow oil talks

GardaWorld bags Libya security contract for German development agency GIZ

Banker Khaled Kagigi tipped as Tripoli's new ambassador in Paris

Libyan special envoys descend on Tunis

Swiss court upholds $1.5m fine on businessman Mohamed Ghanem

French pharmaceutical delegation to visit Tripoli

Dabaiba loses support in Misrata

Brussels wants to boost cross-border cooperation between Tripoli and Sahel states

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Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery

Spotlight
Saddam Haftar puts eastern Libyan banks at his service