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French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

The security repercussions of the conflict in Libya are one of the factors being cited in the debate over France's military funding for the 2024-2030 period.

Subscribers only Defence 08.06.2023

EU border assistance mission struggles to reach agreement on new mandate

With less than a month to go to the end of its current mission, the EU border assistance mission in Libya is still negotiating over the terms of its new mandate. Its funding looks set to be reduced.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.06.2023

TotalEnergies sparks tensions by choosing Basalt as its security provider

Under the watchful eye of TotalEnergies' compliance department, security companies are squabbling over the award of a protection contract by the oil group to a small service provider, Basalt SAS, which is causing much resentment.

Subscribers only Business 05.06.2023

Candidates from west jockey to replace Dabaiba

Libyan prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba.© Islam Alatrash/Sopa Images/Sip/Reuters

Free access Politics 02.06.2023

Rab Lanuf refinery: NOC wins new round against Emirati Trasta Energy

An oil refinery in Libya's northern town of Ras Lanuf, in June 2020.© AFP

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.2023

Ara Pacis's Italian funds cause disorder in southern Libya

Italian foreign ministry-backed conflict community mediation organisation Ara Pacis, which is under pressure in Fezzan, has been accused of misusing funds and has had to suspend a migrant reception project.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 24.05.2023

Sovereign fund boss Hassan launches PR campaign ahead of Brussels arrest warrant hearing

The legality of the arrest warrant issued against the head of Libya's sovereign wealth fund, Ali Mahmoud Hassan, is to be ruled upon on 24 May by the Brussels court of appeal. He has hired public relations specialists to help him win the media battle.

Subscribers only Finance 22.05.2023

Former Libyan PM Khalifa al-Ghwell makes low-key visit to the Elysée

Khalifa al-Ghwell is preparing to return to the fronts lines of the Libyan political scene and play a leading role against the current Prime Minister.

Subscribers only Politics 22.05.2023

Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

France's business development agency is striving to attract French companies back into the Tunisian and Libyan security and civil protection markets. France is preparing a cooperation partnership with Libya and a financing plan for Tunisia.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 12.05.2023

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Foreign security firms on brink of expulsion

Following the departure of Canada's GardaWorld in mid-April, all foreign security companies may be forced to leave Libya. The authorities are invoking a 2012 law to revise their contracts and restrict their operations, and they also intend to revive a levy on the industry.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.05.2023

Emirati ADNOC gets into Ghadames basin game

National Oil Corp continues to look for foreign investments and is in discussions with three industry giants over the exploration of oil and gas fields in the Ghadames Basin. They include Emirati ADNOC, a further sign of the recent financial interest Abu Dhabi has for Libya.

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2023

Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

Numerous militia fighters from Darfur and Chad are present in Libya. For the time being, they have refrained from intervening in neighbouring Sudan but, if the hostilities there persist, one of the warring parties could be tempted to call them in.

Subscribers only Defence 03.05.2023

French diplomats prepare Libyan summit in Paris

Paris is hoping to bring together the security forces from Libya's east and west for a summit in the French capital. This meeting is prepared behind the scenes by the French president's diplomatic adviser on Libya, Paul Soler.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 28.04.2023

Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Morocco's leading civil explosives company Cadex has its sights set on the Libyan market. No small challenge given the country is under a UN arms embargo, which affects explosives for civilian use too.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 28.04.2023

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Security group GardaWorld placed under investigation and ordered to leave Libya

Following the arrest of several members of its staff on 12 April, Canadian private security giant Gardaworld is being investigated by Libya's internal intelligence services. Its contracts in Libya are under threat.

Free access Defence, Business 26.04.2023

Grounded aircrafts sit on the tarmac at Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli on 8 April 2019, where several GardaWorld employees were arrested on 12 April.

NOC dangles carrots in hope of striking deal with Halliburton

The Libyan National Oil Corp is working hard to seal a deal with Halliburton for the exploration of oil fields needing rehabilitation in the east of the country. But the involvement of a curious third party is staying the US oil services giant's hand.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 21.04.2023

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Egyptian diplomat Nasser Kamel's term as secretary-general of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), which he has led since 2018, ends next year. Behind the scenes, negotiations are already underway between member states to appoint his successor.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.04.2023

EU agrees to transfer to Ghana the armoured vehicles seized off Libyan coast

The European Union has just approved the transfer to Ghana of the dozen armoured vehicles seized off the Libyan coast in October 2022 by the European IRINI mission.

Subscribers only Defence 17.04.2023

UK ex-diplomats brought in to help Libya recover assets abroad

The Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office has commissioned two former British diplomats to help it recover hijacked Libyan assets abroad and draw up a plan for managing them

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 13.04.2023

Dabaiba aligns his militias with Haftar's military

Control of the militias is central to Libyan prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba's grip on power. He recently managed to bring several of them to the negotiating table with their former enemies in the east, but some still rely on antagonistic positions.

Subscribers only Politics 07.04.2023

EU and UN consider sending AVs seized off Libyan coast to Ghana

The EU and UN are considering sending the armoured vehicles seized last October on the Dutch cargo ship MV Meerdijk by the EU's Irini sea patrol to Ghana to reinforce the country's armed forces.

Subscribers only Defence 05.04.2023

Abdelhamid Dabaiba counts on new ambassador Khaled Kagigi to repair relations with Paris

The government in Tripoli has chosen Khaled Kagigi, a man with a business background, to serve as Libya's ambassador in France. He will have the job of trying to improve the tetchy relations which have prevailed between the two countries in recent years.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.04.2023

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Libya

French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

EU border assistance mission struggles to reach agreement on new mandate

TotalEnergies sparks tensions by choosing Basalt as its security provider

Candidates from west jockey to replace Dabaiba

Rab Lanuf refinery: NOC wins new round against Emirati Trasta Energy

Ara Pacis's Italian funds cause disorder in southern Libya

Sovereign fund boss Hassan launches PR campaign ahead of Brussels arrest warrant hearing

Former Libyan PM Khalifa al-Ghwell makes low-key visit to the Elysée

Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

Spotlight
Foreign security firms on brink of expulsion

Emirati ADNOC gets into Ghadames basin game

Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

French diplomats prepare Libyan summit in Paris

Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Spotlight
Security group GardaWorld placed under investigation and ordered to leave Libya

NOC dangles carrots in hope of striking deal with Halliburton

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

EU agrees to transfer to Ghana the armoured vehicles seized off Libyan coast

UK ex-diplomats brought in to help Libya recover assets abroad

Dabaiba aligns his militias with Haftar's military

EU and UN consider sending AVs seized off Libyan coast to Ghana

Abdelhamid Dabaiba counts on new ambassador Khaled Kagigi to repair relations with Paris

Honeywell UOP joins project to resurrect Fezzan refinery

France's foreign trade advisers chase new Libyan contracts

Cairo thwarts Abdoulaye Bathily's Libya roadmap

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French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

EU border assistance mission struggles to reach agreement on new mandate

TotalEnergies sparks tensions by choosing Basalt as its security provider

Candidates from west jockey to replace Dabaiba

Rab Lanuf refinery: NOC wins new round against Emirati Trasta Energy

Ara Pacis's Italian funds cause disorder in southern Libya

Sovereign fund boss Hassan launches PR campaign ahead of Brussels arrest warrant hearing

Former Libyan PM Khalifa al-Ghwell makes low-key visit to the Elysée

Business France focuses efforts on North African security markets

Spotlight Foreign security firms on brink of expulsion

Emirati ADNOC gets into Ghadames basin game

Washington and Doha increasingly concerned about threat posed by armed groups in Libya

French diplomats prepare Libyan summit in Paris

Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Spotlight Security group GardaWorld placed under investigation and ordered to leave Libya

NOC dangles carrots in hope of striking deal with Halliburton

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

EU agrees to transfer to Ghana the armoured vehicles seized off Libyan coast

UK ex-diplomats brought in to help Libya recover assets abroad

Dabaiba aligns his militias with Haftar's military

EU and UN consider sending AVs seized off Libyan coast to Ghana

Abdelhamid Dabaiba counts on new ambassador Khaled Kagigi to repair relations with Paris

Honeywell UOP joins project to resurrect Fezzan refinery

France's foreign trade advisers chase new Libyan contracts

Cairo thwarts Abdoulaye Bathily's Libya roadmap

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Foreign security firms on brink of expulsion

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Security group GardaWorld placed under investigation and ordered to leave Libya