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Libya

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

Honeywell UOP joins project to resurrect Fezzan refinery

Zallaf Libya Oil & Gas Co is trying to revive a refinery project in Fezzan in south-west Libya. The National Oil Corp (NOC) subsidiary has joined forces with the US group Honeywell UOP.

Free access Energy 24.03.2023

France's foreign trade advisers chase new Libyan contracts

The business climate between the Libyan government and French companies has improved in recent weeks, opening up the prospect of new contracts in telecommunications, health and hotels.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 21.03.2023

Cairo thwarts Abdoulaye Bathily's Libya roadmap

The goal of the UNSMIL boss to create a high-level panel for the running of Libyan elections in 2023 is facing interference on several fronts, with Egypt the project's most fervent critic.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2023

Abdoulaye Bathily, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in Tripoli on 11 March 2023.

EU Maghreb delegation looks to turn page on Qatargate by choosing a new chairperson

The European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Maghreb Countries, several members of which are concerned by the alleged corruption scandal involving Qatar and Morocco, hopes to restore its image by electing a new chairperson.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.03.2023

Straife advises oil trader BGN International

The Emirati company is being supported on its Libyan operations by the US consultancy's boss Joseph Fleming, who formerly worked as a lobbyist for eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 09.03.2023

Darfur fighters in Libya negotiate return to Sudan

The coalition of Darfuri mercenaries in Libya is visiting Niamey again this week.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.03.2023

Paris court rejects Al Kharafi's motions in LIA case

The appeals court dismissed the Kuwaiti construction firm's latest legal moves in its battle with the Libyan Investment Authority and upheld a ruling that cancelled the freezing of some of the LIA's bank accounts.

Subscribers only Business 06.03.2023

LIA loses lawsuit against property tycoon Roger King

On 10 February, the Libyan Investment Authority lost the lawsuit it brought to the UK courts in 2018 against British property tycoon Roger Milner King, aged 86, over a hotel construction project in England.

Subscribers only Business 24.02.2023

African Union calls for national reconciliation conference in Libya

At the 36th summit of the African Union, the High-Level Committee on the Libyan question strongly urged the holding of a national reconciliation conference.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.02.2023

Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades

Both Libya's oil minister and the Libyan Cities and Tribes Supreme Council believe the recent gas deal between Italy and Libya goes against the country's interests. The East-leaning council, which has filed a complaint with a court in Tripoli, has been known to create blockades in the past.

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2023

ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi and NOC chief Farhat Bengdara with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and the head of Libya's national unity government, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, Tripoli, Libya, 28 January 2023.

Tripoli prosecutor probes NOC payments to oil trader BGN International

The Tripoli prosecutor general is investigating payments made by Libya's National Oil Corp to a Dubai-based firm called BGN International. The several million dollars paid out were allegedly due to be used as a financing tool by the Haftar clan that dominates the east of the country.

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2023

Prosecutor General Siddiq al-Sour in Tripoli, 14 March 2018.

Sassou appoints special adviser Joly to work on Libya

As the chairman of the African Union's committee on Libya, the Congolese president is now relying on his special adviser Françoise Joly to monitor developments in Libya.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.02.2023

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

The 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Union's Executive Council opened on 15 February with behind-the-scenes negotiations on the distribution of Peace and Security Council seats.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.02.2023

LIA sovereign wealth fund opens mysterious branch in London

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) sovereign wealth fund opened a subsidiary in London on 16 January. LIA officials have not commented on the purpose of the subsidiary, which is called the Libyan Foreign Investment Company, or the identity of its directors.

Subscribers only Finance 15.02.2023

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

To get round the lack of a state budget, which House of Representatives members are struggling to agree on, the Libyan prime minister is looking to public-private partnerships to finance the country's infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.02.2023

Inner circles
MBZ's trusted Libyan trio

Libya is strategically important for Abu Dhabi and is monitored by a trusted trio of experts, who keep the Emirati leader in the loop. The three men are also the main point of contact on Libya for Western nations.

Free access Diplomacy 10.02.2023

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

Setback for Siba Plast in court battle with Libyan Investment Authority

The Tunisian company Siba Plast had won compensation from Libya's sovereign wealth fund in the French courts, but the Paris appeal court has now overturned that ruling.

Subscribers only Business 09.02.2023

Spotlight
UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

Tripoli is quietly lobbying the UN to allow delivery of armoured vehicles from the Emirates, despite an arms embargo on Libya. The plea comes after a ship carrying Emirati armoured vehicles to eastern Libya was seized in October, the latest in a series of violations of the international embargo.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 08.02.2023

Libya's Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba in Tripoli, on 21 November 2021.

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily to address UN Security Council

Abdoulaye Bathily, the head of the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL), is due to visit UN headquarters in New York in mid-February. On the 16th he will address the Security Council to set out the situation in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.02.2023

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

The consulting firm Libya Desk, founded in 2019, is going to open an office in Tunisia, Tunisia Desk. Libya Desk is specialized in economics and politics and was created by Oliver Crowley and Mohamed Omar Dorda, son of Abu Zaid Dorda, former prime minister and head of intelligence under Muammar Gaddafi.

Subscribers only Business 02.02.2023

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

The recent North African tour of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which concentrated on securing Italy's gas supplies from Algeria and Libya, left Italy's traditional partner, Tunisia, on the sidelines. The authorities in Tunis now fear that they could find themselves isolated on the regional energy map.

Subscribers only Energy 01.02.2023

The Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy.

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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

EU Maghreb delegation looks to turn page on Qatargate by choosing a new chairperson

Straife advises oil trader BGN International

Darfur fighters in Libya negotiate return to Sudan

Paris court rejects Al Kharafi's motions in LIA case

LIA loses lawsuit against property tycoon Roger King

African Union calls for national reconciliation conference in Libya

Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades

Tripoli prosecutor probes NOC payments to oil trader BGN International

Sassou appoints special adviser Joly to work on Libya

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

LIA sovereign wealth fund opens mysterious branch in London

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

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MBZ's trusted Libyan trio

Setback for Siba Plast in court battle with Libyan Investment Authority

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UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily to address UN Security Council

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Libya

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

EU Maghreb delegation looks to turn page on Qatargate by choosing a new chairperson

Straife advises oil trader BGN International

Darfur fighters in Libya negotiate return to Sudan

Paris court rejects Al Kharafi's motions in LIA case

LIA loses lawsuit against property tycoon Roger King

African Union calls for national reconciliation conference in Libya

Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades

Tripoli prosecutor probes NOC payments to oil trader BGN International

Sassou appoints special adviser Joly to work on Libya

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

LIA sovereign wealth fund opens mysterious branch in London

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

Inner circles MBZ's trusted Libyan trio

Setback for Siba Plast in court battle with Libyan Investment Authority

Spotlight UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily to address UN Security Council

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

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

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Inner circles
MBZ's trusted Libyan trio

Spotlight
UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo