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Libya

Septimius Security bags first European embassy protection contract in Tripoli

Septimius Security has won its first European embassy security contract in Tripoli.

Subscribers only Business 19.11.2020

Tutaré replaces Janus Global Operations in Tripoli and Benghazi

Former Janus country manager Paul Scott has taken over the firm's activities in Libya, using his own firm, Tutaré Risk Management.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 17.11.2020

Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha combines diplomacy with tactics in Paris

Breaking news published 17 November at 12.20 p.m. - Misrati heavyweight Fathi Bachagha is scheduled to go to France as Libya's minister of the interior. He is to meet in Paris with his French homologue Gérald Darmanin.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.11.2020

France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

One of the Rafale 1200 type interceptor boats, manufactured by Sillinger. © Ministère des affaires étrangères

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 16.11.2020

Spotlight
Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

Armed forces from the west and east of Libya are due to set out the modalities of the permanent ceasefire agreed in Geneva on 23 October. But the devil is in the details and neither side is keen to withdraw from the Sirte-Jufra axis.

Subscribers only Politics 12.11.2020

Business bigwigs Dabaiba, Raied, and Aradi muscle in on political dialogue

Three heavyweights from the world of business, all Misratis or close to the Muslim Brotherhood, are taking part in the UN-organised gathering aimed at ending Libya's crisis.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.11.2020

TAV gets no support from Turkey in its confrontation with Libyan authorities

Last summer, TAV Airports attempted to seize on €15bn in frozen Libyan funds at Euroclear Bank in Belgium. The attempt failed and Erdogan is doing nothing to help.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.11.2020

Total: Stéphane Michel, current head of the Middle East and North Africa for Total, vies for CEO

A serious contender for being the next boss of Total, Stéphane Michel will soon leave behind his role with North Africa and the Middle East, peppered with complications, to move one step closer to his goal.

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2020

Stéphane Michel, head of the exploration/production division of Total in the Maghreb and the Middle East.

UN prepares for war crimes investigation

Established in June and led by Morocco's Mohamed Aujjar, the UN's international Fact-Finding Mission to Libya will investigate war crimes committed since 2016, not least those allegedly committed by Khalifa Haftar's forces.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.11.2020

The Fact-Finding Mission in Libya (FFML) should in particular investigate the mass graves discovered in Tarhouna.

Stephanie Williams to host latest round of Libyan peace talks at Four Seasons in Tunis

The five-star hotel owned by the businessman Marouane Mabrouk has been chosen as the venue for the latest round of Libyan negotiations, which will once again be overseen by the American diplomat Stephanie Williams.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.11.2020

The 5-star Four Seasons hotel in Tunis will host a new round of Libyan negotiations on 9 November.

Spotlight
Haftar and Misrata still hold key to resolution of conflict following ceasefire

UNSMIL has succeeded in getting new crisis exit negotiations under way on the back of the ceasefire negotiated between eastern strong man Haftar and the city of Misrata. The question of how to demilitarise Syrte and Jufra axis has still to be resolved, however.

Subscribers only Politics 29.10.2020

Italy's Natalina Cea barred from EUBAM Libya top job

Natalina Cea will not finally take over as head of EUBAM Libya, the European Union's border management assistance mission in Libya.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.10.2020

Natalina Cea has worked forr EUBAM Rafah, the border post between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

Al Kabir places his men at head of Libyan Foreign Bank to keep eye on petrodollars

The Central Bank of Libya governor has positioned his strongmen on the provisional board of the LFB, which handles all of NOC's petrodollars, as part of his power struggle against Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj.

Subscribers only Business 26.10.2020

The governor of the Libyan central bank, Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir.

Septimius Security, the new Irish face of Security Side's former CEO

With its Islamist associations proving to be a burden for the Tripoli-based company, Security Side's former managing director has set up a new entity in Ireland, without entirely cutting the ties between the two.

Subscribers only Business 22.10.2020

San Marino Executive Aviation, the new pillar of Istanbul-Misrata airlift

The small private Turkish airliner domiciled in Saint-Marin is picking up cargo traffic to Libya.

Subscribers only Business 21.10.2020

Al Kharafi affair: Paris opposes unfreezing of Libyan Investment Authority fund's French assets

The Directorate General of the French Treasury has refused to release the assets of the Libyan sovereign wealth fund claimed by the Kuwaiti group in its €1bn dispute with Libya. These assets include the Fnac building in Paris' Ternes district, and sums held with Société Générale.

Free access Diplomacy 21.10.2020

The Fnac des Ternes building is part of the property concerned by the dispute.

AAIC keen to invest in LPG bottling in Misrata

Libya's public fund All Africa Investment Corp, founded in 2005 to invest in the African oil and gas sector, is reinventing itself as a heavy industry player in Misrata.

Subscribers only Business 20.10.2020

Tripoli refuses to pay €83m claimed by Strabag over Ghadhafi-era contracts

Austrian construction group Strabag has picked three lawyers for its battle to make Libya pay the €83m the country was ordered to hand over after arbitration.

Subscribers only Business 19.10.2020

Spotlight
UNSMIL set to launch Tunis peace talks with no leader

The African Union has nixed the only candidate up for replacing Ghassan Salamé at the head of the UN mission. Interim chief Stephanie Williams' term expires on 3 November.

Subscribers only Politics 15.10.2020

The tenure of Stephanie Williams, interim head of UNSMIL, will expire on 3 November 2020.

Libya's ambassador to Washington Wafa Bugaighis launches prestige overhaul of chancery

Libyan Ambassador to Washington Wafa Bugaighis is planning a major renovation of her country's embassy at 1460 Dahlia Street in Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.10.2020

EY audit is Libyan prosecutor's new weapon against LIA chairman

Prosecutor general Siddiq Al Sour may try to use the audit of the country's sovereign fund, a measure requested by the UN, to oust the fund's chairman and have him replaced with an associate of Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha.

Subscribers only Business 13.10.2020

Tripoli's prosecutor general Siddiq Al Sour.

Erdogan holds Turkish-Libyan trade forum amid power cuts in Tripoli

The DEIK-sponsored trade fair to be held in mid-October in Istanbul will open up opportunities for Turkish companies to shore up the government of Fayez Sarraj, with the restoration of the electricity supply in the capital being a particular priority.

Subscribers only Business 09.10.2020

In Libya, many cities, such as the capital Tripoli, suffer from long power cuts.

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Septimius Security bags first European embassy protection contract in Tripoli

Tutaré replaces Janus Global Operations in Tripoli and Benghazi

Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha combines diplomacy with tactics in Paris

France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

Spotlight
Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

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TAV gets no support from Turkey in its confrontation with Libyan authorities

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Stephanie Williams to host latest round of Libyan peace talks at Four Seasons in Tunis

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Haftar and Misrata still hold key to resolution of conflict following ceasefire

Italy's Natalina Cea barred from EUBAM Libya top job

Al Kabir places his men at head of Libyan Foreign Bank to keep eye on petrodollars

Septimius Security, the new Irish face of Security Side's former CEO

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Al Kharafi affair: Paris opposes unfreezing of Libyan Investment Authority fund's French assets

AAIC keen to invest in LPG bottling in Misrata

Tripoli refuses to pay €83m claimed by Strabag over Ghadhafi-era contracts

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UNSMIL set to launch Tunis peace talks with no leader

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EY audit is Libyan prosecutor's new weapon against LIA chairman

Erdogan holds Turkish-Libyan trade forum amid power cuts in Tripoli

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Libya

Septimius Security bags first European embassy protection contract in Tripoli

Tutaré replaces Janus Global Operations in Tripoli and Benghazi

Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha combines diplomacy with tactics in Paris

France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

Spotlight Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

Business bigwigs Dabaiba, Raied, and Aradi muscle in on political dialogue

TAV gets no support from Turkey in its confrontation with Libyan authorities

Total: Stéphane Michel, current head of the Middle East and North Africa for Total, vies for CEO

UN prepares for war crimes investigation

Stephanie Williams to host latest round of Libyan peace talks at Four Seasons in Tunis

Spotlight Haftar and Misrata still hold key to resolution of conflict following ceasefire

Italy's Natalina Cea barred from EUBAM Libya top job

Al Kabir places his men at head of Libyan Foreign Bank to keep eye on petrodollars

Septimius Security, the new Irish face of Security Side's former CEO

San Marino Executive Aviation, the new pillar of Istanbul-Misrata airlift

Al Kharafi affair: Paris opposes unfreezing of Libyan Investment Authority fund's French assets

AAIC keen to invest in LPG bottling in Misrata

Tripoli refuses to pay €83m claimed by Strabag over Ghadhafi-era contracts

Spotlight UNSMIL set to launch Tunis peace talks with no leader

Libya's ambassador to Washington Wafa Bugaighis launches prestige overhaul of chancery

EY audit is Libyan prosecutor's new weapon against LIA chairman

Erdogan holds Turkish-Libyan trade forum amid power cuts in Tripoli

Italy moves to keep control of EUBAM Libya after Tagliaferri departure

From city hall to the port, Sgoutri clan gains clout in Misrata

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

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Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

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