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Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence yesterday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012. The...

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: The Queen of the Senate — Where the Chamber Laughed and the Daughters of Nigeria Wept in Libya -By Prof. John Egbeazien Oshodi
Return of the Silenced Voice When Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan rose to move her motion on the plight of trafficked and abused Nigerian women in Libyan prisons, the moment was not just procedural—it was historic. This was a woman who had only...

American “Artemis” carries out an intelligence mission off the coast of Libya
A news report from the English-language Italian website “Itamilradar” has revealed that a US Army “Bombardier ARTEMIS” aircraft conducted a mission off the coast of Libya, which was of an intelligence nature and included extensive surveillance and...

IOM Facilitates Voluntary Return of 165 Migrants from Libya to Burkina Faso
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya has organized a voluntary humanitarian return flight, transporting 165 migrants from the city of Sabha to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The operation, supported by the European Union,...

Sudanese Prime Minister invited by Dbeibah to visit Libya
Libya’s Ambassador to Sudan, Fawzi Abumreez, delivered an official invitation from the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, to Sudanese Prime Minister Kamel Idris to visit Libya. During the meeting, Abumreez...
CBL and IMF discuss pivotal role played by the CBL to get Libya out of its decades-long crisis

86.2 billion dinars in public spending in Libya from January to September 2025
The Central Bank of Libya revealed in a statement on Wednesday regarding the state’s public revenue and expenditure from January to September 2025 that total spending reached approximately 86.2 billion Libyan dinars. This amount was distributed...

AFRICOM picks Libya as host of “Flintlock 26” exercise to boost unification of military institution
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. John Brennan confirmed that efforts are underway to unify Libya’s security forces and strengthen cohesion between the East and West. In remarks to Libya Al-Ahrar TV, Brennan said his fourth...

Senate moves to ameliorate plight of Nigerians trafficked to Libya, other parts
The Senate, at its plenary on Tuesday has urged the Federal Government, through NAPTIP, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and relevant state governments, to establish a comprehensive reintegration and protection programme for Nigerian...

Vijay Prashad – The Genocide Will Not End Unless Palestinian Political Leaders are Free
Israel kills or imprisons anyone who could potentially be a spokesperson for Palestine. Until the Palestinians can have political leaders, they can’t have freedom. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is The Withdrawal: Iraq,...

UN envoy warns of risk to Libya transition as political roadmap stalls
Hanna Tetteh, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said that while some progress has been made in implementing a U.N.-backed agreement political roadmapdivisions between the House of Representatives and the High Council of State...

Belarusian President , LNA’s Deputy Commander, Vow to Strengthen Ties
Minsk— Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held talks on Tuesday with the Deputy Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar in the Belarusian capital, Minsk during which they vowed to strengthen bilateral...

Security Council: International calls to unify institutions and support the roadmap and elections in Libya
The American representative to the Security Council affirmed her country’s welcome of the de-escalation of tensions in Tripoli, stressing the necessity of security and military integration between eastern and western Libya, and considering the...

Do You Want Peace or Do You Want “A” Piece in the Middle East?
Awaited Peace in the Middle East October 10, 2025, as the crucial first phase of the U.S.-brokered plan intended to end the two-year conflict. The truce mandates a cessation of hostilities, the release of all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange...

Economic analyst Al-Jadeed calls for a new strategy to address Libya’s liquidity crisis
Economist Mokhtar Al-Jadeed has called for a change in the approach to addressing the cash liquidity crisis that Libyan banks have been suffering from for more than ten years, stressing that focusing on retrieving cash from individuals and...

Prime Minister discusses with President of Benghazi University the development of higher education
Benghazi, October 14, 2025 (Libyan News Agency) – Prime Minister, Dr. Osama Hammad, received the President of the University of Benghazi, Dr. Ezzeldin Al-Darsi, on Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Office, as part of the government’s interest in...

Hungarian company proposes new cement plant in Libya
Libya: Hungary-based company Rotary International has proposed building a new cement plant in Libya as part of the country’s infrastructure reconstruction programme. The project was presented during talks in Tripoli between the company and Mustafa...

Researcher says Libya’s migration crisis has turned geopolitical
Libya faces rising demographic and security risks from unmanaged migrationSpeaking to Al-Masar TV, as monitored by Libyan Express, security affairs researcher Mohamed Al-Sanousi said that Libya’s migration crisis has evolved from a humanitarian...

Architect and lecturer that grew up in Sligo opens exhibition in his native Libya

Tripoli to host Libya–Africa Gas Forum in December
The Libyan capital, Tripoli, will host the Libya–Africa International Gas Forum on December 6 and 7. According to the government’s official platform “Hakomitna,” the event is organized under the supervision of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum...