Egypt’s engineering exports surge 37.6% in February to record high
Egypt’s engineering exports reached a record high in February 2026, marking the strongest monthly performance in the sector’s history, according to the Engineering Export Council (EEC). The surge underscores the growing global competitiveness of Egyptian industry despite persistent economic headwin»»»
The first Libyan Bosnian Business Forum held in Misrata deemed an economic turning point between the two countries
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Minister of Economy, Samir Šibonjić, said the first edition of the Libyan–Bosnian Business Forum represents a key opportunity to strengthen economic ties, advance bilateral cooperation, attract investment, and exchange expertise across multiple sectors. The forum has been»»»
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis reopens Greek Consulate in Benghazi
The Greek Consulate in Benghazi was reopened last Sunday (29 March), in the presence of the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, Youssef Al-Agouri and the Greek Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis. The Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Commi»»»
Tajoura Heart Centre signs agreement with Italian NGOs to perform 450 heart surgeries over three years
Libya’s National Heart Centre, located in Tajoura, Tripoli (and popularly referred to as the Tajoura Heart Centre) announced last Friday (27 March) that it had signed an MoU with the Italian NGO UVPP (in collaboration with Rebel Heart and CCPM) in cooperation with the UK-based organization, Aida. T»»»
Greece braces for thunderstorms from Storm Erminio
Greek authorities have warned of a severe weather event which is expected to sweep over the country late Tuesday and peak on Wednesday, bringing thunderstorms, gusty winds, and possibly hail. The weather is driven by a double cyclogenesis in the Mediterranean associated with heavy precipitation tha»»»
US cuts Nigerian crude imports by 47% in January as Angola, Ghana gain share
The United States sharply reduced purchases of Nigerian crude in January 2026, with imports falling 47.16% m/m to 1.664mn barrels from 3.149mn barrels in December, The Punch reports, citing data from the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. »»»
US cuts Nigerian crude imports by 47% in January as Angola, Ghana gain share
The United States sharply reduced purchases of Nigerian crude in January 2026, with imports falling 47.16% m/m to 1.664mn barrels from 3.149mn barrels in December, The Punch reports, citing data from the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. »»»
US cuts Nigerian crude imports by 47% in January as Angola, Ghana gain share
The United States sharply reduced purchases of Nigerian crude in January 2026, with imports falling 47.16% m/m to 1.664mn barrels from 3.149mn barrels in December, The Punch reports, citing data from the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. »»»
US cuts Nigerian crude imports by 47% in January as Angola, Ghana gain share
The United States sharply reduced purchases of Nigerian crude in January 2026, with imports falling 47.16% m/m to 1.664mn barrels from 3.149mn barrels in December, The Punch reports, citing data from the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. »»»
Libya Food expo opens with nearly 100 international companies from 14 different countries - led by Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia
The activities of the seventh edition of the Libya International Food Fair opened yesterday with 98 international companies from 14 countries, led by Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia. There were also more than 100 Libyan companies participating in the exhibition and its workshop activities which will run»»»
Ministry of Oil & Gas holds meeting on Nigeria-Niger-Libya Gas Pipeline Project
Libya’s Ministry of Oil and Gas reported yesterday that a meeting of the Committee for the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline (Nigeria-Niger-Libya) project, destined for Europe, was held yesterday at the Ministry of Oil and Gas’ Tripoli headquarters. Technical and economic aspects of the projectThe Mini»»»
General Authority for Communications and Informatics presents strategic vision for Libya’s digital economy at Tangier’s 58th COM 2026 session
Libya’s General Authority for Communications and Informatics reported last Saturday (28 March), that as part of Libya’s active participation in the work of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), it participated in the 58th COM 2026 session held in Tangier, Morocco, (28 March to »»»
AGOCO to attract advanced US technologies to boost production and treat water in Libyan oil fields
Following a series of intensive technical meetings held on the sidelines of the CERAWeek 2026 global energy conference in Houston, AGOCO reported last Saturday (28 March) that Chairman, Mohamed Ben Shatwan, explained that the company is actively working to enhance its production capacity by bringin»»»
CBL signs contract to print LD 30 billion of new LD-20 denominations – more denominations, including LD 50, to be printed this year
An anonymous ‘‘Central Bank of Libya (CBL) official’’ briefed local Arabic-language media yesterday that the CBL had signed a new contract the previous day with a printing company worth 30 billion dinars of the “20 dinars” denomination. This comes in addition to the previous contracts worth 60 bill»»»
Minister of Housing & Construction discusses PPP investment projects with Libyan Egyptian Joint Venture private company
The Ministry of Housing and Construction reported last Thursday (26 March) that as part of its efforts to strengthen partnerships with the private sector and attract major companies to invest in housing and economic development, the Minister of Housing and Construction, Essam Al-Tamouni, held a mee»»»
Egypt strengthens it’s electricity network grids
Egypt is in talks with Saudi Arabia for an electricity interconnection project at a total investment cost of $1.56 billion and with a 3000 megawatt capacity, Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said on Monday at an Al-Ahram energy conference. The project is set to be operational by 2021, Shaker add»»»
LBC establishes the Libyan Moroccan Business Council
SZ-29/03/26 The Libyan Business Council (LBC) announced last week that its chairman had issued an official decision last Thursday (26 March) to establish the joint Libyan Moroccan Business Council. The LBC said the move aims to strengthen professional communication channels and stimulate trade betw»»»
Libya Calls for International Investigation Into Attack on Russian Gas Tanker
BENGHAZI (Sputnik) - International organizations should investigate the attack on a Russian gas tanker in the Mediterranean off Libya’s coast, Adel Abdelkafi, national security adviser to the Libyan Supreme State Council (SSC), told Sputnik. The Russian Ministry of Transport said on March 3 that th»»»
22 migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea
Greece's coast guard on Friday rescued 26 people hoping to reach Europe from North Africa after they had spent six days at sea in a rubber boat. According to survivors, 22 others lost their lives during the journey. The number of migrants who died trying to reach EU soil more than doubled duri»»»
22 Migrants Die Off Greece after Six Days at Sea
Twenty-two migrants hoping to reach Europe from North Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard Saturday. The coastguard late Friday said 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border agency ves»»»
NOC celebrates return of Schlumberger Libya's (SLB) in-country operations as an independent operating entity (LIG) - as they were before 2011
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced yesterday that it is officially celebrating the issuance of the strategic decision to separate SLB’s (formerly Schlumberger) operations in Libya from the North Africa management, establishing them as an independent operating entity under the name (LIG), »»»
First-ever Libya use of SLB’s AI technology opens new horizons in Horizontal Drilling for Sirte Oil Company
Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported yesterday that its subsidiary, Sirte Oil Company, has begun integrating SLB’s (Schlumberger) artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into its field exploration operations. It reported that over the previous two days, the company executed its f»»»
22 migrants die off Greece after six days at sea: survivors
Athens: Twenty-two migrants hoping to reach Europe from North Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard Saturday. The coastguard late Friday said 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border ag»»»
98 foreign companies from 14 countries and 100 local companies will participate in 7th Libya Food exhibition: Tripoli 29 March to 1 April
The seventh edition of the Libya Food exhibition 2026 will witness broad international participation with 98 foreign companies from 14 countries and 100 local companies, the Ministry of Economy and Trade reported yesterday. Specializing in food industries, factory and production line equipment, res»»»
Libyan – Bosnian Business Forum – to be held from 29 to 30 March in Misrata
The Libyan – Bosnian Business Forum (First Edition) will be held in Misrata from 29 to 30 March. The organisers say this high-level economic forum brings together business leaders, investors, and decision-makers from Libya and Bosnia & Herzegovina. It is designed as a platform to build long-term ec»»»
Production rates at Ghadames Basin's B1-NC 216A exploration well of 2,000 barrels per day exceeding expectations: NOC
Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported yesterday that the production rates of the B1-NC 216A exploration well, located within Block NC 216 in the Ghadames Basin of western Libya, have achieved outstanding and unprecedented results, exceeding expectations. The well recorded a flow rat»»»
Focus - Fifteen years after fall of Gaddafi, Libyan city of Benghazi reborn
Fifteen years after the revolution that deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, our team reports from the eastern city of Benghazi. Although the security situation there is now relatively stable, reunification does not seem to be on the immediate agenda, with Libya still ruled by two differen»»»
Menfi meets Hafter – discusses unified institutions, sound financial management and a unified national budget
The head of the Presidency Council, Mohamed Menfi reported that he had met yesterday with the Director General of the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgasem Khalifa Haftar, ‘‘as part of ongoing national consultations aimed at strengthening stability and advancing reconstruction and dev»»»
NOC Chairman holds several meetings during his participation in Houston’s CERAWeek 2026
The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Masoud Suleiman, is participating in the activities of the CERAWeek conference, one of the most prominent international gatherings in the energy sector. Under the 2026 theme “Convergence and Competition: Energy, Technology and Geopolitics,” th»»»
Turkey-operated tanker carrying Russian oil struck by naval drone in Black Sea
A crude oil tanker sailing from the Russian port of Novorossiysk to Istanbul was hit by a naval drone near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait Thursday morning, Turkey's Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. No one was injured in the attack, which Uraloglu said had targeted the s»»»
US stresses importance of fully implementing its brokered Unified Development Programme agreement and establishing a unified budget
The US stressed the importance of the two Libyan western and eastern authorities implementing the unified development spending programme agreement, it had previously brokered in Tunis, and establishing a unified budget. This came after a meeting with the Hafter family in eastern Libya. Specifically»»»
Three scenarios for a post-Trump world
“The old world is dying,” Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote in 1930, “and the new world struggles to be born.” His Marxist convictions notwithstanding, Gramsci would feel at home in the Trumpian age. The old world, in this case, is the international order that the United States built in the»»»
Janzour Municipality warns commercial property owners renting to migrant workers necessity of daily waste disposal at their own expense
Janzour Municipality warned last Tuesday (24 March) all property owners renting to illegal migrant workers of all nationalities the necessity of daily waste disposal at their own expense and contracting with specialized cleaning companies. It said that it has recently observed that the accumulation»»»
NDA signs contracts for construction of Sirte International Equestrian Track and new government complex
During the Eid holiday (23 March), the Hafter-controlled National Development Agency (NDA) announced that it had signed two contracts for the construction of what it referred to as two strategic projects in the city of Sirte. These are the Sirte International Equestrian Track and the new government»»»
Sheibani, an Iranian Diplomat with Intelligence Clout
Only weeks after Iranian diplomat Mohammad Reza Sheibani returned to Beirut as ambassador, his name has become the focus of a diplomatic crisis. Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry withdrew its approval and declared him “persona non grata”, reflecting rising tensions between Beirut and Tehran and drawing re»»»
CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving - Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has been engaged in a media briefing campaign in an attempt to frighten black-market foreign currency traders into lowering the dollar exchange rate and into frightening buyers into delaying their currency purchases. The black-market rate has been stubbornly stuck ab»»»
New Minister of Industry and Minerals Abdel Gader holds Ministry’s first meeting - launches 100-day work plan to support sector
The newly installed Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohamed Abdel Gader, chaired the first ordinary meeting of the Ministry and its affiliated entities today, to launch the Ministry’s work plan within the 100-day phase. This comes in implementation of the Tripoli Prime Minister’s directives, ai»»»
Libyan Chinese Economic Forum to be held in Tripoli in mid-April
Libya and China have agreed to organize a Libyan Chinese Economic Forum in Tripoli in mid-April of this year. The event aims to contribute to strengthening the economic partnership and opening new horizons for cooperation between the business communities of both countries. The announcement was made»»»
China cancels customs duties on Libyan imports starting from this May - banking and financial cooperation will be enhanced
The Tripoli based Libyan government announced today that a meeting was held in Beijing between the Acting Minister of Economy and Trade Suhail Abu Shiha and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade Liu Jiannan, in the presence of the delegations of the two coun»»»
Damaged and drifting Russian gas tanker under control – being tugged away to sea by Libyan efforts
SZ-24/03/26 The damaged and drifting Russian (LNG) gas tanker within Libyan territorial waters, the Arctic Metagaz, has been brought under control by Libya and is being towed away into international waters. The intervention took place after the gas tanker drifted to about 35 kms off the western Lib»»»
Western Europe wrestles with its Daddy issues
NATO is supposed to be a defensive alliance. That means members aren’t actually obligated to go bail out a member state that goes around the world punching other countries in the face. Easy mistake to make from the optics of other recent conflicts, though, where the term “defensive” has been doing »»»
ESCWA: Conflict Could Cut Arab Economic Output by $150 Billion in 1 Month
The regional war is imposing heavy economic costs across the Arab region, with preliminary estimates pointing to about $63 billion in regional losses within two weeks, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) warned in a recently issued policy brief. Under the titl»»»
Damaged Russian Tanker to Be Towed to Libya
A damaged Russian gas tanker that was abandoned in the Mediterranean will be towed to a Libyan port, according to a state-owned oil company in the north African country. The Arctic Metagaz was ferrying about 700 tons of fuel and a consignment of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia to Egypt when»»»
Why modern-day wars can easily go regional
The world is now passing through an era of ‘strategic unravelling’, and its proportions are catastrophic. Conflicts no longer remain confined to their immediate geographies. With grim persistence, they expand into regional wars. Their prevalence stems from the breakdown of the post-1945 internation»»»
Ukraine-Hungary oil pipeline row threatens EU loan
A bitter dispute pitting Hungary and Slovakia against Ukraine is holding up a crucial €90bn (£77.95bn) EU loan to Ukraine. No oil has flowed through the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia across Ukraine, since the major oil hub at Brody, in western Ukraine, was damag»»»
Damaged Russian Tanker Days away from Libyan Shores, Italian Official Says
A damaged Russian LNG tanker that has been drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean for more than two weeks, risking a major ecological disaster, is four to six days from Libya’s shores, an Italian official said on Friday. The Arctic Metagaz, carrying LNG from the Arctic port of Murmansk, has been un»»»
Discover why the UAE is still the happiest country in Arab world
Dubai: The World Happiness Report 2026 has once again placed the UAE as the happiest country in the Arab world, keeping its place on the 21st spot globally and ahead of countries such as the US and UK. The UAE has maintained its position from last year, achieving a score of 6.821 out of 10 based on»»»
Daniel Mitov Is Top-of-the-List Candidate of GERB-UDF for Shumen 30th Constituency
BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Daniel Mi»»»
Lebanon on edge: Israel-Hezbollah escalation raises fears of full-scale war
Yegia Teshyan, coordinator of the Regional and International Relations Cluster at the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Relations at the American University of Beirut, spoke to the editor of Russia in Global Affairs, Fyodor Lukyanov, about the growing risk of a major war in L»»»
Lessons From Libya’s Petrostate Curse: Global South Must Unite, Create Global Platforms to Survive
NATO’s intervention in Libya peeled back the curtain as to how a country with massive energy wealth can be thrown into collapse and prolonged fragmentation, Robinder Sachdev, founder and president of the Imagindia Institute, tells Sputnik. "For resource-rich states in the Global South, the lesson i»»»