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Libya said Sunday that production from two oil fields south of the country has resumed after the release of a former finance minister, reports Anadolu Agency. Production at El-Sharara and El-Feel oil fields was shut on Thursday following the detention of former Finance Minister Faraj Boumtari. Local tribesmen have demanded Boumtari’s release to allow production […]
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Libya’s Sharara oilfield resumes production after release of ex-minister
July 16th, 2023 
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No Comments »MI5’s BBC Institutes Orwell’s Ministry of Truth
June 5th, 2023 Awake Goy May 29, 2023 Source Declan Hayes The British people do not want to hear the BBC. That is why their viewing numbers are so dire and why they must terrorise vulnerable grandmothers with their courts and their gulags. Though pinioned as he is for all eternity on Lucifer’s sharpest tridents, MI5 agent George Orwell can treat himself […]
Citizens of Turkiye can now obtain visa on arrival in Egypt
April 19th, 2023 Awake Goy Turkish citizens will now be able to obtain a visa for Egypt on arrival, according to an announcement on Saturday by Turkiye's charge d'affaires in Cairo. "Our citizens will be able to enter Egypt without obtaining a visa in advance," Salih Mutlu Sen said on Twitter, adding the following day that it will be "the […]
Can Cairo torpedo the UN’s plans in Libya despite its rapprochement with foe Ankara?
March 23rd, 2023 Awake Goy Egypt warmly welcomed Turkiye's Foreign Minister for the first time in a decade that saw relations between the two countries soured over, mainly, what Ankara saw as a "coup" that deposed its Muslim Brotherhood ally, the late President Mohammed Morsi. Mr. Cavusoglu's visit to Cairo came after his boss, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his […]
Posted in Libya, Middle East, russia, Syria Tags: ankara, cairo, despite, Libya, plans, rapprochement, torpedo No Comments »Blinken says US ‘actively’ working to re-establish diplomatic presence in Libya
March 23rd, 2023 Awake Goy The United States is "actively" working on re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Libya, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Wednesday, although he declined to provide an exact time on when the US embassy can be reopened, Reuters reports. Libya has had little peace since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi and […]
Wagner Mercenaries Back Libyan Group That Says It Recovered Missing Uranium
March 18th, 2023 Awake Goy A Libyan general with ties to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claims to have recovered 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium. Khaled Mahjoub, a media officer for the Libyan National Army (LNA), announced on his Facebook page that several drums of uranium had been found near the country’s border with Chad. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) […]
Posted in Libya, russia Tags: group, libyan, mercenaries, Missing, recovered, uranium, wagner No Comments »Athens to Benghazi flights start on Thursday
March 1st, 2023 Awake Goy Direct fights between Athens and the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi will start on Thursday, the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Tuesday. The Athens-Benghazi-Athens flights will be carried out by air carriers Air Mediterranean and Marathon Airlines, with the first flight scheduled for March 2 by Marathon Airlines. Greece’s Consul General in Benghazi Stavros… […]
In a US-China confrontation, West Asia will bow out
February 27th, 2023 Awake Goy A significant increase in geopolitical and economic ties with China has offered West Asian states an alternative to the US, which has traditionally been the region’s security guarantor. February 24 2023 By F.M. Shakil The prospect of a US-China war has entered the realm of reality. Increased provocations from US military and political officials regarding the […]
A Planet of Apes
February 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy February 21, 2023 Source by Tarik in the Vinyard It’s like spending your nights at the casino and wondering why you’re always mostly broke. It must be the dealer, the deck of cards, the table, the slot machine, that black widow in red lingering in the corner, or the moonlight and stars, but never your […]
What accounts for the sudden surge in Western interest in Libya?
February 12th, 2023 Awake Goy Soon after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared at his annual closing press conference in January that the West had completely forgotten about the Palestinian problem and the Libyan settlement due to its increased support for Kyiv’s criminal regime, the US and EU began to show an unexpected surge of interest in the North African […]
Libya: US intelligence demands Haftar to enable Dbeibeh government to operate in east
January 16th, 2023 Awake Goy The Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William J Burns, has demanded that the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, should cooperate with the Government of National Unity in Tripoli headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and enable it to operate in eastern Libya. This, said Burns, will preserve the principle […]
Posted in Libya, News, us Tags: dbeibeh, demands, enable, government, haftar, INTELLIGENCE, Libya No Comments »2022 witnesses highest number of EU entry attempts by migrants
January 14th, 2023 Awake Goy Migrants made nearly 330,000 attempts to enter the European Union (EU) without a permit last year – the highest number since 2016, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) disclosed on Friday. The EU's Frontex agency confirmed that nearly half of the attempts made in 2022 were made overland through the Western Balkans, according […]
What is the significance of Haftar’s tour and speeches?
December 13th, 2022 Awake Goy Khalifa Haftar has been on a tour over a large part of Libya and met with his supporters and others who, although not in full agreement with him, felt the need to be in the crowd. Video clips on social media showed that politics and interests were both part of the preparation for Haftar's meetings. […]
Libya accuses Greece of imposing ‘fait accompli’ on maritime border
December 8th, 2022 Awake Goy Libya’s Tripoli-based government, on Wednesday, accused Greece of exploiting the Libyan crisis for imposing a fait accompli on their maritime border, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement, the Libyan Foreign Ministry decried Greece’s “irresponsible behaviour” of striking a deal with international companies to start research and exploration for oil and gas in the Libyan-Greek […]
Libya urges foreign oil and gas partners to resume exploration and production
December 8th, 2022 Awake Goy Libya’s state energy firm urged its foreign oil and gas partners to resume exploration and production, assuring them security had begun to improve dramatically after clashes earlier this year, AFP reports. According to the report, rival administrations in east and west have vied for power since March, in a standoff that has hampered Libya’s efforts […]
Posted in Libya, News Tags: exploration, foreign, Libya, partners, production, resume, urges No Comments »Greece denounces Turkey-Libya deal at UN
December 4th, 2022 Awake Goy Greece denounces Turkey-Libya deal at UNGreece has submitted a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining the background of the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum. The Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN, Maria Theofili, underlined in the letter that “Greece maintains all its rights under international law and calls on Libya and Turkey to respect the… […]
Related Stor11 years on… UK gets what it was always after; Libya’s oilies
November 30th, 2022 Awake Goy 29 Nov 2022 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English British oil giants BP and Shell are returning to the oil-rich north African country just over a decade after the UK took part in destabilizing the nation with the 2011 military intervention. Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) agreed last month for BP to begin drilling for and […]
Libya Turkiye hospital to open in Misrata on 28 November
November 26th, 2022 Awake Goy Turkish conglomerate, Karanfil Group, will inaugurate the Libyan Turkish hospital in Libya's north-western Misrata city on 28 November, Anadolu News Agency reports. The first Turkish-built hospital in Libya boasts a raft of expert physicians and healthcare professionals from Turkiye, and will offer quality medical care with its state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services. The 120-bed hospital […]
Libya launches first overland deportation of migrants
November 26th, 2022 Awake Goy READ: EU sets out Mediterranean migrant plan ahead of emergency meeting Source
Turkiye FM meets UN Special Envoy for Libya
November 21st, 2022 Awake Goy The Turkish Foreign Minister and UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya met in Turkiye's capital, Ankara, on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu shared a photo from the meeting on Twitter as he wished success to Abdoulaye Bathily, who took charge in September. "Met w/@Bathily_UNSMIL SRSG for Libya & wished him success," Cavusoglu […]
PA: Palestinian refugees rescued in Mediterranean Sea
November 18th, 2022 Awake Goy The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that dozens of Palestinian irregular migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off the coasts of Libya and Greece. The political adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Deek, said the Palestine embassy in Libya is following up the matter after two boats carrying irregular […]
Posted in Libya, Middle East, News Tags: mediterranean, palestinian, refugees, rescued No Comments »Dendias: Greece will only hold talks with the elected government of Libya
November 18th, 2022 Awake Goy Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said that Greece does want to hold talks with Libya, “but with the government emerging after elections, which will represent the true will of the Libyan people.” The minister added, as he wrapped up his visit to Benghazi on Thursday, that Greece will initiate talks with the government he… […]
Libyan knot: no solution yet
November 3rd, 2022 Awake Goy In early October, Turkey and the outgoing government in Tripoli, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, signed an agreement allowing Ankara to explore energy resources in the Mediterranean. According to general opinion in the Arab press and among political scientists, this is not only a blatant violation of international maritime law. It is also confirmation that […]
Turkey-Libya gas deal exacerbates regional situation
October 13th, 2022 Awake Goy Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who was visiting Tripoli on October 3, signed with Najla Mangoush, Foreign Minister of the Government of National Unity (GoNU), memoranda on cooperation between the two countries in the oil and gas sector, including joint exploration. The deals were also signed by the North African country’s Minister of Economy and […]
Debt agony throws the US against the Arab world
October 12th, 2022 Awake Goy Due to the US administration’s policy of continuous borrowing, including to finance the armed conflict in Ukraine, amid record inflation and fears of an impending recession, public debt exceeded $31 trillion for the first time. The Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates, but tighter lending policies are causing the federal government to spend $500 […]
Posted in Iraq, Libya, Middle East, saudi-arabia, Syria Tags: against, agony, throws, world No Comments »Jordan MP: ‘Arab normalisation encouraged Israel’s aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque’
October 1st, 2022 Awake Goy Head of the Reform Bloc in the Jordanian Parliament, Saleh Al-Armouti, asserted on Friday that Arab normalisation with Israel has encouraged its aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque. Speaking to Felesteen newspaper, Al-Armouti also stated that the security cooperation between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Israeli occupation encouraged the Israeli occupation's aggression on Al-Aqsa Mosque. "Israeli […]
Posted in jordan, Libya, Middle East, News, Syria Tags: aggression, encouraged, israel, Jordan, Mosque, normalisation No Comments »The real US agenda in Africa is hegemony
September 27th, 2022 Awake Goy September 21, 2022 by Pepe Escobar, first published at The Cradle and posted with the author’s permission Forget development. Washington’s primary interest in Africa today is keeping the Chinese and Russians out. In a rational environment, the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) would discuss alleviating the trials and tribulations of the Global South, especially […]
Qatar opens up to Libya’s eastern camp after years of animosity
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, visited Qatar on 10 September where he spoke with officials before meeting Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani. Saleh’s visit came two days after Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh left Doha, which suggests that the Gulf State is seeking to mediate between Dbeibeh and his rival […]
Qatar opens up to Libya’s eastern camp after years of animosity
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, visited Qatar on 10 September where he spoke with officials before meeting Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani. Saleh’s visit came two days after Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh left Doha, which suggests that the Gulf State is seeking to mediate between Dbeibeh and his rival […]
Qatar opens up to Libya’s eastern camp after years of animosity
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, visited Qatar on 10 September where he spoke with officials before meeting Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani. Saleh’s visit came two days after Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh left Doha, which suggests that the Gulf State is seeking to mediate between Dbeibeh and his rival […]
