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Libyan border guards have found the bodies of six African migrants in the desert, according to the Interior Ministry. The news comes just one week after a video circulated online of a Libyan border guard giving water to black African migrants who had been dumped in the middle of the desert by Tunisian authorities. Two days earlier […]
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Libya’s Sharara oilfield resumes production after release of ex-minister
July 16th, 2023 
Awake Goy 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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No Comments »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 […]
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 »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 […]
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… […]
The ‘Persian Spring’ – Libya and Syria script now playing out in Iran
November 13th, 2022 Awake Goy Thursday’s admission by former US National Security Advisor and notorious Iran-hawk John Bolton, that weapons are being provided to those carrying out the latest regime change attempt taking place against Tehran, should come as little surprise. Source
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 […]
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 […]
Libya militia detains hundreds of Chadians in Ajdabiya
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy Hundreds of Chadians were detained on the streets of a Libyan town for a ninth day in retaliation for the Chad government’s arrest of four Libyan men on suspicion of poaching endangered animals, local Libyan media reports. According to the report, at least 400 people were arrested in the city of Ajdabiya by a militia […]
Libya and the Way Out of a Severe Crisis
September 17th, 2022 Awake Goy Violence has returned to the streets of the Libyan capital Tripoli for the third time this year, as prevailing tensions between the North African country’s two parallel governments have again escalated sharply. With 32 people killed and 160 injured, mostly civilians, the warring militias have not even spared hospitals in their attempts to control more […]
Libya exhumes 6 bodies from mass grave in Tarhuna
September 8th, 2022 Awake Goy Libyan authorities, on Wednesday, exhumed six bodies from a mass grave in the city of Tarhuna, south of the capital, Tripoli, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement, the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said the corpses were found in a landfill site in the city. According to the statement, forensic […]
Egypt’s withdrawal from Arab League meeting contradicts charter, Libya minister says
September 8th, 2022 Awake Goy Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush said yesterday that Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s withdrawal from the opening of an Arab ministerial meeting, which she chaired, contradicts the charter of the League of Arab States. This came in a short press conference that Mangoush, who represents the National Unity Government, held at the Arab League’s headquarters […]
Posted in Libya, News Tags: charter, contradicts, egypt, league, Libya, meeting, withdrawal No Comments »Turkiye supports Libya’s Tripoli forces
September 6th, 2022 Awake Goy Latest News / Turkiye supports Libya’s Tripoli forces / OPEC+ gives Saudi Chairman the power to intervene to address market developments / Liz Truss becomes UK’s 3rd female premier, replacing Boris Johnson / Turkish Airlines to sponsor UEFA Champions League / Iraq groups hold 2nd round of dialogue to resolve political crisis / Lebanon: Children […]
UN Chief plans to name former Senegalese Minister as Libya Envoy
September 3rd, 2022 Awake Goy UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, plans to appoint a former Senegalese Minister to lead UN efforts to broker peace in Libya, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. The 15-member UN Security Council needs to agree by consensus to the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily as the UN Special Envoy for Libya. If there are […]
India accuses Turkiye of disregarding UN resolutions in Libya
September 2nd, 2022 Awake Goy India has accused Turkiye of “blatant disregard” of United Nations security resolutions in Libya, amid renewed fighting in the country between forces backing rival prime ministers. Towards the end of the third week of August, the Libyan capital, Tripoli, saw intense clashes between militias fighting for opposing sides in the country, after forces backing the […]
Deadly Clashes in Libya’s Capital Kill Over 30
August 29th, 2022 Awake Goy CAIRO—Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The dead included at least 17 civilians, local authorities said. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with […]
Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill more than 30
August 28th, 2022 Awake Goy Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed more than 30 people and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with a rival administration that has for months sought to […]
Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill more than 30
August 28th, 2022 Awake Goy Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed more than 30 people and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with a rival administration that has for months sought to […]
US acknowledges drone was downed over Libya, prompting investigation
August 26th, 2022 Awake Goy A US Air Force drone was downed in Libya this week, in an incident which has prompted an investigation by the US Africa Command (AFRICOM). According to the Military Times, a statement provided to it by AFRICOM spokesperson, Lieutenant Commander Timothy Pietrack, revealed that the “aircraft was operating in support of US Ambassador and Special […]
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