A new crisis may plunge Libya
A new crisis may plunge Libya back into chaos
The recent dramas gripping the country have been shadowy, shaped by backroom deals, black market transfers and illicit smuggling.
Libyan factions end talks as central bank crisis persists
The UN mission in Libya says it regrets that the country factions could not reach a deal to end a central bank conflict Read Full Article at RTcom
In Depth
Analysis: A new crisis may plunge Libya back into chaos
The recent dramas gripping the country have been shadowy, shaped by backroom deals, black market transfers and illicit smuggling.
Libyan Oil Flows Slide Further as UN Fails to Break Bank Impasse
Libya’s crude exports continued to slump as UN-led talks failed to break an impasse over control of the country’s central bank that has spilled over into its oil industry.
Libya still cut off from foreign banks, ousted central banker says
Libya's central bank, at the centre of a weeks-long crisis that has slashed oil output, remains cut off from the international financial system, its veteran governor who was removed by political factions in a contested move told Reuters on Thursday.
Libya's central bank chaos must serve as a wake-up call for the West
Diplomats may be busy stopping other wars in Ukraine and Gaza from growing into monstrous regional conflicts. But if they’re too consumed to take this brief opportunity, they may end up with a third before too long,
Libyan authorities order detention of militia leader over killing of UN-sanctioned human trafficker
Libya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the detention of a militia leader and one of his aides pending an investigation into the killing of one of the country’s most notorious human traffickers.
Cfr.org12d
Libya's Escalating Civil War
Libya today is in the midst of a civil war—one as confusing as it is ferocious. Atrocities against civilians are mounting. The collapse of the Libyan state and the country's division is ...
A Libyan city scarred by disaster tries to rebuild a year after deadly flooding
The surging waters, two stories high, wiped out entire neighborhoods, roads, bridges and residential buildings across the ...
Crude Oil Prices22d
Libya Is Back on the Brink of Civil War
Libya has had the full attention of the oil markets all week, with the Haftar clan of the east blocking oil production to gain leverage over a battle to control the Central Bank, which controls ...
Al Jazeera English27d
Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat
Libya is still driven by conflict and civil war more than a decade after the 2011 NATO-backed overthrow of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
Reuters25d
Libya's years of crisis following 2011 uprising
August 28 (Reuters) - Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and division: 2011 - Revolt and civil war An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule rapidly spreads ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs24d
UN urges action on Libya's central bank crisis
UNSMIL, founded in 2011 after the Libyan Civil War and the ousting of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, is a political mission focused on supporting peace and stability in the country. Libya remains ...
Newsday14d
Libyan authorities order detention of militia leader over killing of UN-sanctioned human trafficker
CAIRO — Libya’s chief prosecutor ordered the detention ... the chaos after a NATO-backed uprising — that turned into civil war — toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi ...
Al Jazeera on MSN2d
Diplomatic failings and ‘elite bargains’ prolonging Libya turmoil: Analysts
After weeks of tension that saw the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) shuttered, salaries go unpaid and cash vanish, the country’s ...