Libya

For the First Time, a Libyan Faces ICC Trial Over Migrant Abuse

A Libya ICC trial will proceed after judges confirmed 17 charges over Mitiga prison, the first case from the 2011...

August 27, 2026

Libya’s Rivals Initialled an Election Deal. The UN Disputes the Text

A Libya election agreement was initialled in Tunis on 20 August. Two days later the UN said the version circulating...

August 23, 2026

Libya Ties a Company’s Access to Dollars to the Tax It Has Actually Paid

Libya hard currency access is now set by formula: 30 times a company's average income tax plus 10 times its...

August 21, 2026

Drones Hit Libya’s Biggest Working Refinery as Oil Output Nears a 13-Year High

Five drone strikes hit Libya's Zawiya refinery between 9 and 11 August, collapsing a petrol tank and prompting a force...

August 15, 2026

Libya Central Bank Governor Resigns Amid Political Pressure Over Oil Money

Libya's central bank governor Naji Issa has resigned, reigniting a fight over the institution that controls the country's oil revenues...

August 11, 2026

Car Bomb Kills Eastern Libyan Military Intelligence Chief in Benghazi

A car bomb killed Fowzi Mansouri, head of military intelligence for eastern Libyan forces, outside his Benghazi home on Monday,...

August 11, 2026

Libya Central Bank Injects US$2 Billion to Prop up Dinar

Libya’s Central Bank injected $2 billion in early April 2026 to narrow the gap with the parallel market, bringing the...

July 29, 2026

UN Chief Warns Libya Over Arms Embargo and Parallel Oil Networks

The UN warns Libya's arms embargo is 'largely ineffective' as 40% of subsidised fuel leaks into illicit trade, costing $5...

July 26, 2026

Libya Pumps Like It’s 2013, but Libyans See Little of It

Libya oil production reached about 1.49 million bpd, the highest since 2013, as BP, Shell and Exxon return — but...

July 12, 2026