Libya cuts gas exports to Italy’s ENI by 25 percent – gas is needed for local consumption
Jul 5 Sami Zaptia

Libya cuts gas exports to Italy’s ENI by 25 percent – gas is needed for local consumption

Libya is to reduce gas exports to Italy’s ENI by 25 percent. The news was revealed the Tripoli-based Libyan government yesterday. it stated that it ne...

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Oct 8 Sami Zaptia

CBL LD 20 bn loan to finance Libyan budget deficit up to end Q3

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 October 2020: The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) provided loans of up to LD 20.030 bn to finance Libya’s budget de...

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Oct 7 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government systematically exhausting foreign reserves: CBL Governor El-Kaber

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 October 2020: The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) is Libya’s ‘‘first and last line of defence’’ in the country’s current economic...

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Oct 6 Sami Zaptia

Violations of UN Libya arms embargo a scandal, foreign states must support Libya in deed not just in words: UN Secretary General

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 October 2020: The United Nations Secretary General has said that the violations of the UN Security Council's Libya arms embar...

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Oct 6 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL-facilitated process should be the only game in town: UNSMIL’s Williams

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 October 2020: UNSMIL Acting head Stephanie Williams said that yesterday’s UN high-level ministerial meeting on Libya emphasiz...

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Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

The Maetig-Hafter proposal to resume oil exports: Analysis

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 September 2020: Just when you think Libya is complicated – it gets even more complicated. Khalifa Hafter and his internation...

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Sep 15 Sami Zaptia

LD 17.804 bn CBL loan to make up budget deficit up to 31/8/20

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: Tripoli CBL).London, 15 September 2020:In its latest statistical bulletin on Libya’s state revenues and outgoings up to 31/8/20,...

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Power cuts in eastern Libya, protestors react
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Power cuts in eastern Libya, protestors react

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 September 2020:Lengthy power cuts continued in eastern Libya for the third consecutive day yesterday. The cuts come as the w...

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Sep 9 Sami Zaptia

NOC warns against continued military occupation of its oil facilities, reports war ship in Ras Lanuf

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: NOC).London, 9 September 2020:Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) yesterday warned against the continued occupation of...

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Sep 3 Sami Zaptia

EU’s Borrell visits Libya, meets Serraj and Saleh

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 September 2020:The European Union reported yesterday that its High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell visited Libya...

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