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Greece Deploys Navy to Monitor Migrant Vessels off Libya
The Maritime Executive
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Greece is dispatching naval vessels to waters off Libya to keep watch for migrant vessels headed for Crete and Gavdos. In the span of a single 24-hour period from Thursday through Friday, more than 730 migrants arrived on the two Greek islands,...
Top 10 African countries with the strongest currencies in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 24, 2025
After years of turmoil typified by inflation, high debt burdens, and currency devaluation, a minor increase in exchange rates might provide these countries with a rare economic respite. While not all African currencies are strengthening, those...
Libyan Oil Minister reviews energy cooperation with Iranian ambassador
The Libya Observer
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Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdulsadiq, held talks with the Iranian ambassador to Libya on Monday to explore avenues for cooperation in the energy sector and address the challenges facing Libya’s oil and gas industry amid evolving...
NOC discusses reactivating shut-in oil wells with Schlumberger Libya
The Libya Observer
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The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Masoud Suleiman, met with Mustafa Ajaj, CEO of Schlumberger Libya, to discuss expanding cooperation in reactivating shut-in wells and developing oil fields using integrated solutions and modern...
Iran still exporting gas to Turkey, is ‘major’ supplier for Turkish market: minister
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 23, 2025
Iran is still exporting gas to Turkey and remains a “major” supplier for the Turkish market, Turkey’s energy minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, said June 19. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Bayraktar also said he hoped...
Libya's eastern-based govt protests to Greece over hydrocarbon exploration in disputed maritime zones
Panapress
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June 23, 2025
23 june 2025 - 11:57:12 MA/BBA 229 Views Panafrican News Agency Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government has sent a formal protest to Greece over its steps to explore for hydrocarbon in the disputed maritime zones to the south of...
RFI: Libya's Al-Khadim airbase has become hub for Russian arms transfers to the Sahel
The Libya Observer
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Radio France Internationale (RFI) has revealed in an in-depth investigation that Russia has increasingly relied on the Al-Khadim airbase, located east of Benghazi, to reinforce its military presence in the African Sahel region. This shift comes...
Libya launches new social registry to target support for vulnerable citizens
The Libya Observer
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Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has approved a new “Unified Social Registry” to better target government support to those most in need. The initiative, presented by Social Affairs Minister Wafaa Al‑Kilani, aims to consolidate and cross‑reference...
Libya's Al-Khadim airbase becomes a hub for Russian arms in the Sahel
Modern Ghana
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Amid renewed relations with Libya, Russia is relying on the Al-Khadim base near Benghazi to strengthen its military presence in the Sahel region of Africa. RFI journalists were able to trace the itinerary of a Russian cargo plane from Syria to...
Minister of Economy approves 20 new investment projects to support Libyan private sector
Libya Herald
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June 23, 2025
The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade reported yesterday that its minister, Mohamed Hwej, approved last Thursday (19 June) a group of new investment projects during a meeting held at the Ministry’s Tripoli headquarters in the...
Lifting Libyan Voices Project
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
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June 23, 2025
Background The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) is delivering the Lifting Libyan Voices (LLV) program over the next year pending donor funding. The aim of this program is to strengthen the effectiveness of Libya’s human rights CSOs to...
Greek PM Mitsotakis Sends Navy to Libya Waters amid Regional Tensions
To Vima
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June 23, 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during a meeting with President of the Hellenic Republic Kostas Tassoulas on Monday, announced that Greek Navy vessels are being deployed preventively just outside Libya’s territorial waters to monitor...
Foreign Policy ‘Realists’ Fear Further Escalation Following Iran Strikes, Regardless of What Trump and Company Say
The New York Sun
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June 23, 2025
America’s entry into the Iran-Israel conflict early Sunday morning appears, on the surface, to be a triumph for the hawkish wing of the GOP. Advocates for realism and restraint in American foreign policy, who appeared ascendant in the early days...
Meloni’s African engagement strategy at risk in Libya
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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June 23, 2025
Rome’s migration deals with Tripoli may unravel as militia influence grows and stability deteriorates. Protesters in Rome in 2022 hold a banner while demonstrating against the renewal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum, according to which the Italian...
Brent price rise could pump $20bn into Libya
Libyan Express
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June 23, 2025
Libya stands to benefit from oil market shocksThe head of Libya’s General Union of Oil Workers, Salem Al-Remih, has cautioned that ongoing tensions in the Middle East could drive Brent crude prices above the $100-per-barrel mark in the near future...
Hong Kong jumps to become the 44th most liveable city in the world
Human Resources Online
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The SAR is among the top movers alongside Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Athens, and Luxembourg. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released the Global Liveability Index 2025. Hong Kong has seen a significant improvement in its ranking by climbing six...
Libya: High-level discussions on impact of ending oil-for-fuel barter system
The Libya Observer
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Attorney General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, Central Bank Governor Nagy Issa, and National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman Masoud Suleiman held discussions on the implications of halting the oil-for-fuel barter system, focusing on its effect on the...
Maritime Dispute Drives Diplomatic Visit of Greece’s FM to Libya
Greek Reporter
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June 22, 2025
Libya opposes Greece’s invitation for gas and oil exploration south of Crete due to an illegal delineation of maritime borders. Photo of oil exploration platform. Credit: Cipiota / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Greece’s Foreign Minister, Giorgos...
Greece and Libya clash over energy borders, again.
Euro Weekly News
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June 22, 2025
Gas drilling rights near Crete spark regional tensions. Credit: hlehnerer via Canva.com It began in the south of Crete, that’s where Greece has now redrawn a line. On June 17, 2025, Athens invited foreign companies to explore for gas in its...
Libya Blocks Greek Tender for Hydrocarbon Exploration Off Crete
Offshore Engineer News
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June 20, 2025
Jun 20, 2025 © lesniewski/Adobe Stock Libya's internationally recognised government of national unity has objected to Greece's approval of an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration off the island of Crete, saying some of the blocks...