NBC News reported today, Saturday, that the Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, according to five individuals familiar with the matter who spoke to NBC News. Two individuals with direct knowledge of the plans and a former U.S. official said […]
The newspaper Africa Confidential reported that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi had hidden billions of dollars in American banks, and now influential figures in Libya are competing to gain control over this hidden wealth. The struggle for this fortune has ignited a fierce political battle in Tripoli — a battle so intense that it forced the official […]
ReliefWeb reported on Monday that the cost of the basic spending basket in Libya rose by 2.2% in March, reaching 902.92 Libyan dinars. This marks a reversal after two consecutive months of decline, indicating renewed inflationary pressure on the purchasing power of households. According to the website, this nationwide increase is due to rising costs […]
Our source has obtained a letter from the Central Bank of Libya addressed to commercial banks, containing its instructions to extend the use of high-value cheques exceeding 250,000 dinars through the ECC system, limited to public entities only, until April 30. Customers are to be informed that the alternative to cheques is to conduct transfers […]
Our source has obtained a contract between Al-Madar Al-Jadeed Company and Al-Nasr International Group for General Contracting and Investment to carry out comprehensive maintenance work on Al-Zarrouq Island in Misrata, valued at 2.086 million Libyan dinars. Our source also obtained a copy of another contract between Al-Madar and Earth Media for Media Services worth 2.5 […]
The Chairman of the Libyan Ports Company sent a communication to the commissioners of shipping companies and agencies regarding the implementation of adjustments for collecting due revenues in foreign currency, starting from May 11, 2025, including vessels docked at the ports during this date. This comes in reference to the decision of the Central Bank […]
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy stated on Saturday that Libya is a corrupt state, and that it could have been a wealthy country if its oil wealth had been properly managed. It could have met the needs of its population and contributed to regional development. Instead, two major economic policy failures led to […]
A report by CNN has revealed dramatic details surrounding an attempt to deport migrants from the United States to Libya as part of a strict policy pursued by former President Donald Trump’s administration — an operation that was suddenly halted at the last minute. According to CNN, a military flight was canceled at the last […]
Middle East Eye revealed on Thursday that the Government of National Unity has held talks with the United States about sharing billions of dollars in frozen Libyan assets if the Trump administration helps release the funds, according to two sources familiar with the secret discussions. A Western official and an Arab source familiar with the […]
Reuters reported, citing relatives of a Mexican citizen, that he was asked to sign a document permitting his deportation to Libya. Family members said they fear he may be deported from the United States to Libya after he contacted them on Tuesday from an immigration detention center in Texas, saying he was asked to sign […]
The French intelligence website Africa Intelligence reported on Thursday that Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, is involved in a scandal related to an oil deal concerning Arkenu Oil Company. The site added that the Prime Minister is facing a public investigation regarding a contract awarded to a local company […]
Exclusive oil sector sources told our source that the Acting Minister of Oil in the Government of National Unity, Khalifa Al-Sadiq, has dismissed the Director of Corporate Accounting at the Ministry of Oil, Muftah Belfqeera, for refusing to approve a suspicious deal. According to the sources, Belfqeera refused to sign off on a waiver of […]
Financial expert Khaled Al-Zantouti told our source in an exclusive statement: “If the news about deporting migrants with criminal records to Libya is true, it would be an economic catastrophe that could reshape Libya’s economic and financial structure, firmly placing it on the global map of economic crimes in all their forms.“ He added: “Our […]
The French intelligence website Africa Intelligence reported on Wednesday that Libya’s embassies abroad are effectively non-functional, with chargé d’affaires and ambassadors remaining in their posts indefinitely. The site added that due to ongoing legal issues and the absence of a foreign minister, turmoil prevails within the corridors of Libya’s embassies overseas, rendering them somewhat unstable, […]
Libya affairs expert at the Royal United Services Institute, Jalel Harchaoui, told our source on Wednesday that since Donald Trump took office in January 2025 — and now, in May, more than 100 days into his presidency — the only aspect of the Libyan file that the White House has paid attention to, or even […]
