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Mediterranean Gas Row Fuels Tensions Between Libya, Greece and Turkey
Watan
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July 2, 2025
Watan-The controversy sparked by the gas-exploration crisis in disputed maritime zones off Libya’s coast continues unabated. This crisis has unleashed a diplomatic rift between Libya, Greece and Turkey, and it has reignited debates over the...
Man who threatened to have children abducted to Libya gets suspended jail term
Times of Malta
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July 2, 2025
A man was handed a suspended sentence on Tuesday after he threatened his former wife that he would pay €1,000 for their two minor children to be abducted to Libya. He was accused of causing his then-wife to fear violence against her and her...
Libya leaders pledge to restore security balance in Tripoli
The Libya Observer
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The Presidential Council (PC) member Abdullah al-Lafi and Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh have stressed the need to restore and stabilise the security situation in the capital, Tripoli, through coordinated institutional efforts. The two...
Greece faces migrant surge as Libya, Turkey intensify Mediterranean energy ties
EurActiv
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July 2, 2025
ATHENS – More than 5,000 migrants from Libya have reached the shores of Crete and Gavdos since the beginning of June – prompting European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to dispatch her migration commissioner to the region. As temperatures...
ICC demands Libya arrest suspect Osama Njeem
Libyan Express
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July 2, 2025
Osama Njeem Al-Masry, wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in LibyaThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on Libya’s Presidential Council and Government of National Unity to cooperate in the arrest of...
Chevron, Total Vying in Libya’s First Oil Tender Since 2011 War
Financial Post
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July 2, 2025
Waha Oil Co., a key Libyan producer, has capacity to boost production to 800,000 daily barrels from 300,000 currently, Seliman said. The development of its north Jalo field alone would add 100,000 barrels.
Limpet mine may have damaged Greek tanker off Libya in latest attack, sources say
Kathimerini
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A limpet mine may have caused a blast that damaged a Greek tanker sailing off Libya’s coast last week, the fifth such incident to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent months, maritime security sources said on Tuesday. The Marshall...
Turkish Ministry of Defense hosts 3 military technical delegations from Libya's east
The Libya Observer
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The Turkish Ministry of Defense revealed on Tuesday that three military delegations affiliated with Haftar’s forces in eastern Libya visited Turkey, following the visit by the Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces, Saddam Khalifa Haftar, to Ankara...
Video: Fire Breakouts on Controversial Tanker at Turkish Scrapyard
The Maritime Executive
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A supertanker, which for many years had been used as a storage platform off Libya, is once again causing controversy after a fire broke out aboard the vessel. The tanker known as Sloug (251,500 dwt) is at a Turkish yard being dismantled. A fire...
Libya storm will have limited impact on Egypt, heatwave continues: EMA
Egypt Independent
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June 30, 2025
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects very hot and humid weather on Monday during the day in Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, South Sinai, and the southern parts of the country, and hot weather on the northern coast. At night, the weather...
EU to press Libya for action as migrant crossings surge, commissioner says
Kathimerini
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS The European Union will take a firmer line with Libyan authorities over a surge in migrant departures across the Mediterranean, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Tuesday during a visit to Athens. Brunner said he...
ICC urges Libya's GNU and PC to hand over Osama Njeem
The Libya Observer
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally addressed a renewed request to both the Presidential Council (PC) and the Government of National Unity (GNU), urging immediate cooperation in executing the arrest warrant against Osama Njeem...
Belarusian PM to Hammad: Minsk eyes cooperation with Libya in agriculture, industry, and healthcare
The Libya Observer
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Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to enhancing cooperation with Libya in the fields of agriculture, industry, and healthcare. During his meeting on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of the parallel...
Menfi calls from Seville for international support to rebuild Libya
The Libya Observer
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The Head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, called on the international community to support efforts for political stability in Libya, stressing the country’s need for effective international partnerships to overcome its crisis and build...
Limpet mine may have damaged Greek tanker off Libya: Reuters
Al Mayadeen
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July 1, 2025
This marks the fifth such unexplained attack to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent months. A limpet mine may have caused the explosion that damaged a Greek oil tanker off Libya's coast last week, the fifth unexplained blast affecting...
EU and Greece to press Libya on migrant crossings via Mediterranean as numbers surge
Euronews
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By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 01/07/2025 - 18:36 GMT+2 The European Union's commissioner for migration says Europe will take a "firm" approach with authorities in Libya following a spike in illegal migration across the...
Limpet Mine Eyed in Tanker Blast Off Libya’s Coast
gCaptain
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July 1, 2025
By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS, July 1 (Reuters) – A limpet mine may have caused a blast that damaged a Greek tanker sailing off Libya’s coast last week, the fifth such incident to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent...
Limpet mine may have damaged Greek tanker off Libya in latest unexplained attack, sources say
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 1, 2025
By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) -A limpet mine may have caused a blast that damaged a Greek tanker sailing off Libya’s coast last week, the fifth such incident to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent months,...
No Injuries or Pollution after Explosion at Oil Tanker off Libya
Asharq Al-Awsat
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June 30, 2025
An oil tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil suffered an explosion off Libya on June 27 but no injuries or pollution were reported, a spokesperson for the operator TMS Tankers said on Monday. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker...
Libya and Oman agree to reactivate and expand economic partnership
The Libya Observer
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Libya’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammed Al-Hweij, and Oman’s Minister of Economy, Said Al-Saqri, have agreed to develop a strategy aimed at reactivating and enhancing economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. The agreement...