Libya

Libya's central bank outlines three-track plan to end liquidity crisis as cyberattack tests its digital ambitions

A senior Central Bank of Libya official says a parallel programme of cash redistribution, new banknote printing and digital-payment expansion has begun to ease a crisis that has dogged the country since 2011, but a cyberattack disclosed on 9 June now poses a direct challenge to the bank's confidence

Libya orders electricity plan as peak demand pressure builds

The Tripoli based Government of National Unity has instructed the General Electricity Company to prepare a technical and operational plan for peak load periods.

Libya seeks return of 7,000 year old mummy from Italy

The Takarkori remains are linked to one of North Africa’s most important prehistoric sites, where recent DNA research has offered new evidence about ancient Saharan communities.

UNHCR in turmoil as protesters demand it leave Libya, exposing a hardening migration debate

Claims about UNHCR refugee documents have triggered protest calls in Tripoli and statements from Libya’s rival authorities, turning migrant settlement into a new political flashpoint.

A 20 Billion dollar bet on light crude returns to majors

Libya’s fragile calm frays again as Zawiya fighting exposes Tripoli’s limits

Libya’s latest round of violence around Zawiya has exposed the limits of the Tripoli