The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Oct WTI crude oil (CLV24 ) Monday closed up +1.44 (+2.10%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV24 ) closed up +3.80 (+1.97%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Monday rallied sharply to 1-week highs. Monday's slide in the dollar index to a 1-week low was bullish for most commodity prices. Also, the...

Tunisia and Libya deals appear to have reduced small-boat crossings under Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government

Exactly one year ago, on September 11, 2023, the eastern Libyan coastal town of Derna was hit by deadly floods. Cyclone Daniel left around 5,000 people dead, as many missing and 45,000 displaced. Today, the city is undergoing a full reconstruction. Belgacem Haftar, the son of powerful Libyan military and…

Indy Nelson set a record for most airlines flown and said he was detained by Iran, Russia, Libya and Papua New Guinea

It's been a year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna, unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people

Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan

The long read: I spoke to dozens of people – from ‘donors’ to brokers – to find out how this exploitative trade thrives on chaos and desperation

The small-boats ‘summit’ is doomed – there will be smugglers as long as there are people as desperate as I was

The past few years have seen a warming of relations between the two countries, cemented by high-level visits.