by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 16, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: Turkey, France Seek Balanced Partnerships with Rival Governments Summary: On 15 April 2025, Belgassem Khalifa Haftar, Director General of the eastern-based Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund signed contracts with Turkish companies Libco Insaat and...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 10, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: UNSMIL and CBL Call for Unified Budget Summary: On 9 April 2025, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) issued a statement to call Libyan actors to implement a unified budget amid rising living costs and the growing foreign exchange...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 4, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: NGOs Shuttered with Assistance to Migrants Under Scrutiny Summary: On 2 April 2025, Libya’s Tripoli-based government declared that they had suspended the activities of 10 international humanitarian organizations due to “violations” related to irregular...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 24, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: NOC Denies Oil Smuggling Claims, Pushing Back on Foreign Interference Summary: On 23 March 2025, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) denounced reports claiming that Libyan officials of the state-run firm were responsible for oil smuggling and money laundering...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 19, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: US Travel Ban Risks Setback on Strategic Cooperation Summary: On 14 March 2025, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is considering a new travel ban for citizens of up to 43 countries, with those countries divided into three categories of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 12, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: China Seeks to Jumpstart Cooperation on Development Summary: On 11 March 2025, Tripoli-based Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed, met with the Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of China, Lu Jian, to discuss bilateral cooperation. The two officials...