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Turkish warship’s Benghazi port call cements new tack on Libya
Defense News
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August 26, 2025
ISTANBUL — Turkish corvette Kınalıada made a landmark visit to Libya with port calls in both Tripoli and Benghazi this month, the first time a Turkish Navy warship has visited the country’s rival power centers in a single deployment. According to...
Turkish spy chief holds rare meetings with Libya's Haftar in Benghazi
The National News
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Turkey’s intelligence chief has held rare meetings in the eastern part of Libya controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar, as Ankara seeks to project influence across the Mediterranean. Ibrahim Kalin, a close confidant of Turkish President...
Turkey pressing Libya on maritime deal
Kathimerini
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Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin made a surprise visit to Benghazi on Monday to meet with General Khalifa Haftar, signaling Ankara’s efforts to secure ratification of a controversial Turkish-Libyan maritime agreement, at the expense of...
Libya Development Fund, U.S. Embassy Discuss Training Programs and Student Support
The Libya Update
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August 25, 2025
Engineer Belqasim Haftar, Director General of the Development and Reconstruction Fund of Libya, received today Jeremy Berndt, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Libya. The meeting emphasized continued cooperation in following up on...
NOC to organize first Libyan-American Energy Forum
The Libya Observer
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The National Oil Corporation (NOC), in partnership with the American company "Freedom First," is preparing to organize the first Libyan-American Energy Forum in the near future. The NOC explained that the forum aims to strengthen relations between...
Oil Ministry discusses creating attractive investment environment for sector, including issuing Investor Guide booklet
Libya Herald
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August 26, 2025
Libya’s Ministry of Oil and Gas reported today that it held a meeting yesterday at its Tripoli headquarters to discuss creating an attractive and encouraging investment environment for the sector. The meeting, it added, was held in implementation...
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Receives Turkish Warship in Benghazi to Enhance Military Cooperation
The Libya Update
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August 24, 2025
Benghazi – In a move aimed at enhancing military and naval cooperation between Libya and Turkey, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa, received the Turkish warship (TCG Kınalıada) at the port of...
Camin Cargo partners with Tankoil Group, expanding its coverage across North Africa
Africa Business Communities
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Camin Cargo Control Holdings, a global provider of independent testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services to the energy industry, announced it has formed a strategic alliance with Tankoil Group to expand coverage across Egypt, Libya,...
Nigeria Has The Biggest Military Service Ready Population in Africa
24/7 Wall St.
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August 26, 2025
Key Points Out of the whole of the African continent, Nigeria stands as the most populous nation by far With more than 90 million Nigerians fit for military service, Nigeria dominates its regional rivals in this aspect Although Nigeria might not...
A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Case for a Realist Foreign Policy, With Stephen Walt
Council on Foreign Relations
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LINDSAY: Welcome to The President's Inbox. I'm Jim Lindsay, the Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. This week's topic is: a new U.S. grand strategy, the case for a realist...
A Fresh Start for Libya?
Qantara.de
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With his turban, scarf and floor-length robe, he looked like a tourist disguised as a Bedouin. His cheeks and nose were red from the Sahara sun. The patrol that stopped him in the middle of the night on a desert track recognised him immediately:...
Palestine, genocide, and the imperialist lie of the ‘rules-based international order’
The Real News Network
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August 26, 2025
Israel’s US-backed genocidal destruction of Gaza has exploded the fiction of the “rules-based” international order and exposed the violent, people-destroying, land-grabbing imperialism it was always based on. Over the last two years, the US and...
NOC explores cooperation with Chevron in London talks
The Libya Observer
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The National Oil Corporation (NOC) held a coordination meeting in London with US energy giant Chevron to discuss technical and investment cooperation in oil exploration and production, as part of its efforts to strengthen international...
International News Briefs for Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Havana Times
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August 26, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Three More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza as Israeli Forces Kill 75 in a Day Aug 26, 2025 In Gaza, three more...
Libya launches first solar power plant in Sahara’s Kufra
ESI Africa
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August 19, 2025
Libya has inaugurated its first solar power plant in the southeastern region of Kufra, in the heart of the Sahara Desert, bordering Egypt, Sudan and Chad. The project was implemented in eight months and is now operating at full capacity and...
‘White Colonizers:’ Defaming Jews & Jewish History
Algemeiner Journal
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August 26, 2025
Among the loudest slogans hurled at Israel and its supporters lately is the claim that Jews are nothing more than “white colonizers.” It’s shouted on campuses, plastered on placards at rallies, and even echoed in newsrooms as if it were an...
Libya's 'curious' football cup, played in Italy to empty stadiums
The Week Magazine
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August 19, 2025
Al-Ahli Tripoli were crowned champions of the Libyan Premier League last week not in Tripoli, or even Libya, but in Milan. Political instability and logistical issues have made it difficult to host matches safely in Libya, and the fact the newly...
NESR secures multiple production services contracts for over US$ 100 million in Algeria and Libya
Libya Herald
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August 21, 2025
The National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (NESR) an international provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa region announced earlier in August the award of multiple Production Services contracts in Algeria and...
The Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES), Libyan Council For Oil, Gas And Renewable Energy (LCOGRE) Forge Partnership To Empower Libyan Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (Smes)
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) and the Libyan Council for Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy (LCOGRE) have formed a strategic partnership to strengthen Libya's private-sector energy...
NOC discusses targeted programmes with Taknia Libya Engineering Company for 2026
The Libya Observer
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The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has discussed with Taknia Libya Engineering Company on Monday the company's activities for 2025, its plans and targeted programmes for 2026, and the proposed budget for implementing such programmes. The NOC also...