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African militaries eye lighter, cheaper drones
The Standard
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Ethiopian soldiers attend a drone piloting training program at an aviation school in Beijing. [Xing Guangli, AFP] Aerial warfare in Africa is trending lighter and nimbler -- and increasingly single-use. Hulking, fixed-wing military drones were...
Swedish diplomat Ingeborg Richardson takes up senior UN post in Libya
Libyan Express
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August 9, 2025
Ingeborg Richardson: From Haiti to Libya, a career dedicated to diplomacy, humanitarian aid, and human rights. Photo via UNUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Swedish diplomat Ingeborg Ulrika...
Trump eyes Libya’s energy wealth in $8 billion drive
Libyan Express
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August 9, 2025
Trump targets Libya’s oil and gas in major Africa pushThe French magazine Jeune Afrique has reported that US President Donald Trump is focusing on Libya’s vital oil and gas sector as part of his broader African “resource diplomacy” strategy, based...
Libyan Islamic Bank Launches Digital Platform with Backbase
News Ghana
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August 1, 2025
Libyan Islamic Bank (LIB) has deployed Backbase’s AI-powered banking platform, marking the technology provider’s first entry into Libya’s financial sector. The launch introduces a redesigned mobile app enabling secure transactions, real-time...
An unusual football finale in Italy reveals Libya’s frailties
The Straits Times
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August 10, 2025
SESTO SAN GIOVANNI – On a quiet Sunday afternoon in Sesto San Giovanni, a commune on the northern outskirts of Milan, nearly a dozen police vans arrived to provide security at an aging stadium, which like the town itself had seen better days....
Libya, Turkey strengthen oversight cooperation, agree on roadmap to activate 2020 partnership
The Libya Observer
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The head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, has held high-level discussions with the Turkish Court of Accounts aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and activating the partnership agreement signed between the two sides in 2020. This came...
Libyan Islamic Bank Modernizes Consumer Banking Services With Backbase
Financial IT
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August 1, 2025
This launch represents the first phase of LIB’s longer-term digital transformation roadmap. With a strong digital foundation now in place, the bank is positioned to respond to evolving customer expectations and continue modernizing its services at...
Guterres Appoints Swedish Diplomat Richardson as UN Resident Coordinator in Libya
The Libya Update
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August 9, 2025
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Swedish diplomat Ingibjörg Ulrika Olufsdóttir Richardson as his new Deputy Special Representative and Resident Coordinator in Libya, succeeding Zimbabwe’s Raisedon Zenenga Shuma, to whom he...
Libya’s ancient village of Tounen added to Arab architectural heritage register
The Libya Observer
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The Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALECSO) announced on Thursday the inclusion of the archaeological village of Tounen, located in the city of Ghadames, in the Register of Architectural and Urban Heritage in Arab Countries....
Ramirez and Cuello Score KOs in Libya; Fonseca Upsets Oumiha
The Sweet Science
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August 9, 2025
Ramirez and Cuello Score KOs in Libya; Fonseca Upsets Oumiha Boxing is a global sport and there was no better example than tonight’s card in Benghazi in the oil-rich Northern African nation of Libya. Among the listed co-promoters were Mexico’s...
Libya competes in IOI 2025 in Bolivia
The Libya Observer
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Libya is participating in the 2025 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), which kicked off on Monday in Sucre, Bolivia, with more than 90 countries from around the world taking part. The Libyan delegation’s participation is supported by the...
Farewell to MiG-21: India bids adieu to its historic jet fighter
The Times of India
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August 26, 2025
Introduction After more than six decades of service, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun its final farewell to the iconic MiG-21 fighter jet- an aircraft as celebrated as it was controversial. Known colloquially as the “Flying Coffin” due to its...
How researcher visa curbs threaten science careers
Nature
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Credit: Steven Puetzer/GettyFatemeh Ajallooeian, was thrilled when, in June 2024, she received a Swiss National Science Foundation mobility fellowship to go abroad to continue her palaeoclimate research. Ajallooeian, then a biogeochemist at the...
The Prestige of French Intellectuals
Church Life Journal - Indiana
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August 26, 2025
The prestige of the French intellectual begins at the very moment in which the prestige of the clergy fades. It is a matter of a substitution. It was during the eighteenth century that the power of people who think, those who played no small part...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 25, 2025
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 25, 2025, Egypt launched an AI tax reform task force to modernize revenue collection. The UN pressed Libya to resolve constitutional disputes, while Libya's coast guard fired on a European rescue vessel in the...
Energy Transitions in the Gulf: Realities, Risks, and the Road Ahead
Observer Research Foundation
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Introduction: Transition Turbulence Energy transition globally, which seemed unstoppable only a few years ago, has run into unexpected turbulence caused by rising costs, high-profile corporate failures, and an abrupt shift in American political...
Iran blasts foreign interference in Libya, urges deeper bilateral ties
Press TV
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Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref has reiterated Iran’s opposition to any form of foreign intervention in Libya, calling for Libyan-led solutions, while also expressing readiness for enhancement of bilateral cooperation in science, technology, and...
Libya explores resumption of new railway construction
International Railway Journal
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July 28, 2025
China Civil Engineering Construction will resume work on masterplan for three-line network. The MoU was signed recently during a meeting of Libyan Railways officials and CCECC in Beijing. LIBYAN Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding...
10,000-Year-Old Rock Engravings Discovered in Libya
Greek Reporter
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August 6, 2025
Al-Hasawna Mountains, Libya. Credit: Calind / CC BY-SA 3.0 Authorities in southern Libya have uncovered a prehistoric rock art site believed to be as much as 10,000 years old, following a report from a resident who spotted unusual engravings on...
US firm trains Libyan forensics team in DNA analysis
The Libya Observer
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A team from Libya's General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons has completed advanced training in DNA technology, the agency announced. The week-long course, conducted at the laboratories of US-based company Thermo...