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London, 1 March 2021: Libya’s state General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) announced on Friday (26 February) the acquisition of two newly manufactured oil tankers. It said this comes within the framework of implementing its 2020-2023 plan to modernize and develop its marine fleet. The two tankers, named Fezzan and Anwaar Benghazi, were manufactured in 2021 and specialize in transporting crude oil or its derivatives, the GNMTC reported.     GNMTC said that as of the date of rece...

Merchant ships and illegal pushbacks: forgotten stories from the Mediterranean Published on Since Covid-19 began spreading around the world, images of shipwrecks have largely vanished from our screens. Yet the refugee crisis is still ongoing. Day after day, crews of commercial vessels along Europes southern frontiers, encounter people trying to reach asylum whatever the risk. Valeria Alice Colombo has witnessed the political and humanitarian consequences of these encounters first-hand. After s...

Libya arrests prime suspect in murder of 30 migrants March 3, 2021 at 11:59 am | Published in: Africa, Asia & Americas, Bangladesh, Libya, News Migrants from Bangladesh in Libya on August 31, 2016 in the port city of Zawiyah [MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images] March 3, 2021 at 11:59 am Libyan security forces have arrested one of the main suspects in the murder of 30 mostly Bangladeshi migrants in the city of Mizdah, south of the capital Tripoli, last year, Anadolu reported. "The Security...

"Lebanon has always rebelled against political repression" For years the Arab intellectual elite looked to Lebanon, coveting its atmosphere of freedom. Feigning the non-existence of repression, Beirut welcomed intellectuals from across the region, published their works and celebrated them. Yet, even following the murder of Lokman Slim, the powers that be are incapable of controlling everything. An essay by Elias Khoury What’s the difference between an assassination and an execution? This is t...

NOC scores win in long-running Ras Lanuf arbitration Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has celebrated an arbitration win against the Libyan Emirates Oil Refining Co. (Lerco), in a case on the Ras Lanuf refinery. NOC celebrates its win against Lerco Register here for the Energy Voice daily newsletter, bringing you key news and insight from across the global energy landscape. Thank you for signing up to our newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Libya’s Natio...

The operation was carried out by members of the elite Long Range Desert Group in September 1942 It was carried out to distract attention from the preparation for the Battle of El Alamein a month later The elite forces destroyed or damaged 23 Italian planes being used to drop bombs on Allied troops Incredibly, whilst ten members of the force were captured and 11 were injured, no one was killed 

Print Is there really zero media coverage when terrorist attacks happen in countries outside Europe and the U.S., as many have alleged on social media? Of course not: Many outlets cover the Middle East and Africa, and recent attacks in both have garnered headlines worldwide. Still, some social media users insist entire portions of the globe are ignored. Why? The answer is complicated. The truth is, these stories are covered by the media, though certainly less thoroughly when a bomb goes off in...

Response to "What is Progressive Realism" ["But the article was essentially about describing the differences between schools of thought while obviously giving evidence the author thought supported a different school than has predominated and was making a case for trying something different"] Robert Wright in the 2nd paragraph makes "realist" a synonym for Kissinger's cynical

Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Sunday that a Paris court of appeal had upheld an award by a court of arbitration against Libyan Emirates Oil Refining Company (LERCO) regarding the Ras Lanuf refinery in Libya.

Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Sunday that a Paris court of appeal had upheld an award by a court of arbitration against Libyan Emirates Oil Refining Company (LERCO) regarding the Ras Lanuf refinery in Libya.