Stay updated with breaking news from Libyan King Idris. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
When the late Libyan King Idris was told that oil was discovered in his desert kingdom, he sighed: "I wish you told me you discovered water. Water makes people work; oil makes them dream."
With the country remaining fractious and unstable, having suffered through two brutal civil wars, there is no apparent path forward because external actors have not understood that Libyans are the key to lasting peace in their country, Mohammed el-Senussi writes.
As rebels secure military control of Gaddafi's compound in the capital, Tripoli, the fate of the old regime would appear to be sealed. Among the Libyan people, joy at the now very real prospect of an end to the dictator's reign of terror is great. Alfred Hackensberger reports from Tripoli
Political manoeuvres in Libya’s south-east risk dividing Cyrenaica Recent statements have raised suspicion among observers who believe there is an attempt to separate White Cyrenaica from Red Cyrenaica, which has been accused of monopolising power and oil revenue. Friday 08/01/2021 Libyans wavin their national flag in Benghazi. (AFP) TRIPOLI – Anger has been boiling in the Libyan south-eastern region that includes the cities of Sirte, Ajdabiya up to Kufra, an area that was called Cyrenaica Elbeida (White Cyrenaica) during the reign of the late King Idris al-Senussi. Prominent figures fr...