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Libya

Libya is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa between Tunisia and Egypt. The Mediterranean Sea forms its Northern border. The de facto capital is port-city of Tripoli and the other major city is Benghazi, also a port. The country is experiencing widespread protests and clashes, as the country’s public services worsen with chronic power cuts. the country has rival administrations and no stable government. (Updated 04.07.2022)

Turkey’s Albayrak Holding and Yildirim exploring business opportunities in Libya

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) July 9, 2021 – Turkey’s Albayrak Holding and Yildirim have both been in Libya exploring future investment opportunities....

Visit of Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to Libya

Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Frangogiannis will pay a two-day working visit to Libya on July 4th and 5th with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The Greek...

Visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to Libya

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Libya together with Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defence, Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Interior, General...

400 operators attend Algerian-Libyan Economic Forum in Algiers

Algerian-Libyan Economic Forum opened Saturday in Aurassi Hotel, Algiers, with the participation of nearly 400 economic operators from the two countries...

Libya and Algeria to strengthen cooperation in the transport sector

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – Following talks in Algiers between Libya’s Minister of Transport, Mohamed Al-Shoubi and his Algerian...

Italy-Libya: meeting between Ministers Giovannini and Al Shahoubi

At the center of the talks the strong collaboration between the countries for the recovery of Libya, the support for the transition and the consolidation of...

Equinor representatives visit Libya’s National Oil Corporation

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – A delegation from Norway’s Equinor has visited Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) to review...

UK embassy deputy head meets Libya’s National Oil Corporation chariman

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mustafa Sanalla, received on April 29, 2021, at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, the...

Total executives meet with Libya’s National Oil Cooperation

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Cooperation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has met with...

Hyundai Engineering and Construction discusses return to Libya

Tripoli, Libya, (Ports Europe) April 20, 2021 – The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Eng. Mustafa Sanalla, has met with the Vice...

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announces a state of Force Majeure at the port of Hariga

Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) April 20, 2021 -The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced a state of Force Majeure as of April 19, 2021 for the ...

Statement by Greek minister of foreign affairs meeting with the deputy prime minister of Libya

Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the end of his meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Libya, Hussein Atiya Abdul Hafeez...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopens the Greek embassy in Tripoli

Tripoli, Greece (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopened Greece’s embassy in Libya last Tuesday, and called for a...

Libya invites Turkish participation in Zawiya port project

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Turkish companies have been invited to build a new cargo port in Zawiya port in Western Libya, according...

Tarros to start Italy-Libya cargo service

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – The Italian shipping line is to start a cargo service to Libya. The new Italy Libya Express (ILE) service...

Libya welcomes EU ambassador José Antonio

Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – The European Union Ambassador to Libya, José Antonio, has visited the headquarters of the National Oil...

Cairo seeks to develop Libya railway connection

Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – The Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir has said that the government is planning to extend its...

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