Local News: Political News
Egyptian Foreign Minister Holds a Phone Call with Boulos to Discuss Political Developments in Libya.
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Tripoli, 6 September 2026 (Lana): Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call yesterday with U.S. President’s Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos to discuss political and security developments in Libya.According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the phone call addressed ways to create the necessary conditions for making progress in Libya’s political process and ending the state of division.Minister Abdelatty... Read more
Al-Tarabulsi: Urgent solutions will be put in place to address the fuel crisis and its causes will be tackled within days.
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Tripoli, September 2, 2026 (LANA) – The Minister of Interior of the Government of National Unity and Head of the Fuel and Gas Crisis Committee, Major General Emad Al-Tarabulsi, affirmed that urgent and clear solutions will be implemented to address the fuel crisis, tackling its root causes and producing practical measures and actionable decisions within days.This came during his address at a meeting with representatives of oil companies, members of the Fuel and Gas Crisis Committee, and security directors in the western. ... Read more
Al-Namroush Discusses with Tetteh Support for Steps to Unify the Military Institution
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Tripoli, September 2, 2026 (LANA) – Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Dr. “Salah al-Din al-Namroush,” met today, Wednesday, with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, “Hanna Tetteh,” to discuss steps toward unifying the military institution.According to the General Staff, the meeting addressed ways to support the implementation of the steps emerging from the recent Sirte meeting, which aim to lay the foundations for a unified military institution. The two sides... Read more
The Foreign Ministry of the Government of National Unity is discussing with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation the path to Libya's accession to the organization as a dialogue partner.
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Tripoli – September 2, 2026 (LANA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity discussed on Wednesday with the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) the process of Libya's accession to the organization as a "dialogue partner," and mechanisms for strengthening joint cooperation in several fields.This came during a virtual meeting between the Director of the Asia and Australia Department at the Ministry, Al-Hassan Mohammed Rabha, and the Deputy-... Read more
Prices in Libya: Between Exchange Rate Pressures and Regulatory Challenges
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Benghazi, September 2, 2026 (LANA) – Local markets in Libya are experiencing price fluctuations for a number of goods, while regulatory bodies continue their efforts to monitor price movements amidst economic factors related to the exchange rate, public spending, and the availability of foreign currency.Economic expert Suleiman Al-Maghrabi told the Libyan News Agency that the price increases are linked, among other factors, to the nature of the Libyan economy, which relies heavily on oil and gas revenues as its primary source... Read more
