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UNBELIEVABLE: Libya - The Untold Story

‘Peaceful’ Sweden once sought nuclear weapons. That legacy still shapes defence planning

For decades, Sweden has fostered a self-image as something of a world record-holder for peace, celebrating more than two centuries since it was last at war. But this record involves some creative accounting. The narrative, for example, excludes Sweden’s participation in modern-day military operations in Afghanistan and Libya.

The Conversation

Libya's Food Security Is Becoming a Global Trade Question

An 83% surge in grain imports highlights how heavily Libya depends on global supply chains, with international producers, traders, shippers, and importers playing an increasingly important role in keeping food moving from overseas markets to Libyan tables.

International Business Times

Libyan man cleared over Lockerbie bombing dies

A LIBYAN man acquitted after standing trial over the Lockerbie bombing has died, according to reports.

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Libyan acquitted over involvement in Lockerbie bombing dies aged 70

His former employer, Libyan Airlines, announced his death ‘with deep sorrow and profound grief’

The Independent UK

Lockerbie bombing trial delayed over ‘new evidence’

WASHINGTON - A US federal judge has postponed the trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed a Pan Am flight over Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, citing new evidence.

Bangkok Post

Conflict-hit oil supply crisis deepens as nearly half of global output comes from affected countries

Nearly half of the world’s oil supply now comes from countries affected by conflict, highlighting the growing vulnerability of global energy markets. Reuters calculations based on IEA data show that Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Libya and Venezuela produced around 45 million barrels per day in 2025, accounting for more than 43%…

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Mediterranean migrant rescue ships threatened by Libyan groups, warns NGO

A leading group monitoring and providing aid to migrants crossing the Mediterranean have warned that its rescue ships have been facing increasing threats and harassment from Libyan groups.

Radio France Internationale

Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea

MARSEILLE — A leading aid group said Monday that migrants crossing the Mediterranean and rescue ships that help them face increasing levels of threat and harassment from Libyan groups.

Bangkok Post

Migrants and rescue ships face threats and harassment at sea from Libyan groups, NGO says

The International Organisation for Migration said this month that the number of deaths in the Mediterranean had increased, while the number of migrants attempting the crossing had fallen because of tougher European policies.

Euronews

Meet Mohammed Almuntasir: The Libyan wildlife photographer whose 18-second YouTube video proved a “ghost cat” still lives in Libya

In a groundbreaking 2017 video, a Libyan photographer captured the elusive sand cats, marking the first sighting of these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat. This revelation sparked an extensive eight-year research collaboration between zoologist Firas Hayder and photographer Mohammed Almuntasir, who combined their expertise and local insights to gather…

The Times of India

Three Indians unfurl tricolour while skydiving, help set world record in Libya: Reports

Three Indians based in the UAE participated in a record-breaking skydive event. Sixty-five skydivers jumped together from a single aircraft, carrying national flags. This group successfully set a new Guinness World Record for the most skydivers jumping simultaneously. The participants, including the three Indians, jumped from an altitude of 13,000…

The Economic Times

Migrant charity SOS Méditerranée says 11 bodies spotted in sea off Libya's coast

The EU border agency Frontex said the total number of irregular border crossings into the European Union fell by 26% in 2025 from the previous year to almost 178,000.

Euronews

Libya's Khalifa Haftar played key role in release of US hostage Kevin Rideout held by Islamic State: Sources

An American hostage, Kevin Rideout, was freed from an Islamic State affiliate. Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar helped broker the deal for his release. Rideout, a pilot for a missionary group, was kidnapped in Niger last October. The U.S. had prioritized his recovery and sought overflight access for searches. Details…

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Euronews

Libyan Marshal Haftar's intelligence chief killed in Benghazi car bombing

Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated outside a mosque in an LNA stronghold, in what analysts said was a major blow to the Haftar family's security credentials and could delay a US-brokered plan to reunify Libya's rival governments. No group has claimed responsibility.

Euronews

Mount Etna eruption: Catania airport closes and ash cloud reaches as far as Libya

The eruption of Mount Etna continues to bring air traffic in Sicily to a standstill, forcing Catania–Fontanarossa airport to close temporarily as ash reached Malta and as far away as Libya.

France 24

Libyan National Army intel chief assassinated in Benghazi car bombing

The Libyan National Army, which controls the east and parts of southern Libya, said Tuesday that a car bomb killed its military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi. The assassination raises fresh questions over security in the stronghold of military commander Khalifa Haftar as efforts continue to reunify the divided…

The Economic Times

OPEC oil output rises further in July led by Gulf producers, Reuters survey shows

In July, OPEC made a remarkable recovery by increasing oil production to 19.85 million barrels per day. Gulf nations resumed supplies that were previously disrupted, while Iraq reported significant production gains. Iran also managed to increase its exports, though a U.S. blockade eventually hampered shipments. Meanwhile, Libya continued to pump…

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Migrant flows to Greece down 34% in 2026, maritime affairs minister says

The sharpest decline is in migration flows from Turkey, down 59%, while arrivals from Libya showed a far smaller drop of about 4%.

France 24

Outrage in Libya over a video of a woman being publicly flogged for adultery

A rare video filmed on July 21 in Sabha, Libya shows a woman accused of adultery being sentenced to 100 lashes. Shared on social media, it has sparked outrage for various reasons: Some are appalled by the fact that the punishment was carried out in a public space, whilst others…

The Guardian - UK

Jackie Hughes obituary

Other lives: Co-op stores worker and homemaker who came to the UK from Malta and lived in Libya, Germany and Spain

Euronews

Tripoli erupts in protests over power cuts with calls to topple government

Demonstrators blocked roads, shut state institutions and sealed off government buildings as temperatures reached up to 50 degrees Celsius and daily blackouts stretched to 14 hours. The protests quickly widened into demands for the removal of governments in both eastern and western Libya.

The Economic Times

In 1984, Libya began building a 4,000-kilometer “river” beneath the Sahara; decades later, the incomplete network still supplies millions with water

Libya's massive underground pipeline system faces ongoing challenges and remains incomplete. This ancient water source is not being replenished at the rate it is used. The project's infrastructure has been attacked and weaponized during conflict. Climate change impacts on the aquifer are not fully considered by authorities. Libya's experience offers…

The Independent UK

Trump administration pushes ahead with plans to reopen the US embassy in Libya

The State Department has informed Congress that it plans to move ahead with the potential reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Libya

The Independent UK

Why small boat crossings to the UK and Europe are falling

IN DEPTH: The number of small boat arrivals to the UK is down 42 per cent from the same period in 2025, at 12,214. Holly Bancroft reports

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