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First ship leaving Ukraine has 26,000 tonnes of corn -coordination centre

The first ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port since Russia's invasion will carry more than 26,000 tonnes of corn and undergo an inspection in Istanbul before continuing to Lebanon's Tripoli, a U.N.-led monitoring centre said on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 1, 2022

Lebanon Seizes Ship Carrying 'Stolen' Ukrainian Grain

A Lebanese prosecutor ordered the seizure Saturday of a Syrian-flagged ship that docked at a northern port with a cargo of Ukrainian grain Kyiv's embassy in Beirut said was "illegal". Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat instructed police to investigate the Laodicea, which docked in Tripoli earlier this week, a judicial official said.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022

Source of Grain Onboard Syrian Ship Docked in Lebanon Remains Unknown

The source of a mysterious Syrian ship that arrived at the port of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, loaded with wheat and flour, remains unknown amid protests and warnings from several Western countries. Conflicting information reported the source of flour, whether from Ukraine or Russia. The Ukrainian ambassador to Lebanon informed President…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022

UN: Libya is `highly volatile' and elections are needed soon

A senior U.N. official says Libya is mired in a constitutional and political stalemate that has sparked increasing clashes, a dire economic situation and demonstrations across the country by frustrated citizens

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Civilians in crossfire as shifting alliances spark Libya violence

Fighting in Tripoli and Misrata has left at least 17 dead over the last week, many of them civilians.

Al Jazeera · Jul 25, 2022

What became of the 'Arab Spring'?

Tunisian President Kais Saied is set to secure more power under a new constitution that is expected to pass in a referendum on Monday, in what critics fear is a march to one-man rule over a country that rose up against dictatorship in 2010.

Reuters · Jul 25, 2022

Clashes Erupt on Outskirts of Libya’s Misrata

Armed clashes erupted on Saturday on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Misrata between rival factions near the junction of the main coastal highway leading to Tripoli. Rival forces allied to the two main sides in a political standoff over control of the Libyan government have mobilized in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 23, 2022

Clashes erupt on outskirts of Libya's Misrata

Armed clashes erupted on Saturday on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Misrata between rival factions near the junction of the main coastal highway leading to Tripoli.

Reuters · Jul 23, 2022

Libya to Increase Oil Production to 1.2 Million Bpd in Two Weeks

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) aims to bring back production to 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in two weeks, NOC said in a statement early on Saturday. Current oil production is at 860,000 bpd, compared with 560,000 bpd before resuming production, NOC added. Libya's crude production had resumed at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 23, 2022

More than a dozen civilians killed in militia clashes in Libyan capital Tripoli

Clashes between competing militias in Libya's capital on Friday killed at least 13 people despite calls for calm after violence first broke out the previous night, a spokesman for Tripoli's emergency services said.

France 24 · Jul 22, 2022