Apr 26, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
On 19 April, the National oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on its Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) subsidiary operated Hariga oil export terminal in Tobruk including both production and export operations at the port. The NOC directly blamed this on...
Apr 12, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Despite this year’s progress in the Libyan peace process, the new interim Government of National Unity (GNU) still lacks a proper constitutional framework for itself and for the national elections which it is charged with holding on 24 December 2021. The constitution...
Mar 29, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Mahmoud al-Werfalli — the notorious commander of the Saiqa Special Forces, which is affiliated to Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) — along with two of his bodyguards were shot and killed outside a Benghazi hospital on 24 March. The International...
Mar 15, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
Dr Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Oun — born in 1950 in the western town of Surman and a member of the influential Al-Mahameed tribe — is an oil engineering graduate. In 1974 he joined Occidental and then, when the Zueitina Oil Company was established in 1986, he was appointed...
Mar 1, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
One of the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) often-cited shortcomings was its failure to incorporate those Libyan groups, tribes, and individuals who remained loyal to former leader Muammar Qadhafi, and who fought for his regime during the civil war which followed...
Feb 12, 2021 | Libya, Menas Associates
The UN-backed Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) scored a major breakthrough in Geneva in early February when it elected the heads of the country’s new transitional executive authorities. Contrary to expectations, the final list delivered a surprise result,...
