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Mitsotakis Addresses Emerging Migration Route from Libya to Greece
Greek Reporter
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June 27, 2025
PM Mitsotakis speaking to reporters. Credit: PM Press Office Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday emphasized Greece’s firm commitment to preventing the establishment of a new migration route from Eastern Libya to Crete. Speaking at a...
Stock Market Insights: Summer Market Watch – Energy Headwinds and a Data-Dependent Fed
Carthage News Online - Missouri
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June 27, 2025
When I was a kid, I used to watch The Beverly Hillbillies — a show about a poor family that strikes it rich when oil is discovered on their land. One day they’re in the Ozarks, the next they’re in Beverly Hills, navigating a world they never...
'War Industry' Silenced Democrat Opposition On Iran Strikes: Sen. Murphy
Zero Hedge
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A leading Democratic senator has offered a frank and rare explanation for why many in his party are disconnected from everyday Democratic voters when it comes to foreign policy, which for a brief spell during the Bush years was dubbed 'anti-war'—a...
Greek PM: Greece Wants to Cooperate with Libya to Stop Migration
Asharq Al-Awsat
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June 26, 2025
The US State Department has approved $30 million in funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the State Department said on Thursday, calling on other countries to also support the controversial group delivering aid in war-torn Gaza. "This...
Libyan Development Fund signs agreements with 98 Italian companies
Panapress
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June 26, 2025
26 june 2025 - 12:06:43 MA/BBA 588 Views Panafrican News Agency Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director-General of the Fund for Development and Reconstruction in Libya, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed several memorandums of understanding with 98...
Libya’s New Energy Deal with Turkey Fuels Tensions with Greece
Greek Reporter
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June 26, 2025
Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz. File photo. Credit: AMNA A surge in tensions between Greece and Libya is causing significant concern in Athens, as Tripoli strengthens its relationship with Turkey. This deepening alliance comes amidst a continued,...
Turkish, Libyan state oil firms to launch exploration at 4 sites in Libya
Daily Sabah
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June 26, 2025
Türkiye’s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) and Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to conduct geological and geophysical studies at four offshore sites in Libya. The agreement...
Libya and Turkey sign offshore energy deal
Libyan Express
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June 26, 2025
NOC and TPAO ink exploration agreement as tensions rise in eastern MediterraneanLibya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), paving the way for offshore oil...
Libyan Economy Expected To Grow 16% Due To Oil
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – Libya's economy is estimated to have grown 1.9% last year, following a 10.2% increase the year before, and is expected to expand by 16.1% in 2025, remaining closely tied to the performance of...
Libyan-Italian economic forum kicks off in Benghazi
The Libya Observer
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The Libyan-Italian Economic Forum officially launched on Tuesday in the city of Benghazi, coinciding with the inauguration of the first direct flight by Italy’s national airline from Rome to Benghazi. The three-day forum is hosting around 100...
Turkey to start exploring for gas off Libya
Kathimerini
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[Website of Libya’s National Oil Corporation] Turkey is moving slowly and methodically in its developing relations with Libya so as not to disrupt the delicate balance it has achieved with the United States, as is evident from the memorandum of...
GAC opens Benghazi showroom, signs strategic deals to expand presence in North Africa
Gasgoo
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June 25, 2025
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Group ("GAC") recently inaugurated its new dealership showroom in Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city, marking a significant step forward in its North African market expansion，according to a press release GAC INTERNATIONAL...
Chad's Secretary Of State For Petroleum, Mines And Geology Joins African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Khadidja Hassane Abdoulaye, Secretary of State for Petroleum, Mines and Geology at Chad's Ministry of Mines and Geology, has joined the upcoming African Mining Week conference as a speaker. Taking place from October 1-3, 2025,...
Libyan Oil Minister reviews energy cooperation with Iranian ambassador
The Libya Observer
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Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdulsadiq, held talks with the Iranian ambassador to Libya on Monday to explore avenues for cooperation in the energy sector and address the challenges facing Libya’s oil and gas industry amid evolving...
World Steel Association: May 2025 crude steel production Up 5.5%
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 24, 2025
Crude steel production by region Africa produced 1.9 Mt in May 2025, up 5.5% on May 2024. Asia and Oceania produced 116.6 Mt, down 4.7%. The EU (27) produced 11.4 Mt, down 3.1%. Europe, Other produced 3.6 Mt, down 8.8%. The Middle East produced...
Greece and Libya clash over energy borders, again.
Euro Weekly News
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June 22, 2025
Gas drilling rights near Crete spark regional tensions. Credit: hlehnerer via Canva.com It began in the south of Crete, that’s where Greece has now redrawn a line. On June 17, 2025, Athens invited foreign companies to explore for gas in its...
Audit Bureau reviews vital oil sector issues with Libya’s Finance and Oil Ministers
The Libya Observer
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The Media Office of Libya’s Audit Bureau reported that its Head, Khaled Shakshak, held a meeting on Monday with the Ministers of Finance and Oil of the Government of National Unity—Khaled Al-Mabrouk and Khalifa Abdelsadeq—to discuss vital files...
Libya's Al-Khadim airbase becomes a hub for Russian arms in the Sahel
Modern Ghana
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Amid renewed relations with Libya, Russia is relying on the Al-Khadim base near Benghazi to strengthen its military presence in the Sahel region of Africa. RFI journalists were able to trace the itinerary of a Russian cargo plane from Syria to...
Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from
The Conversation
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June 24, 2025
For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so. A divided Supreme Court decided on...
Minister of Oil discusses with British Ambassador prospects of partnership in energy and petrochemical investments
Libya Herald
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June 24, 2025
The Tripoli based Acting Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdel Sadig, met yesterday with the British Ambassador to Libya, in a meeting dedicated to discussing strengthening bilateral cooperation and developing the energy sector. The efforts of...