Intense fighting erupted in the Libyan capital overnight and lasted into Saturday morning, with the country’s rival governments exchanging accusations over the deadly violence.
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At least two people were killed and several wounded after clashes broke out early Saturday between rival militias in Tripoli, a medical source told The Libya Update.
Intense fighting erupted in the Libyan capital overnight and lasted until Saturday morning, with rival factions exchanging heavy gunfire and the sounds of several loud blasts ricocheting around the city.
The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Bengdara, and TotalEnergies’ CEO, Patrick Pouyanné, met in Paris today to discuss the French company’s multi-energy strategy and activities in Libya”.
The Acting Head of the U.N. Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga met on Wednesday with Chairman of Libya’s High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri, to discuss the political stalemate and “the escalating tensions on the security front,” UNSMIL said on Thursday.
The economic situation in Libya could become better than the current one in the medium or short term, but there are risks deriving from the presence of two governments and fears of new tensions that increase the level of “mistrust”, the World Bank said.
The Chairman of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, convened on Thursday an extraordinary meeting with outgoing prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and other top security officials amid growing military tensions in Tripoli.
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Thursday that 16 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 7 percent of the infection rate. 76 people recovered in the same reporting period.
The chief executive of Eni has told the chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) that the Italian energy group wants to launch new investments to increase the North African country’s gas output, Eni said in statement.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh affirmed on Thursday that his government will “continue to operate normally, with international recognition, until elections are held,” amid growing tensions between him and his parliament-appointed rival Fathi Bashagha.