The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the Government of National Unity, Taher Al-Baour, has met Turkey’s Ambassador to Libya, Guven Begec, on Wednesday. According to the Foreign Ministry, the meeting included an exchange of views on a number of issues of mutual interest. The two sides also discussed prospects for strengthening bilateral relations in a way that serves shared interests and reinforces diplomatic cooperation between Libya and Turkey.
Oil and Gas Minister has held talks with US energy services firm Baker Hughes on expanding cooperation and exploring joint opportunities in energy services and advanced technology. Khalifa Abdulsadek met Baker Hughes chief executive Lorenzo Simonelli on the sidelines of the 21st Liquefied Natural Gas Conference in Qatar, the ministry said. The discussions focused on using the company’s expertise and technologies to improve operational efficiency, boost performance and support sustainability across Libya’s energy sector.
Morocco is evacuating over 140,000 people in the northwestern plains due to flooding from rainfall that is up 215% from last year. For more on stories like these, be sure to check out our News page, with stories from across the regions. Power cuts were reported in some areas, while evacuees were moved to camps and provided with food and shelter. The violence comes amid renewed scrutiny from Washington, after U.S. President Donald Trump accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians, claims Abuja rejects. The rejected provision in the amended bill was meant to make the transmission of results to a dedicated portal mandatory.
In the latest violence to undermine the ceasefire in Gaza, health officials said Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes killed 20 Palestinians, including four children, on Wednesday. The military said it launched those strikes after gunmen emerged from a tunnel in a Gaza area under Israeli control. Since the start of the ceasefire, Israeli fire has killed at least 530 people, most of them civilians, according to Gaza health officials. Palestinian fighters have killed four Israeli soldiers in the same period, according to Israeli authorities. The Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack that triggered the offensive killed around 1,200 in Israel, according to Israeli tallies.
QNADoha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi met Wednesday in Doha with Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya, HE Khalifa Rajab Abdul Sadiq. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 21st International Conference on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 2026), dealt with bilateral relations and energy cooperation between Qatar and Libya.
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Libya probes killing of Seif al-Islam GaddafiTRIPOLI: Libyan prosecutors were investigating Wednesday the killing of the son of slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, once seen by some as Libya’s heir apparent despite an international arrest warrant. Marcel Ceccaldi, a French lawyer who had been representing Seif al-Islam, told AFP he was killed by anunidentified “four-man commando” who stormed his house on Tuesday. Following a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, Seif al-Islam was arrested by Libyan authorities in 2011. “We call on all political forces to wait for the results of the official investigation,” a statement by Mohamed Al-Menfi said, referring to Seif al-Islam as a “presidential candidate”. Other experts have also said Seif al-Islam could have proved an alternative to either authority.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed on Tuesday in an armed attack at his residence in Zintan, western Libya, according to Xinhua. His political team has called for an international investigation into killingFormer Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (right) Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. FILE PICS/GETTY IMAGESListen to this article Libya: Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam shot dead in Zintan: Reports x 00:00Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed on Tuesday (local time) in an armed attack in western Libya, Xinhua reported. According to Xinhua, Abdullah Othman Abdurrahim — a member of Gaddafi’s team — announced the incident on Facebook, stating that four masked gunmen stormed Gaddafi’s residence in the city of Zintan at noon. Read MoreThe attackers allegedly disabled surveillance cameras before a “direct armed confrontation” took place, leading to Saif al-Islam’s death.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, widely regarded as the most influential of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons, was killed on Tuesday night in what his allies described as a targeted assassination. According to reports, the assailants disabled the home’s CCTV system before confronting Saif al-Islam. Political legacyBorn in June 1972 in Tripoli, Saif al-Islam was the second son of Muammar Gaddafi and his second wife, Safia Farkash. That image collapsed during the 2011 uprising, when Saif al-Islam publicly defended the violent crackdown on protesters. More than a decade after Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow, Libya remains divided between competing governments, militias and political factions.
Tripoli – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s political team announced his assassination. The statement described it as a “treacherous and cowardly operation.”The announcement came in a political statement. The statement was titled “Statement from Dr. Saif al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi’s Political Team.”According to the statement, four individuals carried out the operation. The statement confirmed Saif al-Islam was killed. It described it as “an assassination of the effort for peace and stability in Libya.” It affirmed that the crime “will not pass without accountability.”The political team called on Saif al-Islam’s supporters.
The Chief of the Libyan Army General Staff, Salah Al-Din Al-Namroush, has met with the Commander of the Italian Joint Special Operations Forces, Paolo Pezzotti, in the presence of Italian Ambassador to Libya Gianluca Alberini, at the General Staff headquarters in Tripoli. During the meeting, Al-Namroush welcomed the Italian delegation and praised the strong bilateral relations between Libya and Italy, stressing the importance of enhancing military cooperation in line with the shared interests of both countries. Discussions focused on developing training and military advisory programs, particularly in the areas of special forces and counterterrorism, with the aim of improving the combat readiness of Libyan army personnel. The two sides also reviewed the work of the Libyan–Italian Military Cooperation Committee and explored ways to activate its role in the coming period, alongside practical proposals to support training and capacity-building efforts.
The European naval and aerial monitoring mission IRINI reported 65 suspicious flights over Libya in January, alongside 304 new radio communications with commercial vessels, as part of efforts to enforce the UN arms embargo. The report stated that vessel inspections remained at 33 operations, with three diversions, while “friendly” visits rose to 783. In November, the UN Security Council extended IRINI’s mandate to monitor Libya’s coast for an additional six months.
TRIPOLI, Feb 04 (BBC): Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been shot dead. The death of the 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as his father's heir apparent, was confirmed by the head of his political team on Tuesday, according to the Libyan News Agency. In a competing version of events, his sister told Libyan TV that he had died near the country's border with Algeria. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was long seen as the most influential and feared figure in the country after his father, who ruled Libya from 1969 until being ousted and killed during an uprising in 2011. Born in 1972, he played a key role in Libya's rapprochement with the West from 2000 until the collapse of the Gaddafi regime.
The Office of the Attorney General announced that the body of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi had been handed over to members of his tribe at the request of his family, following the completion of the necessary procedures. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Office confirmed the killing of Saif Al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi after he was shot. Saif Gaddafi was assassinated on Tuesday at a "rest house" he frequented in the city of Zintan by unidentified gunmen. Local sources said the assailants infiltrated the residence after disabling surveillance cameras and opened fire on Gaddafi in his bedroom. Saif Gaddafi’s French lawyer, Marcel Ceccaldi, told Agence France-Presse that his client was killed on Tuesday by a four-man commando unit at his home in Zintan.
