Tag: Libya

• Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:44 UTC

  Libyan storm: Death toll reaches 5,300 and 10,000 people are missing

  

  The latest reports from civil war-torn Libya speak of more than 5,300 casualties left by Storm Daniel, in addition to more than 7,000 people treated for injuries and around 10,000 still missing. It is the worst natural disaster to hit this part of the country since the 1963 earthquake in the city of Al Marj.

• Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 08:08 UTC

  Over 2,000 people feared dead as Storm Daniel hits war-torn Libya

  

  According to the latest reports from Libya, over 2,000 people are feared dead at dawn Tuesday after Storm Daniel unleashed torrential rain and extreme flooding across the north-eastern part of the country, while in the city of Derna, between 5,000 and 6,000 people are missing, including seven servicemen, Eastern Libyan Army Spokesperson Ahmed al-Mosmari said.

• Monday, September 28th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Libya's Hariga port resumes loading export oil after an eight month blockade

  

  An oil tanker is expected to load crude at Libya's Marsa el-Hariga terminal this week, the first since a blockade by eastern forces in January slashed the OPEC member's oil production to a trickle.

• Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Libyan main oilfield back in production in coming days

  

  Libyan state oil company NOC said on Monday it had lifted force majeure at the El Sharara oilfield, the country's biggest, which has been closed since December when state guards and tribesmen seized it.