By John Lee. Iraq's Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, has met with the Foreign Minister of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, on the sidelines a meeting of the League of Arab States in Cairo. Minister Hussein congratulated his Libyan counterpart on the occasion of announcing the results of the formation of the […]
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Egypt keen on joining Reconstruction of Libya
By Rasha Mahmoud for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Looking to make inroads into reconstruction projects in Libya and Iraq, Cairo kicked off its annual Builders of Egypt Forum, one of the country's biggest events in the construction industry. Egyptian Prime Minister […]
Libya Ranked Second-Last in Good Country Index
By John Lee. Libya has been ranked second-last out of 153 countries in this year's Good Country Index, placing it just ahead of Iraq and behind Yemen. Iran was ranked 138th. The idea of the Good Country Index to measure what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it […]
UK Appoints New Ambassador to Libya
Mr Frank Baker CMG OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya in succession to Mr Peter Millett CMG. Mr Baker will take up his appointment in February 2018. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: "The UK is at the forefront of diplomatic work with the Libyan government and our international partners to help bring stability […]
Press Freedom Index: Libya Languishes at Bottom of Table
By John Lee. Libya has risen just one place to rank 163rd out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index for 2017. The result puts Libya behind countries such as Egypt and Iraq, but ahead of Iran and Bahrain. First place went to Norway, with North Korea coming last. Reporters Without Borders (RWB, […]
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Libya near Bottom in "Passport Power"
By John Lee. Libya has been rated joint-eleventh-from-the-bottom of the list in a ranking of the 'passport power' of 199 countries around the world. The list, compiled by passportindex.org, ranked passports by their ability to allow persons to travel visa-free to other destinations. Top of the list was Germany, followed by Sweden and Singapore, while […]
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New Allegations of Corruption in the Libyan Oil Industry
By John Lee. An investigation by Fairfax Media -- publisher of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald newspapers -- and The Huffington Post, claims that Monaco-based Unaoil has been involved in widespread bribery and corruption in the oil industry, including in Iraq, Iran and Libya. Following examination of tens of thousands of emails, the report says that Unaoil […]
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US Targets Senior ISIL Leader in Libya
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Libya on Friday against an Iraqi national who was a longtime al-Qaida operative and the senior Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader in Libya, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said. In a statement, Cook said the strike targeted Abu Nabil, also known as Wissam Najm Abd […]