by Client Client | Apr 30, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 30 April, the hacker group RansomHub announced that the Mellitah Oil & Gas Company had been hacked and 1 TB of confidential data was stolen. The hackers demanded the payment of a USD 50 million ‘ransom’ by 4 May. If it was not paid, the data would be published...
by Client Client | Apr 29, 2024 | International actors
On 29 April, US Special Envoy Richard Norland and US Charge d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt met with Osama Assed, Director of the Libya Centre for Strategic and Future Studies, to express their condolences at the death of their colleague Siraj Dughman. The EU Delegation also...
by Client Client | Apr 27, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 27 April, Trabelsi held a General Assembly of Police Members of the Ministry of Interior at the disused Tripoli International Airport. Notable attendees included PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Presidential Council Deputy Abdullah al-Lafi, as well as MoI deputy...
by Client Client | Apr 26, 2024 | International actors
On 26 April, the French site ‘Africa Intelligence’ said that Paris intends to host representatives of the US, UK and Italian foreign and defense ministries in the next few days to discuss security issues in Libya. The meeting will be chaired by French Special Envoy to...
by Client Client | Apr 25, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 25 April, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi spoke on the phone with his Tunisian counterpart Kamal al-Fiqi about the reopening of the Ras Ajdir border crossing. Both emphasized the importance of the border crossing which...
by Client Client | Apr 24, 2024 | International actors
On 24 April, Libya’s Grand Mufti Sadiq al-Ghariyani said on his Tanasuh TV channel that the presence of Russian Wagner/ Africa Corp fighters in Libya supporting the Libyan National Army (LNA) represented ‘an occupation by an infidel, atheist state that must be...
by Client Client | Apr 23, 2024 | Libyan actors
On 23 April, Government of National Stability (GNS) Minister of Health Othman Abdul Jalil and Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces Saddam Haftar visited several health facilities and refugee camps in al-Jawf/Kufra as part of a delegation to the...
by Client Client | Apr 23, 2024 | International actors
On 23 April, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) charged two men in Montreal with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, in violation of UN Sanctions in place on Libya. The Canadian spokesperson said that...
by Client Client | Apr 22, 2024 | International actors
On 22 April, Russian Ambassador to Libya Aydar Aganin flew to Tripoli, meeting with the Government of National Unity (GNU) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs al-Taher al-Baour where the two discussed bilateral cooperation and relations between the two countries and...
by Client Client | Apr 21, 2024 | International actors
On 21 April, UNSMIL said it was deeply saddened by the death of activist Siraj Dughman while in custody at Rajma military camp. The mission urged authorities ‘to conduct a transparent and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death’ and...
