Stories from Libya

A state of emergency has been declared at Libya's Zawiya oil refinery amidst nearby clashes, according to Reuters. The Zawiya refinery, located 40 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli, is Libya's largest operating oil refinery with a production capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. Clashes spread to the center of Zawiya city, Libya, between residential neighborhoods after a group of settlers reportedly stormed lands. The violence led to damage to citizens' property, including homes. Unofficial statistics indicate two people were killed and five others sustained various injuries. The Libyan Red Crescent appealed to the warring parties in Zawiya to open safe corridors for evacuating trapped individuals. All workers at the Zawiya refinery were secured, and the area, including the refinery and the oil port, was evacuated.

Repatriation flights are connecting Tripoli and Port Sudan. The first voluntary repatriation flight from Libya has arrived in Sudan, carrying a group of people. These flights are facilitating the return of citizens from conflict zones.

Libyan banks have begun selling US dollars to citizens for the first time in over ten years. The report noted queues of people waiting to receive their foreign currency allocations for purposes such as study and medical treatment.

Libyan chemists have successfully enhanced the efficiency of octopus hooks through chemical modification using acid and alkaline treatments.

Shelling operations were reported for the fourth time today in the town of Al Bayda. Medical staff are working at maximum capacity to manage a continuous influx of wounded and sick patients.

Ali Mahmoud, Chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority, held discussions with a US official regarding the reinvestment of frozen assets. The talks focused on the management and potential reallocation of these funds.

The body of a Sufi sheikh was discovered within a prison in Benghazi, Libya. This marks the second such incident reported in the city within a single week.

The sixth edition of the AfriBates African Construction and Equipment Exhibition opened in Misrata, Libya. Libyan Government of National Unity Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah inaugurated the event.

The UN Security Council will conduct routine reviews and deliberations regarding Libya this month. The agenda includes monitoring the arms embargo in the high seas off the Libyan coast.

A video circulating on social media falsely claimed that Mali deployed 300,000 soldiers to the Algerian border. RFI Monde investigators used reverse image searches to determine the footage actually shows a Libyan National Army military exercise named Tonnerre.