By John Lee. Sudan’s Sovereign Council has ordered the closure of the country’s borders with Libya and the Central African Republic. Reuters says the order cited “unspecified security and economic ‘dangers‘”, while Anadolu Agency said it was to “prevent the smuggling of strategic goods“. Sudan is suffering from the scarcity of goods, high exchange rates […]
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UNSMIL Condemns Attack on Mitiga Airport
UNSMIL: latest attacks on Mitiga Airport, a direct threat to the lives of civilian passengers; perpetrators will face accountability Following another attack today, 01 September, on Mitiga airport UNSMIL dispatched an assessment mission to the airport. The mission was able to confirm that four projectiles struck the civilian parts of the airport; three projectiles landed […]
Libya Reopens Sebha Airport
By John Lee. Sebha [Sabha] airport (pictured) has reportedly reopened, having been closed since January 2014 due to security problems. According to Reuters, a commercial flight from Benghazi landed at the southern airport on Friday. (Source: Reuters)
UN Condemns Attacks on Mitiga Airport
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame condemns the repeated indiscriminate shelling targeting Mitiga airport, the only indispensable functioning airport available for use by millions of civilians and for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in the greater Tripoli area. These attacks have continued unabated since […]
China to Supply Tripoli with Buses
By John Lee. China’s King Long bus company has reportedly signed a contract with Libya’s Essahim Company for Public Transport to buy “about 140” buses. The first delivery of 35 vehicles will be made within three months. (Source: Minisitry for Transport)
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US Allows Flights over Libyan Airspace
By John Lee. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has allowed flights by US carriers over Libyan airspace to resume. It found that security and safety conditions in the Tripoli Flight Information Region (FIR) (HLLL) at altitudes at or above 30,000 feet support allowing U.S. civil overflight operations to resume. “Extremist/militant elements operating in Libya […]
Latest Oil Tenders
By John Lee. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has advertised new tenders: Vessel services for Bahr Essalam Field (Sabratha Platform), Mellitah Oil & Gas Construction of roads to airport and inside field at Messla field, Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) Maintenance of supply department store at Ghanfooda site, Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) (Source: National […]
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US Firm to Boost Libyan Airport Security
By John Lee. Culmen International has announced today that it has been awarded a grant from the US Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism (CT) to implement the Libya Airport and Aviation Security Program. Culmen will be responsible for increasing Libyan airport security, its capacity to monitor terrorist threats, screen […]