By John Lee. The Turkish engineering and construction firm Enka, in consortium with Germany's Siemens, is about to start the construction at the Misurata [Misrata] 650 MW Simple Cycle Power Plant and Tripoli West 671 MW Simple Cycle Power Plant in Libya. According to a statement from Enka. the contracts have been signed with the […]
Tag Archives | Turkey
Tags: Electricity, Enka, featured, General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL), Germany, Misrata, Misurata, Siemens, Tripoli, Turkey
Why Turkey Intervened in Libya
By Jalel Harchaoui, Senior Fellow at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, for the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. Why Turkey Intervened in Libya Through a historical analysis of Turkey's military intervention in Libya, this […]
Tags: featured, Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, Turkey
Turkey Halts Search of Ship off Libyan Coast
By John Lee. Turkey has reportedly stopped an inspection by German forces of a suspicious vessel off the Libyan coast on Sunday. According to Politico, the German naval vessel "Hamburg" (pictured), which is in the Mediterranean as part of the EU's Operation Irini to enforce the U.N. arms embargo on Libya, stopped the Turkish vessel […]
For Turkey, Libyan Conflict and Eastern Med "Inextricably Linked"
By Ahmed Helal, for The Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. For Turkey, the Libyan conflict and the eastern Mediterranean are inextricably linked On September 3, the United Nations warned that war-torn Libya is at a "decisive turning point," with […]
Tags: Egypt, Government of National Accord (GNA), Libyan National Army (LNA), Qatar, Russia, The Atlantic Council, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Turkey-Egypt Conflict in Libya goes to Market
By George Mikhail for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. Turkey-Egypt conflict in Libya goes to market Ankara held an economic forum to introduce Turkish products to the Libyan markets, prompting the Egyptian-Libyan Joint Economic Chamber to warn against Turkish efforts […]
Erdogan weighs Next Moves in Libya after Sarraj Departure
By Al-Monitor staff. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. Erdogan weighs next moves in Libya after Sarraj's departure Ankara is keen to preserve its influence over the Tripoli government and several figures with close ties to Turkey are eyeing the prime minister's […]
EU imposes new Libya-Related Sanctions
By John Lee. The European Council today decided to impose targeted restrictive measures on two persons responsible for human rights abuses in Libya and three entities involved in violating the UN arms embargo in place for Libya: Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf al-Warfalli (Commander of Benghazi-based al Saiqa Brigade); Moussa Diab ("directly engaged in serious human rights […]
Tags: Avrasya Shipping, European Union (EU), featured, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Med Wave Shipping, sanctions, Sigma Airlines, Turkey
A Grim Assessment of Libya's Prospects
By Steven A. Cook for Foreign Policy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. The End of Hope in the Middle East Summer always seems to be the cruelest season in the Middle East. The examples include the June 1967 war, Israel's […]