Nihad Sirees

Nov 22, 2024 | thenationalnews.com | Nihad Sirees |Pushkin Press |Lizzie Porter

Libya plans to raise its gas production to 4 billion cubic feet (bcf) a day in the next three to five years, from the current levels of 2.5 bcf per day, as it focuses on expanding its natural gas resources, according to its oil and gas minister. Speaking at a panel at the Istanbul Energy Forum in Turkey, Khalifa Abdulsadek said that the country’s long-standing energy strategy of focusing on crude oil was shifting to include natural gas as well.

Nov 12, 2024 | thenationalnews.com | Nihad Sirees |Pushkin Press |Ghaya Ben Mbarek

While Libya struggles with the impact of years of civil war and the division of the country under two separate governments, the Interior Minister in the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity is seeking to make head coverings mandatory for women and launch a morality police to enforce this and other measures against "indecent" behaviour in public.

Sep 4, 2024 | thenationalnews.com | Marion Rankine |Nihad Sirees |Pushkin Press |Ghaya Ben Mbarek

The two competing legislatures in divided Libya have made progress on reaching an agreement to appoint a new governor for the central bank amid a feud that has severely disrupted financial transactions and oil production. UN mission in Libya said that Tripoli’s High State Council and the Benghazi-based House of Representatives had “reached important understandings”. The two parties had asked for extra time for further consultations.

Sep 2, 2024 | thenationalnews.com | Nihad Sirees |Pushkin Press |Ghaya Ben Mbarek

Only three candidate will be in the running in Tunisia's October 6 presidential election, the country's electoral authority announced on Monday. The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said it had rejected rulings by the Administrative Court to reinstate three candidates, leaving only President Kais Saied and two former members of parliament, Zouhair Maghzaoui and Ayachi Zammel, in the race.

Aug 16, 2024 | thenationalnews.com | Nihad Sirees |Pushkin Press

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