Oil futures steadied on Thursday as the market awaited confirmation of industry data that showed a surprise increase in U.S. crude stocks, which offset hopes for a demand recovery as coronavirus lockdowns ease. After tumbling on Wednesday, Brent crude LCOc1 futures were down 0.06%, or 2 cents, at $34.72 a barrel…

The Minister of Interior in the parallel government and Member of Covid-19 Supreme Committee, Ibrahim Bushnaf, imposed tight restrictions on travel between the cities in an attempt to stop any spread of the coronavirus.

A Maltese delegation led by Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela left for Tripoli early Thursday morning. This is the first official visit abroad by the Prime Minister, who took office in January 2020. Meetings are scheduled to take place with the Government of National Accord Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarr…

Libyan Economy Minister Ali Al-Essawi was relieved of his duties on Thursday by the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and prime minister of the Government of National Accord of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj. Al-Sarraj named Faraj Boumtari as acting Economy Minister.