Libya

A fossilized whale skeleton around five million years old, dating back to the Miocene epoch - one of the rarest geological discoveries in Qasr Al-Sahabi area - will be restored by the Benghazi Department of Antiquities and permanently displayed

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO warned of the arrival of locust swarms in western Libya, central Algeria and southern Tunisia, noting the possibility of spring breeding following the February rains

The national oil company announced a public tender round for oil and gas exploration – the first in seventeen years, a long-anticipated move that marks a milestone in Libya’s efforts to revitalize its energy industry by attracting foreign investment

In the presence of international football stars, the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has inaugurated its new stadium, after years of closure during which the facility underwent a process of development and modernisation

Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana has been appointed as UN Secretary-General António Guterres Special Representative for Libya and Head of the UNSMIL, with the UN remaining the main actor in the Libyan peace process

The acting president of Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation announced that the company plans to increase daily oil and gas production to two million barrels in the next three years if 'the right funds are made available'

The Ministry of Defence said it had launched an anti-crime military operation in the west coast military zone; any political objective was denied, and the operation is to be attributed only to maintaining security and stability in the area

The Libyan parallel government approved the proposal to eliminate subsidies on fuel and petroleum products, the preparation of an appropriate mechanism to implement this measure and more measures linked to the 2025 general budget

A new political initiative aimed at resolving the political crisis has been announced by the UN Support Mission in Libya; with a technical committee of Libyan experts, it will identify steps and priorities for establishing a consensus-based government