Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) will focus on raising its output and transparency, new acting chairman Massoud Suleman told Reuters, as Africa's second-largest oil producer looks to recover from years of instability.

Russia has stepped up its military withdrawal from Syria, removing vehicles and containers from its key Tartous port on the country's Mediterranean coast, analysis by BBC Verify suggests.

Two Russian ships docked at Syria’s main Mediterranean port last week, in what appears to be part of a large-scale withdrawal of equipment. The loss of access to the port has left Russia’s navy adrift – not to mention Moscow’s entire Middle East strategy.

Renovations of a disused Libyan airbase by Russian forces could point to Moscow's increasing attempts to assert power in Africa.

Interesting developments are taking place in north Africa as a result of the recent regime change in Syria. And these developments are intertwined with the Ukraine war. As has been reported, Russia is looking

The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle East has been dealt a serious blow with the loss of Assad’s regime in Syria. That is now being made all the more evident by the fact that the new Turkish-backed Islamist government in Damascus,

The arrival of two Russian cargo ships, Sparta and Sparta II, at the port of Tartus on January 22 has intensified speculation about Russia's next steps in the Middle East and North Africa. With heavy weapons,

Oil loadings from two key Libyan ports are being brought to a standstill as protests hinder about a third of the OPEC member’s crude exports, a reminder of global supply risks from ongoing tensions in the North African country.

The state firm oversees oil and gas production that since the 2011 ousting of leader Muammar Gaddafi has been disrupted by violent factionalism and labour disputes

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) will focus on raising its output and transparency, new acting chairman Massoud Suleman told Reuters, as Africa's second-largest oil producer looks to recover from years of instability.

US Senators from both sides of the aisle given pause about the nominee for the Director of National Intelligence, due to her friendliness with dictators and leniency for intel whistleblower Snowden.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to become intelligence chief, fought back against what she called “smears,” declaring she is nobody’s “puppet” at her confirmation hearing before the Senat