Analysis Italy, Spain eye Algerian gas as Iran war slashes Gulf supplies Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers Wednesday in an effort maximize additional gas supplies from the North African nation. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Turkey backs Libya in legal challenge to Greece-Chevron offshore deal Ankara is engaging Libyan authorities in challenging the Greece-Chevron deal, a Turkish official said. Turkey
Analysis Libya’s oil revival powers on despite shaky investment thesis Libya’s National Oil Corporation announced winners for the country's first oil and gas licensing round in 17 years — a milestone for an OPEC member that has lurched from civil war to uneasy truce since 2011. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Saif Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan ruler, killed in gunfight: What to know Gadhafi was a key figure in his father Moammar Gadhafi's regime, and faced legal prosecution for his alleged roles in crimes against Libyans. Libya
Can Libya find unity through oil? With the Libyan National Army’s takeover of the crescent oil ports, Gen. Khalifa Hifter may be the key to a true national unity government. Libya
Tunisia-Libya border buffer zone deprives residents of income Unrest gripped Tunisia's southeastern city of Ben Guerdane in the wake of the death of a young man who was shot by a Tunisian military patrol on the border with Libya during a hot pursuit of smuggling vehicles coming from Libya to the military buffer zone in southern Tunisia. Libya
Meet the likely successor of Islamic State’s Baghdadi After IS spokesman and second-in-command Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in an airstrike last month, there are indications that Bahraini citizen Turki al-Binali may replace him. Saudi Arabia
Clinton, Trump enter the homestretch With less than nine weeks to go before Election Day, the candidates came up short at the Commander-in-Chief Forum. Iraq
Libya's bungled oil deal Rather than uniting Libya's feuding national oil companies and myriad rival militias, the United Nation’s clumsy attempts to restart oil exports have pushed them all into pitched battle. Libya
Will Gadhafi's son be Libya's next leader? After his release, analysts are debating whether Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of late leader Moammar Gadhafi, will be playing a role in Libya’s political scene from the inside or from abroad. Libya
Why these Tunisian border towns have become IS recruitment hotspots The trying economic situations in Tunisia’s border towns have pushed some of their young residents to join terrorist networks, while others seek illegal immigration via the sea to Europe. Libya
Egypt to focus on cooperation with Italy After months of a quid-pro-quo attitude between Egypt and Italy, Egypt's legislators have decided to use a carrot instead of a stick to resolve ill will over the slaying of Italian student Giulio Regeni. Egypt
The real reason the EU can't stop human smuggling from Libya The EU’s Operation Sophia has so far failed to stop the smuggling of people from Africa to Europe, as the problem lies in Libya's tenuous government. Libya
Is General Hifter becoming Putin's man in Libya? Despite some speculation, Gen. Khalifa Hifter's sudden visit to Moscow says less about impending arms deals than about Russia's long-term strategy in Libya and the region. Libya
Is Tunisia prepared for return of thousands of Islamic State fighters? Thousands of Islamic State fighters are expected to return to Tunisia, where the authorities are uncertain how to deal with the risk they may pose. Iraq
