Libya

Russia and the West are vying for influence in Libya, but Tripoli is struggling with a potentially destabilizing transfer of power. [more]

Libya’s mercurial leader is making his first trip to Moscow since the Cold War. Once upon a time, the West’s intelligence agencies would have scrambled - but now Washington seems more interested in the long-term sustainability of the nuclear deterrent. But, reports Colin Chapman, Moammar Gadhafi and Vladimir Putin could spell trouble for Europe’s gas supplies. [more]

A Russian port call in Libya hints at a revived struggle between Moscow and the West for Libya's affections. [more]

Much speculation has circulated over the political career of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's heir apparent, Seif al-Islam. [more]

The arrest of one of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's sons in Switzerland prompted a Libyan state-owned transport company to suspend oil shipments to the European country. [more]

Libya announced an agreement with Egypt on July 7 involving the development of a refinery in Egypt and a natural gas pipeline connecting the two North African countries. (With Stratfor map) [more]

Leaders of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group are close to a deal on abandoning their armed resistance against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s government, according to July 7 media reports. [more]

Libya's Oil Ministry has announced it may reduce oil output in response to proposed U.S. legislation that would allow the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies. [more]

Looking to gain traction as its influence erodes, Russia is attempting to shore up ties with Libya and challenge Western attempts to make inroads into the North African country's economy. [more]

Libya's role in upcoming military exercises with the United States and other nations is significant.(With Stratfor map) [more]

The Libyan government on Jan. 29 ratified a $900 million natural gas exploration agreement made with BP in May 2007, a spokesperson for BP said Feb. 4. [more]

The leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, Mauritania, Gabon and Senegal met in Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 28 for a mini-summit hosted by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. [more]

Chinese telecommunications equipment company ZTE and Libya's telecom regulator are planning to build the first-ever WiMAX wireless commercial data network in Africa. [more]

Captured documents from an al Qaeda safe-house in the Iraqi city of Sinjar have revealed a significant flow of Libyan fighters coming into Iraq. [more]

Libya signed natural gas exploration contracts Dec. 9 for the first greenfield projects in the country since the 1970s. [more]

In a 42-minute audio message, Iraq’s top jihadist leader called Dec. 4 for a fresh bombing campaign against Iraqi security forces. [more]

Libya on July 24 released six medics, who had been imprisoned for eight years for allegedly... [more]

In a meeting preceded by the diplomatic equivalent of a handful of cayenne pepper to the eye,... [more]

Five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor were pardoned after their return to Bulgaria... [more]

A Libyan regional court judge ruled on Tuesday that five Bulgarian nurses who have been held in... [more]