Oil firms to $67, near 2015 high, as Libya output slows

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 16:52

Brent crude oil rose to $67 a barrel on Tuesday, just below its 2015 high, after protests stopped crude flows to the eastern Libyan oil port of Zueitina, hampering exports.

US oil prices finish lower

Last Updated: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 03:36

US oil prices fell Friday on continued worries about oversupply despite fresh violence in oil exporter Libya.

Libya says five kidnapped Egyptian diplomats freed

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 04:14

Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt`s arrest of a Libyan militia commander have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak Al-Grady said on Sunday.

Egyptians were kidnapped in retaliation for militia chief`s arrest: Libya

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 03:45

Five Egyptian embassy staff kidnapped in Tripoli were abducted in retaliation for the arrest of a Libyan militia commander by Egyptian authorities, the Libyan government said on Saturday.

Four US military personnel held in Libya freed

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 12:04

Four US military personnel who were briefly detained in Libyan government custody have been released, the United States said today.

Former top aide to Gadhafi acquitted: Egypt

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 20:58

An Egyptian court has acquitted a top aide of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi of charges of attempted murder.

OPEC to sit tight over oil output on supply strains

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 12:26

OPEC is set to stick to its oil output limit at a meeting here on Wednesday, even as Iraq and Iran eye higher crude exports amid slashed Libyan production.

Libyan Army clashes with Islamist militants, nine killed

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 17:45

Clashes between Libyan troops and militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday killed at least nine people and wounded a dozen more during a military operation, security and medical officials said.

US military ready to train Libyan troops

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 11:45

The US military said on Monday it hopes to train 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan army troops as Tripoli struggles to contain violence from heavily armed militias.