The Real Estate Savings and Investment Bank launches the ‘‘Savings for Housing’’ Islamic Sharia savings account

Libya’s Real Estate Savings and Investment Bank announced yesterday that it has launched the ‘‘Savings for Housing’’ account. The bank said the account is a national vision compliant with the provisions of Islamic Sharia and entails it initiating...

Sheikh Dr. Amin Bonsu: A visionary leader in health, education, and Islamic faith 

By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Oct. 3, GNA – Sheikh Dr. Amin Mohammed Osei Bonsu, popularly known as Sheikh Dr. Amin Bonsu, has emerged as a prominent figure in Ghana’s health, education, and religious landscape. He blended traditional wisdom with modern...

Libya’s Fatwa House condemns Israel’s abduction of Omar Al-Mukhtar ship activists

Libya’s Fatwa House strongly condemned what it described as a heinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation in abducting participants of the "Global Sumud Flotilla" aboard the Libyan ship Omar Al-Mukhtar. In its first official comment on the...

Libya holds Israel responsible for safety of citizens detained on Omar Al-Mukhtar ship

Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity has confirmed it is closely following the detention of several Libyan citizens aboard the Omar Al-Mukhtar ship, which was heading to Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla...

Global Sumud Flotilla: Latest Bid To Break Gaza Blockade Drew Activists From Across the World

Israeli forces have intercepted an international flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory, and have detained dozens of people. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying a symbolic amount of...

Libya’s Oil Revival: How Justice and Leadership Can Unlock Billions

A New Chapter in Libya’s Oil Sector After years of turbulence and uncertainty in Libya’s oil sector, a new chapter may be opening. The recent Supreme Court decision on June 29, 2025, fully acquitting Imad Ben Rajab marks more than a legal...

Benghazi | A new project as part of the Ministry’s vision to raise the quality of educational outcomes in Libya

The Education Controller of Benghazi, Bel-Eid Al-Werfalli, announced on Wednesday the launch of the Education Competency Project, as part of a comprehensive plan aimed at improving the quality of education and enhancing the capabilities of both...

From battlefield to boardroom: Turkey’s grip on Libya

Over the past 14 years, Turkey’s involvement in Libya has shifted from a narrowly focused military intervention to a complex, multi-layered engagement that intertwines security, economic, mediation and political interests. Initially aimed at...

Justin Marozzi on Slavery in the Islamic World

Justin Marozzi is a historian and journalist who has spent most of his professional life living and working in the Muslim world. His latest book is Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World. In this...

Libyans rally in solidarity with Palestinians after flotilla attack

Protesters in Tripoli denounce Israeli violations against Gaza aid flotillaCrowds gathered this evening in Algeria Square, central Tripoli, to denounce Israel’s assault on the “Flotilla of Steadfastness” as it attempted to reach Gaza with...

“Libyans for the Homeland” organization denounces campaign to settle migrants in the country

Tripoli – The “Libyans for the Homeland Movement” organization has expressed its categorical rejection and strong condemnation of what it described as a “systematic and suspicious campaign” aimed at settling illegal immigrants within Libya. In a...

Turkey’s top court quashes terrorism conviction of 2 Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood members

Abdullah Bozkurt / Stockholm Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of Atef Shahat Abdelaal Elgendy, a senior figure in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB), along with his co-defendant, also an MB member, who were both accused...

Islamic Development Bank Group Concludes “IsDB Group Day in Libya” Aiming at Promoting Economic Empowerment and Launching Development Initiatives Tripoli, Libya – 23 September 2025

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group concluded its "IsDB Group Day in Libya," held on 23 September 2025 in Tripoli, in cooperation with the Libyan Ministry of Finance. The event was attended by senior Libyan government officials, with broad...

National Strategy for Higher Education 2025–2035 launched

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Government of National Unity officially launched the National Strategy for Higher Education and Scientific Research 2025–2035 during the National Conference on Higher Education and...

Ministry of Education discusses status of Sudanese students in Libya

Deputy Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity, Mohsen Al-Kabir, met on Wednesday with Nasr Al-Din Abdullah, Deputy Ambassador of Sudan to Libya, and Consul Siddiq Abdelbagi to discuss the situation of Sudanese students enrolled...

Severyn Ashkenazy on Anti-Judaism, Tzedakah, and Church Power

Holocaust survivor and hotelier Severyn Ashkenazy recounts his family’s prewar comfort in Tarnopol (now Ternopil, western Ukraine), their survival while hiding for roughly twenty months in a rural cellar, and a lifelong commitment to art and...

Libya expands digital payments; Djibouti launches e-wallet

Homepage > News > Business > Libya expands digital payments; Djibouti launches e-wallet Amid the push for digital payments in North Africa, fintech service provider Network International has signed a strategic partnership with Libya’s National...

List highlights global lack of access to the Bible

Somalia tops the list of countries where access to the Bible is blocked by law, actions of religious extremists or acts by other nonstate actors, the Bible Access Initiative announced Oct. 2. “Bible access in Somalia is not just limited; it is...

Belarus’ Mufti in Libya to Explore Religious Cooperation

Benghazi— The Mufti of the Islamic Society of Belarus, Sheikh Abu Bakr Shabanovich, and his deputy, Sheikh Hasanevich Rustam, visited Libya on an official invitation from the Parliament-appointed government in eastern Libya aiming to strengthen...

Aliyah explained: How Jewish immigration built modern Israel

In Israel, even the most ordinary moments feel distinctive. Take, for example, an afternoon bus in Jerusalem. It’s packed to the brim, every seat filled, so passengers grip the metal railings and sway as the bus bumps along the city’s winding...