Mohamed Algarj

My daughter is FOUR YEARS OLD. She is not a political target. After I published the list of Dbeibah’s 150-member delegation to the climate summit, newly created Facebook pages ran paid ads exposing my wife’s and daughter’s passports, our national ID numbers, marriage certificate and family photos. Attempts to take over our Facebook accounts followed. I also received threats from Mohamed Ben Ghalboun. This is not political debate. It is intimidation—using a woman and a child to silence a journalist. I believe this campaign is retaliation by Dbeibah’s government for my reporting. I demand an independent investigation into who obtained these documents, who financed the ads, and who directed this attack. @UNSMILibya @UNHumanRights @RSF_inter @pressfreedom: I call on you to publicly condemn this targeting of my family and demand accountability. Do not wait for further harm before speaking out. Meta must remove the material, preserve the evidence and investigate the advertisers responsible. I will not be blackmailed into silence. My wife and child are not bargaining chips. #Libya #PressFreedom #ProtectChildren

I warn that @Dabaibahamid’s government may be using migration and threats to withdraw cooperation to pressure Malta over Libyan funds and assets. I call on @RobertAbela_MT @MaltaGov @MFSAComm to scrutinise transfers and changes of control, investigate whether Dbeibah’s family or associates stand to benefit privately, and examine money-laundering risks. Libyan public wealth must be protected. Malta must reject any political blackmail.

To @RobertAbela_MT, @MaltaGov and @MFSAComm: Malta must reject any attempt to use migration or the withdrawal of cooperation as leverage over Libyan funds and assets. Threatening to expose people to dangerous sea crossings to secure financial concessions would be political blackmail built on human suffering. @Dabaibahamid: Libya’s public wealth belongs to the Libyan people. Holding political office gives no one the right to treat state assets as family property. I call on the Maltese authorities to scrutinise proposed transfers and changes of control involving Libyan public assets, and establish whether Dbeibah, members of his family or politically connected businessmen stand to benefit privately. Identify the ultimate beneficiaries. Examine the source of funds. Investigate credible indications of money laundering, conflicts of interest and the diversion of public assets. Political connections must never shield anyone from scrutiny. Malta’s banks must never become a gateway for laundering stolen Libyan wealth into the European Union. No diplomatic bargain should weaken financial safeguards, bypass applicable sanctions or interfere with independent investigations. Legitimate Libyan investments in Malta—and the partnerships that benefit both our peoples—deserve protection. Allowing public wealth to fall into private hands would damage Libya and Malta alike. To our Maltese neighbours: do not allow pressure over migration to compromise your institutions or the protection of our people’s money. Protect Malta’s financial integrity. Protect Libya’s public wealth. Do not reward political blackmail.

President @realDonaldTrump’s remarks demean Libya and its people. @USEmbassyLibya: how does such language square with a partnership based on mutual respect? @Dabaibahamid: has your government lodged a formal protest? Libyans deserve a public answer.

🚨‼️Sources I consider credible tell me a handover committee has been formed at the Central Bank of Libya, @CentralBankOfLy Governor Naji Issa set to leave and Fauzi Abokhzam expected to take over on an interim basis.

UPDATE | Libya: NOC now confirms a valve closure on the Hamada–Zawiya crude pipeline, following my earlier reporting on the threat of closures and the negotiations that had kept the valves open. According to NOC, individuals entered the Arabian Gulf Oil Company’s crude receiving station near Zawiya refinery and closed the isolation valve at the end of the 18-inch pipeline serving the Hamada and Tahara fields, without coordination with technical or operational teams. NOC warns that a prolonged closure will result in lost production and affect oil revenues. It is calling for immediate intervention to reopen the valve and secure the site. My previous update reflected a closure averted after lengthy negotiations, with tensions unresolved. NOC is now reporting an actual closure. The statement does not identify those responsible or their demands, specify when the closure occurred, or mention El Feel.

UPDATE | Libya: The valve closures reported in my earlier post did not materialise. Protesters gathered, but the valves remained open following lengthy negotiations. Those involved included Waha Oil Company employees opposing management changes within the company. The protests reflect broader opposition to management reshuffles across several oil companies. The Petroleum Facilities Guard, the Internal Security Agency, and military and community leaders intervened. The immediate closure was averted. Tensions remain. Separately, at the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mohamed Bishr has been replaced as head of the Training Department. That position carries significant weight in Libya’s oil sector. Training involves an extensive network of companies, contracts and commercial interests. Changes at the top of that department matter well beyond the NOC’s internal organisation.

BREAKING | Libya: Reports of renewed valve closures affecting El Feel, Hamada—or both. The picture should become clearer in the coming hours. Last time, the valves reopened after Minister of State Mohamed Ben Ghalboun and Mustafa Al-Mana held talks with those behind the closures, on the government’s behalf. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) is not at the negotiating table. Who exactly is closing the valves? What are they demanding? Neither is clear. Much of the process remains behind closed doors.

The last men at the table. Since Dbeibah took office in 2021, seven Libyan heavyweights have left the stage: sacked, replaced, voted out, or killed. A chair every summer, then one every nine months. Only Audit Bureau chief Khaled Shakshak is left. Is he next? #Libya

The Algarj app has reached No. 2 among free News apps on the Libya App Store—just behind X. It’s a strange and powerful feeling to see a platform I built for my work reach this milestone. I launched it after my Facebook ( +260k) account was disabled amid coordinated reporting campaigns, to give my work a home beyond social media. The app brings together Libyan news, articles and analysis in Arabic and English—for everyone following Libya. apps.apple.com/ly/app/algarj… #Libya

$419 million in approved FX requests — attached to just 104 Libyan companies with names like: “Slow Ascent” “The Fair Deal” “The Beautiful Choice” “The Correct Future” “Galaxy of Hope” “Moments of Happiness” No, this is not satire. These names appear in @CentralBankOfLy data. The CBL says @K2Integrity is helping review documentary credits and strengthen AML controls. I genuinely have one question: Does anyone actually translate the company names for K2? Because if “Moments of Happiness” and “Galaxy of Hope” are moving hard currency and nobody even asks a second question, Libya may not need more sophisticated AML software. It may just need Google Translate. And here is the best part: The CBL’s older LC disclosures used to publish the legal representative behind each company. The new 2,801-company table does not. Apparently, the company names became more creative just as the disclosure became less so.

🚨BREAKING: Libya’s NOC warns it may declare force majeure within hours unless the Sharara pipeline valve reopens. Losses stand at ~130,000 bpd and could rise. 📌Oil facility guards are also blocking access to Zawiya refinery, threatening fuel supplies and state revenues. #Libya

🚨‼️BREAKING | Libya’s Akakus oil pipeline has reportedly been closed, halting production. No official announcement so far. Akakus operates the Sharara oilfield, with a production capacity of around 300,000–320,000 barrels a day. Its partners include Libya’s National Oil Corporation and Spain’s Repsol. The export pipeline connects Sharara to Zawiya; the precise valve involved and actual output lost remain unconfirmed. The wider backdrop includes the reported arrest of an alleged sabotage cell in Tripoli, with alleged links to Spanish nationals; Petroleum Facilities Guard demands for higher salaries; and pressure surrounding Waha Oil Company. Whether any of these issues is connected to the shutdown remains unverified. The immediate trigger—and the central dispute behind this closure—are still unclear. #Libya #Oil

Libya’s Decision 550 cuts heavy fuel oil subsidies for private buyers—a possible first step toward broader fuel subsidy reform. My analysis unpacks the 10–15% industrial discount, fiscal stakes, production data and smuggling risks. algarj.com/articles/libya-he…

📌Following the appointment of Khaled Al-Jarbi as Chairman of Waha Oil Company, the company has moved to restructure several key management positions, following approval by the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Board. The changes cover Engineering, Operations, Drilling & Well Maintenance, Reservoir & Production Engineering, IT & Communications, Training & Development, Legal Affairs, and the Purchasing Committee. A notable management reshuffle at one of Libya’s major oil producers. @WahaOilCo | @NOC_Libya

Documents link a 15% commission letter addressed to Abdulhamid Dbeibah to a Swiss account in Ali Ibrahim Dabaiba’s name, then head of Libya’s state development agency. A statement records $107,000 from an Italian supplier. My investigation: algarj.com/articles/dbeibah-…

🚨 Major cyber incident in #Libya: LNET, one of the country’s largest private internet service providers, serving 60,000+ subscribers through 250+ tower sites, has acknowledged a breach of its SMS system. Attackers claim much deeper access, publishing screenshots allegedly showing internal network and database systems and threatening to leak terabytes of data within 48 hours. The wider breach claims remain unverified. @LNET_LY @LibyaCERT

As simple as that !