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16 Oct 2019

Libyan official: Tripoli is restricting our oil revenues

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Libyan official: Tripoli is restricting our oil revenuesThe head of Libya’s parallel government in the east said rival, U.N.-backed authorities in Tripoli have restricted oil revenues to areas under its control, as eastern-allied militias battle to seize control of the capital. Libya remains split between two governments — one based in the eastern city of Benghazi, the other in the historical capital of Tripoli — after descending into chaos in 2011, when an international military coalition helped rebels overthrow longtime autocrat Moammar Gadhafi. Benghazi-based Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani told The Associated Press Tuesday that the country’s eastern regions were receiving only about $126 million monthly for public salaries, despite holding most of Libya’s oil facilities.