Fires at Libya's Zawiya Refinery Brought Under Control, NOC Says

General view of the Libyan state National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, Libya July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed/File Photo
General view of the Libyan state National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, Libya July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed/File Photo
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Fires at Libya's Zawiya Refinery Brought Under Control, NOC Says

General view of the Libyan state National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, Libya July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed/File Photo
General view of the Libyan state National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, Libya July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed/File Photo

Fires that broke out in a number of reservoirs in Libya's Zawiya refinery have been brought under control, Khaled Abulgasem Gulam, spokesperson for the country's National Oil Corporation (NOC), said in a statement on Sunday.

Zawiya, 40 km (25 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, is home to Libya's biggest functioning refinery, with a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. The refinery is connected to the country's 300,000 bpd Sharara oilfield.

Teams at the refinery are transferring the remaining contents to other reservoirs, Gulam said, Reuters reported.

Earlier on Sunday, NOC declared force majeure after reservoirs at the Zawiya refinery were severely damaged due to ongoing clashes between armed groups in its vicinity.

There was no immediate indications of who was involved in the violence or the reason for it.

NOC posted pictures on Facebook showing firefighting teams extinguishing the fires.

Libya's oil sector, a major source of income for the country, has been a target for local and broader political protests as well as security unrest since the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011.



Jordan Says its Stance Against Displacement of Palestinians Remains ‘Firm’

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, January 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, January 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak
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Jordan Says its Stance Against Displacement of Palestinians Remains ‘Firm’

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, January 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, January 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak

Amman rejected on Sunday a suggestion by US President Donald Trump that Jordan and Egypt take more Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told reporters that the country's stance against any displacement of Palestinians from Gaza remains "firm and unwavering.”

Trump, who took office on Jan. 20, said on Saturday after a call with Jordan's King Abdullah: "I said to him I'd love you to take on more because I'm looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now and it's a mess, it's a real mess. I'd like him to take people.”

"I'd like Egypt to take people," Trump told reporters.

Such a drastic displacement of people would openly contradict Palestinian identity and deep connection to Gaza. Still, Trump said the part of the world that encompasses Gaza, has “had many, many conflicts” over centuries. He said resettling “could be temporary or long term.”