Chris Stephen
@reportingLibya
Author: The Future of War Crimes Justice (2024) Judgement Day: The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic (2006) War correspondent The Guardian + other media
#Ukraine #warcrimes My Guardian piece explaining why indicting Putin for war crimes will be simpler than other high-profile cases. theguardian.com/law/2022/apr/1…
#OOTT #Libyaoil 37 bidders approved by Libya for oil/gas exploration blocks on auction. Results to be announced January. (Story contains full list of bidding companies) anba.com.br/en/libya-quali…
Today's hero.
A woman in Brazil saved a dog with a cardboard box
#OOTT Unusual take on the East Med Gas Forum by Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Medi…
#warcrimes Libyan Khaled El Hishri alleged to be former official at Mitiga prison arrested in Germany on warrant from International Criminal Court. icc-cpi.int/news/situation…
#warcrimes Support for International Criminal Court is falling in the wake of Trump's sanctions. My piece for Center for European Policy Analysis. cepa.org/article/will-e…
BREAKING. Five Chelsea players make the World Cup all-star team.💙 (Yes, five.)
#OOTT #Libyaoil One to watch: Libya accusing Greece of violating its self-declared maritime zone by offering IOC's gas exploration contracts off Crete. Greece counters that they are in its own zone under UN law of the sea.
Libya Warns UN of Greek Violations in Contested Sea Zone #Libya #Greece libyareview.com/57350/libya-wa…
Conference League winners thrash Champions League winners in New York. That's football.💙
I officially can't believe what I'm seeing. Chelsea 3-up against Paris. Dreamland.
#OOTT #Libyaoil US announces 30 percent tariffs on Libyan goods. (The only sizeable Libyan export to US is likely oil/gas)
U.S. President Donald Trump's letter notifying GNU PM Abdulhamid Dabaiba of 30% tariff on #Libya. #ليبيا
#OOTT Leading media excluded from OPEC conference.
In 25 years covering the oil market, I have never seen anything like this: OPEC has widened its media ban, this time excluding the WSJ, NYT, FT, Reuters and Bloomberg (including myself) from attending its biennial industry conference in Vienna. #OOTT bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Today's hero.
This smart dog saw a stray kitten in danger and gently picked it off the road. Not all heroes wear capes some wear fur 🐶
#warcrimes BREAKING: US imposes sanctions on UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese. state.gov/releases/offic…
#Libya Militia fighting underway near Tripoli.
#BREAKING Armed groups clash in Qaser Ben Ghashir South of Libyan Capital Tripoli
#Libya A reminder today of the chasm between west and east Libya. West Libya invites the ministers, east Libya expels because they won't give east recognition.
Diplomatic incident in Benghazi: Italian, Greek, and Maltese Interior Ministers, along with the EU Commissioner for Migration, were expelled by the Libyan government shortly after landing #Libya itamilradar.com/2025/07/08/ita…
#Libya EU migration commissioner expelled from Libya. (Politico) politico.eu/article/libya-…
#warcrimes BREAKING: International Criminal Court has charged the leader of Afghanistan's Taliban with crimes against humanity. icc-cpi.int/news/situation…
#OOTT #Libyaoil BP returns to Libya. Note, it's not true they are back for first time since the revolution. They had operations there until about 2013. Nevertheless, Libya will see it as a vote of confidence in oil sector. finance.yahoo.com/news/bp-return…
#RedSea Note how ships using Red Sea add messages to their marine tracking designators - presumably assuming attackers use ship tracking sites ?
