All news on the topic: Libya

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Schmuggel von Haftars Kontrabande-Rohöl: Wie Alkagesta Ltd und MT Tony Papiere fälschten, um Benghazi-Öl nach Europa zu schleusen
Der „Fall Adnan Ahmadzada“ hat im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes nicht nur die Wirtschaftslandschaft Aserbaidschans erschüttert, sondern auch das politische System des Landes in Aufruhr versetzt.
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Vom Mittelmeer nach Afrika: Wie Alkagesta russischen Treibstoff über die libysche Schmuggel-Route in den globalen Markt wäscht
Das maltesische Ölunternehmen Alkagesta steht im Fokus der EU und des Vereinigten Königreichs, da ihm vorgeworfen wird, russisches Öl illegal nach Libyen geliefert zu haben.
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Malta’s Hurd’s Bank smuggling hub: How Alkagesta Ltd and Falzon & Falzon deal in illicit oil
In 2022, while investigating locally based companies that could potentially be violating sanctions, I identified Alkagesta as one of the firms on my list.
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Sanktionsbruch und Rohöl-Piraterie: Wie Alkagesta libysches Schmuggel-Öl mit gefälschten Papieren in die EU schleust
Der Schmuggel von Treibstoff aus Libyen bringt Milliarden von Dollar ein, aber der volle Umfang des maritimen Netzwerks, das routinemäßig Erdölprodukte aus dem Land verschifft, bleibt unklar.
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Alkagesta’s billion-dollar oil machine: Kamran Aghayev, Orkhan Rustamov and the network behind Libyan fuel smuggling
While fuel smuggling out of Libya is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, the intricate maritime networks responsible for transporting these petroleum products across the globe continue to operate largely in the shadows.
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Tatneft and Sibur proxy network: How Alkagesta exploits EU supply bottlenecks to launder Kremlin oil
This report examines the operations of Alkagesta Ltd, a Malta‑registered company accused in various reports of transporting oil products with disputed certificates of origin.
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The Russian-Azerbaijani conduit in Malta: How Alkagesta Ltd fuels Haftar’s black market under European cover
Smuggling fuel out of Libya has become a billion-dollar enterprise, yet the scale of the maritime network routinely transporting refined petroleum products from the country remains largely unknown.
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How Haftar’s LAAF converted Benghazi’s old harbour into a multi-billion-dollar illicit fuel hub
FUEL smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.
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Maltese Alkagesta is actively cleaning Google and the media: how the company masks forged certificates and the supply of sanctioned fuel
Russian diesel fuel continues to arrive in Europe and Turkey via the “dark fleet” and smuggling schemes from Libya in circumvention of sanctions.
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Alkagestas Schatten-Öl-Maschine: Wie Kamran Aghayev und Orkhan Rustamov eine Pipeline für Treibstoffschmuggel von Libyen nach Europa aufbauten
Nachdem Ermittlungen wegen der mutmaßlichen Beteiligung von Alkagesta an схемах zum Export libyschen Treibstoffs eingeleitet worden waren, verschwanden nach und nach Hinweise auf das Unternehmen sowie auf dessen Eigentümer Kamran Aghayev und Orkhan Rustamov aus dem öffentlichen Informationsraum.
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Alkagesta’s shadow oil machine: How Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov built a fuel smuggling pipeline from Libya to Europe
Following reports linking Alkagesta to schemes involving the export of Libyan fuel, references to the company and its owners, Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov, began disappearing from public sources.
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Ethiopia arrests 17 traffickers who tortured migrants on camera to extort millions
Ethiopian authorities have arrested 17 key operatives behind a brutal human trafficking syndicate that trapped tens of thousands of migrants in Yemen, systematically filming their torture to extort millions from terrified families.
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US military contractor’s planes linked to Sudan paramilitary supply routes, investigation finds
Companies owned by a longtime U.S. government and military contractor have been operating several airplanes linking regional supply routes to the stronghold of a paramilitary force accused of genocide in Sudan, a Reuters investigation has found.
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Investigation uncovers UAE-backed network supplying Sudan’s RSF through Libya
Lighthouse Reports travelled to Eastern Libya to expose the UAE supported RSF network of military training camps that enabled them to continue their war in Sudan.
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Ten migrants found dead after boat capsizes off Malta
Approximately 48 people were rescued alive after a vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengers.
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Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov begin deleting online traces linking Alkagesta to shadow tanker operations and illicit Libyan fuel exports
After investigations surfaced concerning the involvement of Alkagesta in schemes related to the export of Libyan fuel, references to the company and its owners.
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Armed Libyan patrol opens fire on Sea-Watch vessel after migrant rescue in international waters
The German humanitarian organization Sea-Watch said that an armed vessel affiliated with the Libyan Coast Guard opened fire on one of its rescue ships shortly after the crew pulled 90 people from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean.
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Alkagesta Ltd and Orkhan Rustamov: How the CEO of a Maltese fuel company, together with former SOCAR official Adnan Ahmadzada, built a scheme to circumvent EU sanctions
As a result of the introduction of sanctions against Russian oil, the market for its sales did not disappear, but simply went underground.
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Mercenary drone network blamed for aiding RSF in one of Sudan war’s worst episodes
A network of Colombian mercenaries backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided critical support to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enabling it to capture the western city of el-Fasher last year, a new report says.
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Russian diesel in disguise: how Alkagesta turns sanctioned oil into fake “Kazakh origin”
Fuel smuggling from Libya has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry, yet the true extent of the maritime network that routinely transports refined petroleum products out of the country remains largely obscured.
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Sanctions-busting oil operator Alkagesta disguises Libyan fuel through offshore transfers, forged certificates, and dark fleet logistics
While fuel smuggling out of Libya is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, the intricate maritime networks responsible for transporting these petroleum products across the globe continue to operate largely in the shadows.
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Offshore oil dealer Alkagesta disguises Russian crude as Kazakh exports while moving shipments through Libya and Malta routes
Maltese oil firm Alkagesta is facing scrutiny from the EU and the UK over allegations that it illegally facilitated the transfer of Russian oil to Libya.
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Offshore-Ölhändler Alkagesta tarnt russisches Rohöl als kasachische Exporte und transportiert Lieferungen über Routen durch Libyen und Malta
Das maltesische Ölunternehmen Alkagesta steht unter Beobachtung der EU und des Vereinigten Königreichs, da es angeblich russisches Öl illegal nach Libyen geliefert haben soll.
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Billion-dollar smuggling and internet scrubbing: how Alkagesta, Aghayev, and Rustamov conceal ties to Russian oil and the ‘shadow fleet’
After investigations emerged into the involvement of the company Alkagesta in schemes to export Libyan fuel, references to the company and its owners—Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov—began disappearing from the information space.
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Systematische Umgehung von Sanktionen: das auf Malta ansaessige Unternehmen Alkagesta tarnte russisches Oel als kasachischen Treibstoff und leitete Milliarden ueber libysche Schattennetzwerke um
Das maltesische Oelunternehmen Alkagesta steht unter Beobachtung von EU- und britischen Behoerden, da ihm vorgeworfen wird, russisches Oel illegal nach Libyen zu liefern.