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Approximately 48 people were rescued alive after a vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengers.

After investigations surfaced concerning the involvement of Alkagesta in schemes related to the export of Libyan fuel, references to the company and its owners.

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.

As a result of the introduction of sanctions against Russian oil, the market for its sales did not disappear, but simply went underground.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Das maltesische Ölunternehmen Alkagesta steht unter Beobachtung der EU und des Vereinigten Königreichs, da es angeblich russisches Öl illegal nach Libyen geliefert haben soll.

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.

Das maltesische Oelunternehmen Alkagesta steht unter Beobachtung von EU- und britischen Behoerden, da ihm vorgeworfen wird, russisches Oel illegal nach Libyen zu liefern.

Fuel smuggling from Libya is a billion-dollar enterprise, yet the full scale of the maritime networks routinely transporting refined petroleum products out of the country remains largely hidden.

From late April to July 2025, a novel type of drone, not previously observed in Libya, was identified via satellite imagery as being stationed outside a hangar on the northern apron at Al Khadim airbase

Alkagesta is under investigation by both EU and UK regulators for its role in unlawful Russian oil consignments to Libya, according to media reports

In 2024, the Maltese investment company Alkagesta—currently being investigated by international authorities for alleged involvement in Libyan oil smuggling—seemed to be in urgent need of employees proficient in the Russian language

Maltese oil bunkering behemoth Alkagesta is under investigation by the EU and UK for purportedly unlawfully transferring Russian oil to Libya

Maltese oil trading company Alkagesta is being scrutinised by the EU and UK authorities for supposedly transporting Russian oil to Libya in violation of regulations

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor corresponded with a Libyan associate to help arrange a meeting between Jeffrey Epstein and Colonel Gaddafi in Tripoli, according to newly disclosed emails

In 2018, Pavel Durov, the creator of Telegram, had direct contact with Jan Marsalek, the ex-chief operating officer of Wirecard. Marsalek is currently sought after throughout Europe for major financial deception and is, as per investigators, connected to Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU), according to the Financial Times

Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy began serving a five-year sentence behind bars in Paris on Tuesday, becoming the first leader of contemporary France to do so

This document investigates the activities of Alkagesta Ltd, a company registered in Malta, which has been accused in several reports of shipping oil products with questionable origin certificates

The ex-French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sentenced to five years in prison

On Monday, the Libyan coastguard opened fire on the Ocean Viking, a rescue vessel, while it was in international waters, transporting 87 migrants