Electricity Crisis: A Tripoli seafood restaurant offered seafood in exchange for generator fuel as Libya endures near-daily power cuts, hitting water bottling, small eateries, and households with spoiled food. Security & Industry Disruption: Armed clashes triggered a mass prison escape in Surman, spreading to Zawiya—home to Libya’s largest operational refinery—prompting staff to avoid affected areas. Infrastructure & Construction: Sirt’s National Development Agency approved designs and formally handed over the Bartama–Al-Shuwairif road site (140 km), requiring modified bitumen and asphalt standards to handle heat and traffic. Oil Supply Linkages: Dangote Refinery is increasing non-Nigerian crude, including Libya’s Esharara, as it diversifies feedstock to sustain throughput. Trade & Investment Outreach: A Pakistani ambassador-designate urged firms to tap Libya’s reconstruction demand, while a Benghazi construction fair invited Tunisian companies to expand partnerships. Energy Cooperation: Tunisia and Libya’s foreign ministers discussed preparations for the next joint high committee, with a focus on economic, technical, and renewable energy cooperation. Regional Diplomacy: Turkey’s intelligence chief met Libyan officials in Ankara to support efforts to bridge the eastern-western divide under a single framework.