Libya east administration says closes oil fields over Central Bank rift

A statement by the Benghazi-based administration posted on X said it was "suspending all oil production and exports until further notice", citing "force majeure". The locations affected constitute around 90 percent of the country's oil fields and terminals. It linked the move to "repeated attacks on the leaders, employees and administrations of the Central Bank" based in Tripoli, which manages Libya's large oil resources and the state budget. The eastern-based administration said "outlaw groups"...