Italy, Libya sign $8B gas deal as PM Meloni visits Tripoli

Italy's prime minister held talks in Libya on Saturday with officials from the country's west-based government focusing on energy and migration, top issues for Italy and the European Union. During the visit, the two countries' oil companies signed a gas deal worth $8 billion - the largest single investment in Libya's energy sector in more than two decades.

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