Panama will allow a controversial mine that was closed after months of protests to export more than 120,000 tons of already mined copper concentrate to pay the costs of maintaining the inactive mine site.

More than a year after Panama’s Supreme Court halted operations at a huge copper mine because its government concession was deemed unconstitutional, there’s a fresh push with the new Panamanian president to restart the mine.

José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, is on his way to becoming the new leader of the Central American nation.

Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously declared that legislation granting a Canadian copper mine a 20-year concession was unconstitutional.

Panama's president has signed into law an indefinite moratorium on new mining concessions.

Panama's government has nearly approved a new bill revoking a controversial mining contract.

Protesters marched across Panama against a contract extension for copper mining in a biodiverse region.

Libya is planning an international conference next month to try to keep its political process on track.