The governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al Saddiq al Kabir, met with the deputy foreign minister of Turkey, Ahmet Yildiz, and the Turkish ambassador, Kanan Yilmaz, for talks on potential involvement of Turkish companies in the reconstruction of Derna which was destroyed by Storm Daniel on September 10. During the meeting, the interlocutors also discussed “the role of the Central Bank in maintaining the sustainability of the State, activating the role of the private sector especially in this important phase”, according to a statement by the Libyan bank.

Six people were killed and 12 wounded when armed groups clashed on Sunday in the western Libyan city of Gharyan, several sources said. Citing “local sources”, Bawabat Al-Wasat reported that a “fight for power” was the main cause of the clashes between the Stabilization Support Apparatus, led by Abdul-Ghani al-Kakli, known as Ghaniwa, and the Joint Security Force under the command of Abdul-Khaliq al-Daikh. Dbeibeh established joint operations room led by Abdul Salam Al-Zoubi and composed of several security and military agencies loyal to his government. During the clashes, eyewitnesses reported a heavy presence of drones that took off from the Mitiga airbase in Tripoli towards Gharyan. Director of Gharyan Hospital, Khaled Zuwait, told Al-Masar TV channel that the violent clashes caused the death of six people with 12 injured.

advertisementOne X user shared the video and wrote, "These tanks, armoured vehicles and Israeli dogs ran away in fear. It shows Government of National Accord soldiers firing at Libyan National Army troops. Many international news outlets also reported at the time that the Government of National Accord military attacked the Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army forces and captured the Tripoli city administrative area. What is the Government of National Accord in Libya and who is Khalifa Haftar? Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan politician and an army general, formed the Libyan National Army to advance to the capital, Tripoli, where the UN-backed Government of National Accord was based.

Expertise France announced last Thursday that a three-day workshop was conducted with the Libyan Credit Information Centre (LCIC) to design and validate the regulatory framework for credit bureaus in Libya. Expertise France explained that it is supporting the Libyan Credit Information Centre and key stakeholders to improve the credit reporting system in Libya. It is doing this by supporting enhancements to the regulatory framework for credit bureaus, strengthening the capacity of the LCIC to deliver high-quality data and provide value-added services, and increasing stakeholders’ awareness of the role and importance of credit information sharing. The overall object of the training, Expertise France added, is to increase access to finance for MSMEs in Libya. The workshop comes within the framework of the E-Nable project, a programme funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France.

The Security Council is expected to vote today on renewing the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which expires on 31 October. The draft text maintains UNSMIL’s core mandated tasks, as set out in resolution 2542 of 15 September 2020 and paragraph 16 of resolution 2570 of 16 April 2021. The UK, the penholder on Libya, circulated an initial draft text on October 17 and convened one round of negotiations on October 19. “While it seems that Council members were generally supportive of this approach, certain thematic issues required some discussion during the negotiations,” said the Security Council Report. This paragraph was apparently included in the UK’s initial draft text and did not require substantive discussion during the negotiations.

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The Ministry of Interior announced that the Libyan-Italian Working Group concerned with security affairs had reached an agreement last Wednesday (25 October) stipulating that Italy would continue to support the Libyan agencies concerned with combating irregular migration, crime, protecting borders, and securing the maritime coasts. This came during the team’s third meeting in the Italian capital, Rome, where the meeting discussed ways to implement training courses to develop Libyan cadres, programming a visit by Italian experts to the Technical School at the General Administration of Training in preparation for the localisation of training in Libya to benefit the largest possible number of Libyan police members and identify direct contact points to exchange information about human trafficking gangs.

QNATripoli: President of the High Council of the State of Libya H E Dr. Mohammed Muftah Takala met with Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya H E Khalid Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

EUBAM Libya reported last Thursday that its head, Natalina Cea, met with the Head of the Border Guard at the Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Interior, Colonel Muhammad Al-Marhani and his team. The two sides discussed cooperation in supporting surveillance and security of Libyan borders areas, starting from the Ras Jedair border crossing point.

— AFPTRIPOLI: Four people were killed and several wounded when armed groups clashed on Sunday in the western Libyan city of Gharyan, several sources said. A medical source at the Gharyan hospital confirmed the casualties, telling AFP that four people were dead and 10 had been wounded. Unverified videos shared on social media and picked up by local media outlets showed dozens of armed men roaming the streets of Gharyan as well as several burnt-out armoured vehicles. Libya has seen more than a decade of stop-start conflict since the NATO-backed revolt that toppled longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. The Tripoli-based government did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment about the clashes.

It has previously been dramatized, most famously in the 1993 U.S. film "Alive," starring Ethan Hawke. "We did not fight each other, because we were fighting death," he told AFP after the screening. His script combines the real-life ordeals of three migrants including Kouassi, who trekked across the Sahara from Ivory Coast around 18 years ago. And you cannot help," he told AFP before the screening. The film portrays graphic scenes of torture, and Kouassi recalls fellow inmates "killed in the prison, in the cells."

Four people were killed and several wounded when armed groups clashed on Sunday in the western Libyan city of Gharyan, several sources said. “Fighting broke out suddenly in the early hours between armed groups in the city, resulting in four deaths and several injuries,” a security source in the city some 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Tripoli told AFP. Unverified videos shared on social media and picked up by local media outlets showed dozens of armed men roaming the streets of Gharyan as well as several burnt-out armored vehicles. Libya has seen more than a decade of stop-start conflict since the NATO-backed revolt that toppled longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. The Tripoli-based government did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment about the clashes.

Ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will hold peace rallies across the country today (Sunday) in response to a day-long countrywide hartal on the day called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the programme at its peace rally at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram mosque on Saturday. "Awami League will hold peace rallies in the cities, districts, and upazilas across the country," he said, adding that the AL leaders and activists will remain alert throughout the country. Whoever beats the police, the game will be played against them, he said and added: "They (BNP) will not be spared." Terming BNP's grand rally a 'grand downward journey', he said the BNP is a terrorist party that uncovered their real faces through their activities.

A pregnant woman on board the rescue ship Sea-Eye 4 is in critical condition, the German humanitarian NGO said in a statement on Saturday. A helicopter could reach the pregnant woman in acute danger of her life in less than an hour. The so-called Libyan Coast Guard was already on site and the Sea-Eye crew documented that there were people in the water. During the escape attempt, some people fell into the water, whereupon the Sea-Eye crew deployed rescue equipment and a lifeboat. Furthermore, people from the rubber boat are missing and it is not clear whether they were brought back by the so-called Libyan coast guard or drowned during their operation.

Armed clashes occurred between rival armed groups in Gharyan early Oct. 29. The fighting has reportedly occurred near Al-Barid Street. Further clashes are possible in the coming hours and days. Officials could heighten security in the city and surrounding areas. Officials could also implement movement restrictive measures, such as curfews, in response to developments.