Nearly half the Indians over the age of 15 who lived in Malta in 2021 declared having a tertiary level of education, Census data shows. This means that nearly 60% of Indians living in Malta three years ago had continued their studies beyond secondary level. Only 5% of Indians living in Malta had a primary level of education. Indians living in Malta were slightly more likely to have a tertiary education than Italians living here (45%) and slightly less than those hailing from the EU (50%). In fact, over 35% of Filipinos and Libyans living in Malta declared having a tertiary level of education.

Alkuafi was instructed to take the Queen Majeda to the port in Durres, where a line of police vehicles awaited. The ship’s detention raised more questions about the alleged fuel smuggling than it answered: Who was behind it? Not far from where the Queen Majeda was docked is a two-story building with an Italian flag at the entrance. And he has repeatedly criticized the central bank and the state oil company for their lack of transparency — allegations the bank and the oil company have publicly refuted. And the country has done so even though the economy contracted by 1.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.

Listen to Big Take podcast on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the Bloomberg Terminal Bloomberg Terminal . In September 2022, a tanker called the Queen Majeda was stopped by authorities in Albanian waters, stuffed to the gills with $2 million worth of marine gas oil. The ship was coming from Libya’s port of Benghazi. And according to the Albanian authorities, the oil they were carrying was being smuggled out of the country illegally.

The Director General of Libya’s National Programme for Small and Medium Enterprises, Ahmed Al-Namawi, met at the Ministry of Local Government last Sunday (4 February) with representatives of the German Foundation for International Cooperation (GIZ) to discuss prospects for cooperation to support small projects and entrepreneurship. Business incubator projects and entrepreneurship centers in municipalitiesThe meeting focused on discussing the details of implementing business incubator projects and entrepreneurship centres in municipalities, and ways to strengthen the partnership between GIZ and the SME Department. The meeting also reviewed the programmes that were previously implemented, and exchanged experiences, especially in the field of training and developing national cadres. ITC, Agri-incubators, and aquacultureThe meeting touched on ways to employ information and communications technology in this field, as well as agricultural incubators, including the development and localization of aquaculture, and ways to exploit GIZ’s expertise in supporting these fields. This, in line with the Ministry’s vision and achieving its goals in diversifying agricultural sources of income, support and development of productive sectors, and sponsorship of entrepreneurial initiatives.

The EU’s Rebuild project is discussing with Libya ways to open new horizons of cooperation in the field of marine fishing, environmental sanitation, capacity building, and scientific research. The discussions took place last Sunday (4 February) between the Tripoli based Libyan government’s Minister of Local Government, Bader Aldeen Al-Tumi, with the European Union Ambassador, Nicola Orlando, the Italian Embassy’s Giacomo Grandesso, the representative of the Province of Trentino, and the General Coordinator of the Rebuild Project, Laurence Biasetto. The Rebuild project team presented an overview of the two projects proposed to be implemented in Libya, represented by the Fishing and Environmental Safety project funded by the European Union, stressing that the number of partner municipalities is 10, five of which are coastal municipalities.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said he would visit Libya on Wednesday as Türkiye seeks to expand its ties to North African country. Amid the instability that followed the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi, Türkiye shut down the consulate in 2014. He said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Putin would discuss the war in Ukraine and the Black Sea Grain Initiative during the visit. A Turkish official told Reuters last week he would visit Türkiye on Feb. 12. The Kremlin has said Erdoğan and Putin would discuss setting up a gas hub in Türkiye and the war in Ukraine during the visit.

Oil India is looking for more foreign assets and is in talks to restart drilling in Libya, a source familiar with the matter said. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak to media. Oil India exited Libya in 2011 due to political instability. Shares of the state-run explorer jumped as much as 12.4% to a record high of 516.40 rupees on Tuesday. The source said the company was in talks over two blocks in Libya, without giving a timeline for a possible deal.

“Türkiye does not want any renewed conflict in Libya,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a joint press conference on Tuesday with his Maltese counterpart Ian Borg at the Prime Ministry Palace in Valletta, the capital of Malta, an island nation some hundreds of kilometres off the coast of Libya.

The PeninsulaDoha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met, in his office on Tuesday, with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the sisterly State of Libya HE Aguila Saleh. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to support and develop them. During the meeting, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed the State of Qatar's firm position towards supporting Libya's unity and stability and achieving the aspirations of its people for stability and development, reiterating the State of Qatar's full support for the Libyan political track, the relevant Security Council resolutions, and all peaceful solutions that preserve sovereignty of Libya.

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At the downtown measuring station, 6.7 inches of rain had fallen by Monday afternoon, nearly half the yearly average of 14.25 inches. Crews rescued people from swift-moving water in various parts of Southern California on Monday, including 16 people and five cats in Los Angeles County alone, authorities said. “The ground is extremely saturated, supersaturated,” said Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service bureau in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged residents to avoid driving, warning of fallen trees and electrical lines on flooded roadways. A record 4.1 inches of rain fell Sunday in downtown Los Angeles, making it the 10th wettest day on record, the National Weather Service said.

The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL) reported yesterday that it led a team from the Electrical Interconnection Committee between Libya and Southern European countries in a high-level meeting in Rome last Friday 2 February. Pursuant to the Libyan Italian MoUIt said the meeting comes pursuant of what was stated in the memorandum of understanding that was signed between Libya and Italy for cooperation in several fields, including electrical interconnection between the two countries. It also comes specifically, it added, in continuation of the discussions related to the Libyan-Italian electrical interconnection proposal. The meeting was attended on the Libyan side by: Osama Al-Darrat, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Electricity and Renewable Energy Affairs and Chairman of the Electrical Interconnection Committee between Libya and Southern European Countries, and Abdul Salam Al Ansari, Chairman of REAoL and member of the Connectivity Committee, and Aseel Artema, Chairman of the Renewable Energy Holding Company and member of the Liaison Committee. The Chairman of the Electrical Interconnection Committee, REAoL added, stressed the necessity of intensifying the holding of these meetings and invited the Italian side to attend the next meeting that will be arranged in Libya.

A Level 3 advisory asks residents to reconsider travel due to serious risks to safety and security. This comes after officials issued a Level 2 travel advisory for travelers heading to the Bahamas, warning travelers to "exercise increased caution" due to increased crime. The travel advisory was issued due to crime and medical services. Here's what they meanLevel 1: Exercise normal precautions: This is the lowest advisory level for safety and security risk. Level 3: Reconsider travel: Avoid travel due to serious risks to safety and security.

The Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office (LARMO) reported today that it had held a meeting with the Tripoli based Libyan Air Force last Thursday (1 February). The meeting, LARMO reported, comes pursuant to implementing the memorandum of understanding it had signed with the Libyan Air Force. The meeting was attended by Mohamed Mensli, the Director General of LARMO, and General Engineer Emhmed Al-Saifawi Gogil, the Chief of the Libyan Air Force, along with Mohamed Al-Zarug, representing LARMO’s Mobile Assets Department. LARMO said it is fully committed to achieve its objectives and work closely with all Libyan entities and stakeholders. LARMO calls for easing of sanctions on assets after US$ 1 billion annual loss (libyaherald.com)Libya’s C130 plane set to be repatriated from Malaysia following lifting of U.S. sanctions: LAMRO (libyaherald.com)

During the first 11 months of 2023, the value of Egyptian exports to Libya increased to record $1.6 billion, compared to $1.1 billion during the same period in 2022, an increase of 48 percent. The most important commodities that Egypt exported to Libya during 2023 are: ceramics and stones worth $322.5 million, plastics worth $145.8 million, fuel and oils worth $123.4 million. According to the data, the value of Egypt’s imports from Libya reached $61.7 million, compared to $85.5 million during the same period in 2022, a decrease of 28 percent. The most important commodities that Egypt imported from Libya during 2023, Iron and steel valued at $39.2 million, and inorganic chemical products worth $15.3 million. The value of Libyan investments in Egypt recorded $19.9 million during the FY 2022/2023 compared to $19.3 million during the FY 2021/2022, an increase of 3.1 percent.