The Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office (LAROM) announced today ‘‘the forthcoming’’ return of a Libyan C130 aircraft from Malaysia. It explained that the sanctions placed on the aircraft were lifted after successful negotiations with the US State Department. This achievement comes as a result of joint work with internal bodies represented in the memorandum of cooperation signed between LARMO and the Libyan Airforce Command, it added. The breakthrough regarding the Malaysia-based airplane, it continued, occurred on 6 November after rigorous negotiations. Negotiating return of Multiple airplanes and shipsThis achievement, LAMRO stressed, marks the initial phase in the process of negotiating the return of multiple airplanes and ships to Libya from various countries.

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Sonatrach, Algeria’s state-owned oil company, is resuming gas exploration activities in Libya after years of halt. The Algerian company’s chairman Rachid Hachichi led a “high-level delegation” during his visit to Tripoli today where he met with the chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Bengdara, to “formalize the resumption process”, according to a statement by Sonatrach. “At this meeting, Mr. Bengdara welcomed the review of Sonatrach’s activities in partnership with NOC and expressed his willingness to promote bilateral partnership and strengthen cooperative relations,” said the Algerian company. Sonatrach stated that “a group of high-level experts, bringing together the specialists of the two partners, will work to implement the technical aspects of this resumption of activity, during working meetings scheduled for November 8, 2023.”

Russia plans a naval base on the black sea coast of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia. The decision comes on the back of several attacks on Russia’s black sea fleet that have embarrassed the Kremlin. After the 2008 war, Moscow recognised the independence of Abkhazia and another Moscow-backed separatist region, south Ossetia. In July, Russia exited a deal guaranteeing safe passage for cargo ships to and from Ukraine’s black sea ports. Ukraine last month struck the headquarters of Russia’s black sea fleet on the annexed Crimean peninsula, in a major humiliation for Moscow.

Sonatrach has signalled it will return to work in Libya, while OMV is planning its own exploration efforts in 2024. The company has officially lifted its force majeure declaration on its operations in Libya. The statement said the two sides would work together for Sonatrach to resume work in Libya. OMV had held its licence under force majeure until September this year. Bengdara called for international companies to lift their force majeure declarations in December 2022.

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The Correctional Services Agency “mistakenly” paid former director Alex Dalli’s court and legal expenses for a number of libel cases he lost against MaltaToday and Illum. The information was tabled in parliament by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri, who was asked by Nationalist MP Mark Anthony Sammut whether the Correctional Services Agency (CSA) or government had paid for Dalli’s expenses. Earlier this year, Dalli lost a number of libel cases he had filed over reports on his mistreatment of inmates during his tenure at the CSA. The minister said libels are personal in nature, and therefore any associated legal costs should be footed by the person party to the case. “I am informed that some costs had been incorrectly paid by the agency, but they have since been refunded,” Camilleri told the House.

Some 600 Egyptian nationals residing illegally in Libya queued, Monday (Nov. 06), outside the Tripoli based- Directorate of Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM) to receive a pass that would enable them to leave Libya. Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya. “A group of illegal Egyptian migrants will be deported from the premises of the Directorate of Combatting Illegal Migration, for having entered illegally the Libyan territory. Today, the number of illegal migrants being deported is around 600 Egyptian nationals.”The migrants, mostly men, embarked on a 1,375-km-long journey to the Egyptian crossing facility of Esmaed on buses. Thousands of Egyptians have lived in Libya for years, many working in sectors agriculture, construction, and other sectors.

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The meeting aimed to put forward appropriate proposals regarding the fuel quantities supplied and how to distribute them and sought to reduce fuel smuggling operations. Brega can meet market demand for fuelBelrahim stressed that the Brega Company has the full fuel capacity to meet the needs of the Libyan market for petrol and diesel, whether for daily individual consumption or commercial and industrial consumption. Brega can provide fuel seamlessly and reduce smugglingHe said Brega Oil Marketing Company was ready to implement all practical solutions issued by the National Oil Corporation to provide fuel to citizens permanently and without the occurrence of any crises, as well as contributing to reducing smuggling and tightening control over the distribution of petrol and diesel and ensuring that consumers always obtain them. It will be recalled that Brega is an NOC subsidiary and the fact that Bengdara suggested forming an independent committee to assess Libya’s fuel needs does not show confidence in his subsidiary. Libya’s annual fuel bill rose to US$ 12 bn due to increased electricity production (libyaherald.com)

Speaking at the opening of the 2nd Libya Aviation Forum & Expo in Tripoli today (6 to 8 November), Italian Ambassador, Gianluca Alberini, said that the civil aviation sector constitutes a true bridge between nations. A few days before that inaugural flight he reminded that the Italian authorities had lifted the NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) that was preventing access by carriers from Libya to EU airspace. Civil aviation authorities sign MoUOn the same day, September 30th, the Ambassador recalled that Libyan Civil Aviation and Italian Civil Aviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding conducive to opening more air routes between the two Countries. The Ambassador also highlighted the work of ENAV Group for air traffic control with the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority in these efforts. Interest in establishing more direct routes and cargo flights to Italian citiesHowever, the Ambassador stressed that the work in this area ‘‘is far from being finished’’.

—AFPTRIPOLI: Libya has started deporting about 600 undocumented Egyptian migrants to their country, an official of the Tripoli-based government told AFP on Monday. After the fall of Moamer Qadhafi in 2011, Libya was divided between rival authorities based in the east and the west. Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya. In June, Libyan media had broadcast unverified footage showing nearly 1,000 Egyptians guarded by soldiers and forced to reach the Egyptian border on foot. According to the UN International Organisation for Migration, more than 700,000 migrants were present on Libyan territory between May and June of this year.

Muhammed Menfi, Head of the Presidential Council (PC), has stressed the need for a broader dialogue to achieve elections, with all institutions emanating from the political agreement taking part. Past experiences have reinforced that reaching elections requires a broader dialogue, adherence to the deadlines specified in the roadmap, and respect for the opinions of the stakeholder community, as per the UN resolution, Menfi wrote on his X account. This motivates us to move forward in the context of the roadmap adopted by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunisia in mid-November 2020, Menfi added. (2702), extending the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya for one year until October 31, 2024. The resolution urged Libyan political institutions and key parties to resolve outstanding political contentious issues related to the elections as soon as possible.

Libya has started deporting about 600 undocumented Egyptian migrants to their country, an official of the Tripoli-based government told AFP on Monday. The Directorate of Combatting Illegal Migration began "today the expulsion of 600 Egyptian nationals who entered illegally" into Libya, Mohamad Bardaa, deputy for security affairs at the DCIM, told AFP. The migrants were being driven back to the Egyptian border on buses, crossing territory controlled by a rival administration in the east. Until recently, United Nations agencies were responsible for repatriating refugees and migrants in Libya. According to the UN International Organisation for Migration, more than 700,000 migrants were present on Libyan territory between May and June of this year.

The increase in Libya’s electricity production over the last year has led to the country’s total fuel bill skyrocketing to US$ 12 billion per annum. Bengdara said electricity generation consumes more than US$ 8 bn per annum while nearly US$ 4 bn to supply fuel for other uses. Committee to determine Libya’s actual fuel needsBengdara added that there is no mechanism for determining the quantities of Libya’s actual needs for petrol and diesel. The NOC chairman proposed forming a committee of the Ministries of Economy and Trade, Planning, Finance, and the Oil and Gas as well as the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) and the NOC, to determine the actual fuel needs for electricity and other fuel stations. Analysts say if a strong dictatorship under Qaddafi was unable to increase fuel prices, what chance is there for much weaker transitional governments post 2011.