Libya's parliament has approved laws for national presidential and parliamentary elections, the chamber's spokesman said, but continued disputes over the process may make it difficult to hold an election. A majority of members in the House of Representatives (HoR) backed the laws in a vote on Monday, spokesman Abdullah Belaihaq said. Libya's political divisions played into the recent disaster in Derna when dams broke under heavy rain, washing away much of the town in a flash flood that killed thousands of people. AFPAn attempt to hold an election in 2021 collapsed because of disputes over the rules after the HSC and other parts of Libya's political system rejected electoral laws issued by the HoR. Mr Saleh has previously presented laws whose validity some HoR members later disputed, accusing him of abusing parliamentary processes.

Extreme heat is usually associated with drought and wildfires. But across five continents this year, it’s also unleashed a different kind of disaster: deadly flooding. Cities around the world have seen record rainfall 139 times in 2023. A rare hurricane-like storm inundated Libya last month, killing thousands. After fatal floods pummeled the US Northeast over the summer, torrential rains paralyzed New York City last week.

The current situation in Derna continues to be grave, following the devastating impact of the heavy rainfall from Storm Daniel. Our teams are coordinating with both the local authorities and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent. Our teams are coordinating with both the local authorities and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent. The IFRC has launched an international appeal for 10 million Swiss francs to fund the Libyan Red Crescent society's relief work. To continue relief efforts after a crisis of this scale, we need additional financial contributions, skilled personnel, and material resources.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the death toll from Hurricane Daniel, which swept through cities and regions in eastern Libya last month, has reached 4,333 people, including 101 healthcare workers. This was stated by Hala Khudari, head of the Health Emergencies Team at the WHO’s office in Libya, during an online media briefing on health emergencies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, which the organisation broadcasted on its official Facebook page. Khudari said,What Libya experienced as a result of the hurricane that struck its eastern cities is a very catastrophic matter (…) I was there in Derna and witnessed the destruction myselfShe added: Officially reported deaths due to the hurricane have amounted to 4,333 cases.”She confirmed that “the recovery of bodies is continuing, as a body was recovered last night (Tuesday) 250 km from the shores of the city of Derna.”READ: WHO: 101 health workers killed in Libya’s Storm Daniel

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CYRENE, Libya : The flooding that killed thousands in Libya's Derna last month damaged the ruins at the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in the mountains nearby, but it also revealed new archaeological remains there by washing away earth and stones. The flooding caused mud and rubble to pile in Cyrene's Greek-era baths that will require specialised clearing said local antiquities department official Adel Boufjra. "I'm pretty sure, and expecting, that one of these landmarks could collapse due to the excessive underground water during the winter," he said. "The flooding has revealed a new site - a water canal that I believe dates back to the Roman era. One of Libya's five UNESCO World Heritage sites, along with the extensive Roman ruins overlooking the Mediterranean at Sabratha and Leptis Magna, Cyrene's stone pillared temples stand on a fertile hillside near rocky crags.

The lawyer of Abdullah Al-Senussi, head of the intelligence agency in the Gaddafi regime, Ahmed Nashad, said that his client’s sentencing hearing had been postponed to November 06, telling reporters that this postponement was attributed to the failure to bring Al-Senussi to trial on last Monday. This is the eighth time in a row that the sentencing hearings for Al-Senussi have been postponed due to his failure to appear at the headquarters of the Tripoli Court of Appeal, where his trial is taking place. He is also convicted of being behind the Abu Salim prison massacre that took place in 1996, when more than 1,200 people were killed. Al-Senussi fled Libya after the fall of Gaddafi’s regime, and then he was arrested in 2012 after arriving from Morocco to Mauritania carrying a false passport. A death sentence was issued against Al-Senussi in 2015 in the Abu Salim massacre case, but the court ruled at the end of 2019 to drop charges against all defendants in the case, before the Supreme Court overturned the ruling and put the case back for a retrial.

(Video: Derna Zoom/Facebook) How government neglect, misguided policies doomed Libya to deadly floodsListen 13 min Share Comment on this story CommentThe rains lashing Derna gave residents a sense of comfort as night fell on Sept. 10. They were not shared publicly until water had engulfed the city — too late for Mustafa BinKhayal and so many others. In the mountains above the city, the Derna and Bou Mansour dams, built in the 1970s, had been damaged for decades. (Video: Derna Zoom and Derna Now/Facebook)In interviews after the storm, families described sheltering in place, steeling themselves for a long night. (Video: Derna Zoom, Facebook)Abdulrazzak Mustafa struggles even now to understand the strength he mustered in that moment, forcing their door shut against the wave as he held his screaming children above him.

Minister of State H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi meeting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Libya H E Abdoulaye Bathily yesterday. QNADoha, Qatar: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Libya H E Abdoulaye Bathily yesterday. During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in Libya, the situation in the city of Derna after the disaster of floods and torrents, and the efforts of Qatar to help those affected through the airlift to Benina International Airport in Libya. The meeting also discussed Qatar’s support for the efforts of the United Nations Mission in Libya, which helps it carry out its tasks. The Minister of State reiterated, during the meeting, Qatar’s firm position towards supporting Libya’s unity and stability, achieving the aspirations of its people towards stability and development, its full support for the Libyan political track, the relevant Security Council resolutions, and all peaceful solutions that preserve Libya’s sovereignty.

Morocco in 2022 endured another catastrophe when record drought contracted agricultural output 15% for barely positive 1% gross domestic product (GDP) growth. These burdens were mitigated with notable strides this year during the first half in both countries, through signature moves such as an oversubscribed Eurobond issue for Morocco and central bank first phase reunification in Libya. As a “wealthy but fragile state”, diversification is in order with hydrocarbons forming 95% of exports, and 2,000 mainly loss-making state enterprises. The central bank must also divest from commercial banks providing three-quarters of system credit, align capital adequacy and loss provision measures, and better define the Islamic style approach, the Fund concluded. In the aftermath, this path invites a more visible appearance on foreign bank and fund manager radar than the sideline relegation to date complicated by delicate geopolitics.

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Tripoli, Oct 5 (IANS) Libya's newly approved presidential and national Assembly election laws were referred to the High National Elections Commission, said the Speaker of Libyan Parliament.The laws were issued on Wednesday officially by Libyan Parliament, the House of Representatives, based on the 13th Constitutional Amendment and the outcomes of the 6+6 committee, said a statement on its official website. The Parliament unanimously approved the laws during a formal session on Monday. However, the Tripoli-based High Council of State rejected the new laws and decided to cancel its 6+6 representation on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. The 6+6 committee is a joint legislative committee composed of six members from the High Council of State and six members from the Parliament, aiming at legislating for the upcoming elections. Libya failed to hold general elections in December 2021 as previously scheduled due to the disagreements over election laws among Libyan parties.

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The President of the General Libyan Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Mohamed Al-Raied, participated in the Arab Food Security Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco on 3 October under the banner “The Role of Food Industries in Achieving Food Security”. In an exclusive interview with Libya Herald, the President of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Mohamed Al-Raied, said that there is a great desire among the chambers of commerce in Libya and the business owners affiliated with them, in parallel with the governmental, for Libya to have a prominent and pivotal role in Arab food security. Food security is importantAl-Raied pointed out the importance of local food industries, based partly or entirely on raw materials from inside and outside the country, in achieving food security within Libya and the Arab countries that have distinct, high-quality food industries that compete with food products in all countries of the world, considering joint Arab food security an issue of utmost importance. Arab food security to avoid food povertyThe head of the Libyan General Union of Chambers of Commerce welcomed all the successful attempts and experiences in the Arab world, which are in partnership between the private sector and with great government encouragement through the development of legislation. This legislation guarantees the protection of joint Arab investments in the field of food industries to ensure the achievement of Arab food sufficiency, which makes the Arab economies able to confront the risks of food poverty.

Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aguila Saleh attends a High-level Meeting on Libya Constitutional Track at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 28, 2022. Libya's political divisions played into the recent disaster in Derna when dams broke under heavy rain, washing away much of the town in a flash flood that killed thousands of people. Saleh has previously issued laws whose validity some HoR members later disputed, accusing him of abusing parliamentary processes. Two HSC members on Wednesday provided Reuters with contradictory accounts of whether the council had approved the laws or not. Reporting by Reuters Libya newsroom; writing by Angus McDowall; editing by Alison Williams and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.