International humanitarian aid continues to arrive in Libya over 20 days after the 10 September Storm Daniel devastated Derna and to a lesser extent parts of the eastern region of Libya. On 26 September the Canadian Embassy in Libya (relocated to Tunis) announced that, working with the Canadian Red Cross, humanitarian supplies from Canada’s stockpiles were sent to Libya as the country continues to deal with the devastating effects of the flooding. Blankets, hygiene kits and kitchen sets will be provided to those in need. The Turkish embassy in Tripoli announced on 28 September ‘‘Our fourth aid plane just landed in Benghazi. Our specialist medical teams on the plane are on the way to join our desert hospitals and our active teams in Derna with humanitarian aid and medical supplies.

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Humanitarian aid efforts and reconstruction work in flood-devastated Libya are being seriously hampered as the country's two rival administrations remain bitterly at odds over three weeks after the disaster. The U.N. mission chief in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, stressed Monday that the competing efforts "are counterproductive, deepen the existing divisions in the country (and) impede reconstruction efforts." The United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy backed his call for "a unified Libyan national mechanism" coordinated with international partners "to deliver transparent and accountable relief." "There are already signs of turf wars (and corresponding disinformation campaigns) between the rivals over who should take charge of reconstruction efforts," she warned. "We urge Libyan authorities now to form such unified structures – rather than launching separate efforts – that represent the Libyan people without delay."

VALLETTA : A supporter of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was involved in the hijacking of an aircraft to Malta in 2016 has been jailed for 10 years by a Maltese court after he pleaded guilty. Ali Ahmed Lano Saleh was one of two men who hijacked an Afriqiyah Airlines Airbus A320 to Malta on Dec. 23, 2016. The plane had been on an internal flight in Libya when the two hijackers ordered the pilot to divert to Rome. The hijackers had threatened to blow up the plane, but their weapons later turned out to be fake and the 109 passengers were released unharmed. The hijack mastermind, Soko Moussa Shaha Ali, was jailed for 25 years in 2020.

More than three weeks after Libya's deadly flood disaster, the divided country's two rival administrations remain bitterly at odds on how to manage the massive aid and reconstruction effort. The UN mission chief in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, stressed Monday that the competing efforts "are counterproductive, deepen the existing divisions in the country (and) impede reconstruction efforts". The United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy backed his call for "a unified Libyan national mechanism" coordinated with international partners "to deliver transparent and accountable relief". "There are already signs of turf wars (and corresponding disinformation campaigns) between the rivals over who should take charge of reconstruction efforts," she warned. "We urge Libyan authorities now to form such unified structures -– rather than launching separate efforts -– that represent the Libyan people without delay."

ALBAWABA - Flights between Libya and Italy have resumed today, Saturday, after a hiatus of nearly 10 years, despite the European ban on Libyan airlines, according to journalists from "France Press" and Libyan authorities. The company, which began operations in 2022, will provide two weekly flights to Rome on Saturdays and Wednesdays. The government based in Tripoli, recognized by the United Nations, stated on its Facebook page that the resumption of flights is part of "intensive government efforts to lift the European ban imposed on Libyan civil aviation." With this development, Italy becomes the second European country, after Malta, to have a direct air link with Libya, despite Libyan airlines being blacklisted since 2014 from flying over European Union airspace. Since then, European countries suspended their flights to Libya, banned Libyan planes from landing, and closed their airspace to Libyan airlines for security reasons.

By Ayman al-WarfaliDERNA, Libya (Reuters) – Since a huge flood swept away whole neighbourhoods of Libya’s city of Derna last month, Abdulsalam al-Kadi has been searching for his father and brother. Those were really tough days. They still are really tough days,” said the 43-year-old who spent two days travelling to Derna from his new home in the United States. “It drove me crazy.”COMPLICATED RECONSTRUCTIONDerna, a coastal city in eastern Libya known as a cultural centre, was built on a seasonal river that ran from a mountain range into the sea. For Kadi, the priority remains finding his lost family members – a daunting task for him and thousands of others.

While the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes have helped curb inflation, factors like oil supply dynamics are outside their control. Rising oil prices put the Fed’s attempts to engineer a soft landing for the economy in jeopardy. U.S. oil production fell 3 million barrels per day in response. This imbalance sparked a climb in oil prices that would last for the next two years. ConclusionIn summary, OPEC+ supply reductions are the primary accelerator behind renewed oil price momentum nearing $100 per barrel.

The internationally not recognised eastern Libyan government announced yesterday that it is discussing with China the localisation of solar energy in eastern Libya. It reported that the head of the Solar Energy Localisation Committee in Libya at the (eastern) Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Salem Al-Obaidi, toured regional sites accompanied by the Middle East Regional Representative of PowerChina, Ji Jianfu. The eastern Libyan government said the PowerChina visit is in continuation of the memorandum of understanding signed last June to localize 1,500 megawatts of solar energy in Libya. The visit included the sites of renewable energy stations in the Al-Mukhaili area, and several stations damaged by Storm Daniel in the area were also visited. China ready to implement solar projects and help in post-Storm Daniel reconstructionThe visit included a series of meetings with municipal officials in the eastern region, during which China expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Libyan government and work to implement energy plants in the region and contribute to the reconstruction of the cities affected by the Daniel disaster.

The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Monday said it had arrested two persons, Babatunde Oluwasola and Dada Fowowe, for their alleged involvement in human trafficking. He said they were allegedly involved in recruiting three young girls to travel to Libya in April this year. Aidamenbor said, “Babatunde Oluwasola a.k.a Osanle, 56 years, a carpenter from Osun State but resides in Akure recruited three girls from Akure to Libya sometime around April 2023. “He got one of them with the help of Dada Fowowe a.k.a Iya Alaso, 47, a trader from Ondo State. The victims who travelled through the desert to Libya called Babatunde through the agent that received them two weeks after they departed from Akure, Ondo State to inform him of their arrival in Libya.

What is striking about Langley’s trip to Libya is that, after visiting Tripoli, he had meetings with Haftar in Benghazi. The other development was Yevkurov’s Benghazi visit shortly before the death of the PMC’s leader, Evgeny Prigozhin. The visits mentioned above indicate that a new competition and power struggle between the US and Russia is emerging in Libya. A New ‘Cold War’The emerging picture suggests that competition between the two superpowers in Libya resembles a new “Cold War” order. However, the conflicting interests of the United States and Russia suggest that this strategy may not be long-lasting for Haftar.

UN Special Envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily said on Monday that unity is needed amid what he called “unilateral and competing initiatives” by Libyan parties on the reconstruction of Derna and other flood-impacted areas. He urged Libya's rival authorities and their international partners to allow the mechanism to be set up to ensure “transparency and accountability”. Following the disaster, there were calls from within and outside Libya for an international investigation, reflecting the deep public mistrust in state institutions. The country’s east and south have been under the control of general Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army, which is allied with a parliament-confirmed government. “I call on all governmental institutions and political parties to be neutral on the Derna reconstruction file from the political conflict.”

MigrationThe Med9 leaders, in a joint declaration, called on co-legislators to agree on the EU’s migration pact before the legislative term’s end. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni echoed Abela’s sentiments, emphasising the need for a structural solution to migration. Climate ChangeLeaders recognised the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis on the Mediterranean region. Indeed, Slovenian prime minister Robert Golob said that climate change must be tackled immediately, and financially. Meloni said during the Med9 summit that Italy is expecting massive resources from the MFF, while Croatia’s prime minister Andrej Plenković said that resources should also be put towards climate crisis relief.

The Ambulance and Emergency Service announced, on Monday, the collapse of four houses in the city of Ubari, southwestern Libya, due to heavy rains. The agency said that work is underway to assess the damage and provide emergency services, according to a statement on its Facebook account. Ubari General Hospital also announced that it had received an injured person due to the collapse of a house west of the city as a result of the heavy rain. Power went out in areas of the municipality of Ubari, Sunday, as a result of weather fluctuations in the southern region, according to the General Electricity Company. The southern region has been exposed to heavy rain since yesterday evening, and it is expected to continue for two days, according to the latest warning from the Meteorological National Center.

DERNA, Libya : Since a huge flood swept away whole neighbourhoods of Libya's city of Derna last month, Abdulsalam al-Kadi has been searching for his father and brother. Those were really tough days. They still are really tough days," said the 43-year-old who spent two days travelling to Derna from his new home in the United States. COMPLICATED RECONSTRUCTIONDerna, a coastal city in eastern Libya known as a cultural centre, was built on a seasonal river that ran from a mountain range into the sea. For Kadi, the priority remains finding his lost family members - a daunting task for him and thousands of others.