Given the economic mayhem that energy price-fuelled inflation has caused for Western governments since Russia’s invasion of Crimea, the last thing they want is another oil production shutdown in Libya that would push oil prices higher again. The last time he issued such a warning, Libyan oil production of over 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) collapsed, contributing to rising oil prices. Oil production also stopped at Abuatufol, Al-Intisar, Anakhla, and Nafura. Overall, during that wave of blockades and shutdowns, Libya was losing around 550,000 bpd of its oil production. It is apposite to remember as well at this point that Libya still has around 48 billion barrels of proved crude oil reserves – the largest in Africa.

Oil revenues have been a major point of contention between the two parties. Earlier this month, Khalifa Haftar (see picture), the leader of the Libyan Eastern government, called for equitable distribution of oil revenues. "The worsening economic situation requires practical measures to evenly distribute oil revenues. Oil revenues are Libya’s main source of income and have often been a subject of contention among different factions of the country. Among other things, this administration has been accused of squandering oil revenues.

The court in the city of Bayda also sentenced nine other defendants to 15 years in prison each, the office of General Prosecutor al-Sediq al-Sourr said in a statement. The defendants were part of a network smuggling migrants from Libya to Europe, it said. The court ruling was the latest in the conflict-wracked North African nation to target traffickers. Human traffickers have benefited from the instability in Libya, smuggling migrants across borders from six nations, including Egypt, Algeria and Sudan. For years, the United Nations and rights groups have decried the inhumane conditions faced by migrants trafficked and smuggled across the Mediterranean.

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Petros Karadjias/APCAIRO (AP) — A court in eastern Libya sentenced five people to life in prison after they were convicted of human trafficking over the deaths of 11 migrants who were on a rickety boat trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the office of Libya’s chief prosecutor said Monday. The court in the city of Bayda also sentenced nine other defendants to 15 years in prison each, the office of General Prosecutor al-Sediq al-Sourr said in a statement. Another 24 others were jailed for a year, the statement added.

Prime Minister Robert Abela insisted Tunisia remains a crucial partner in tackling the Mediterranean migrant crisis. The PM said Tunisia, a country which is also impacted by the migration crisis, remains a crucial partner in tackling the issue. Renewable energy cooperationPrime Minister Robert Abela stated renewable sources are the future of energy technology. Abela said Tunisia is a crucial partner in the development of such projects, which he said will benefit the people of both countries. The leaders also discussed ongoing talks between the EU and Tunisia on a comprehensive partnership package focused on strengthening economic and trade ties, an energy partnership, migration and people-to-people contactsPrime Minister Robert Abela was accompanied by Foreign Minister Ian Borg and Home Minister Byron Camilleri.

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Those agreed facts are decided upon solely by the accused company and prosecutors. "This being just the second remediation agreement to be approved in Canada, there is still much to learn." In principle, an agreed statement of facts cannot be unsettled based on the possible existence of contradictory evidence." In principle, an agreed statement of facts cannot be unsettled based on the possible existence of contradictory evidence." But she said it's highly likely that when the remediation agreement regime was devised, a scenario like this simply wasn't contemplated.

Morocco’s national team, the Atlas Lionesses, will make its debut this month at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the first to qualify from the Arab world, where many are wild for the men’s game. The national team’s upcoming Women's World Cup appearance follows their male counterpart’s history making feat as the first African or Arab team to reach the World Cup semifinals. She hopes the national team can make Moroccan women’s soccer proud at the World Cup. Coach Pedros recently told reporters of the Moroccan team's Women's World Cup ambitions. She expects these regional efforts to be bolstered by Morocco's participation in the World Cup.

But Espino’s experience highlights a potential flaw in the process: the judges who decide whether to approve the deals are unable to consider whether the agreed facts that underpin the agreements are true. Those agreed facts are decided upon solely by the accused company and prosecutors. “When presented with a remediation agreement, a court must accept the facts as exposed by the prosecutor and the accused organization,” David wrote. In court, Crown prosecutors stood behind the agreed statement of facts. “When presented with a remediation agreement, a court must accept the facts as exposed by the prosecutor and the accused organization,” David ruled.

Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity in Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, announced the lifting of the air embargo imposed on Libyan civilian aviation over Italian airspace after being in place for approximately 10 years. Dbeibah stated in a tweet on Twitter today, Sunday, that the Italian government "has decided to lift its air embargo to resume direct flights between Libya and Italy in September of this year." Dbeibah commended the efforts of the transportation sector and the Libyan-Italian committee formed for this purpose, praising the efforts of all those who contributed to achieving this breakthrough in facilitating visa issuance and air navigation between the two countries. Earlier, Dbeibah formed a committee to communicate with Italy to lift the Italian embargo on Libyan civilian aviation, in light of the improved relations between the two countries, especially after signing a contract worth eight billion dollars with "ENI" in January of last year for investment in two offshore gas fields. Some airlines have started to resume operations in the past two years, such as Tunisair and EgyptAir.

Commercial flights between Italy and conflict-torn Libya will resume in September after the Italian government agreed to lift a 10-year-long ban on civil aviation in the North African nation, one of Libya's rival governments said Sunday. Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of the Tripoli-based government, said on Twitter that the Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni informed his government of the decision. Italy and other European countries banned Libyan flights from their airspace as the country descended into chaos. Over the past decade, Libya has had direct flights to limited destinations, including cities in neighboring Egypt and Tunisia, and other Middle Eastern countries, such as Jordan. A Libyan government statement said the two countries have agreed that one airliner from each country would operate flights starting in September.

CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival governments says commercial flights between Italy and conflict-torn Libya will resume in September after the Italian government agreed to lift a 10-year-long ban on civil aviation in the North African nation. Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of the Tripoli-based government, said on Twitter that the Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni informed his government of the decision Sunday. He called the removal of the ban a “breakthrough.” Oil-rich Libya plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. In the disarray that followed, the country split into rival administrations in the east and west, each backed by rogue militias and foreign governments. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking hereIf you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

A man from Benin was killed in May and a Tunisian man on July 3. No nongovernmental groups had access to the area, so Human Rights Watch could not independently confirm these accounts. One video the migrants sent to Human Rights Watch showed a woman describing sexual assault apparently by Tunisian security forces. A man expelled to the Libyan border by Tunisian authorities on July 5, 2023 shows his head injury and bloody shirt. “There is no time to waste.”Via Human Rights Watch

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