"Wagner troops have been out of action in Ukraine since the rebellion, and their troops stationed either in Belarus, or absorbed back in to the Ministry of Defence, so the impact immediately on the Ukraine war, where the Russian forces are still holding back the Ukrainian counter-offensive, is likely to be minimal for now," she observed.

The Tripoli-based Libyan government media site reported that meeting was held today at the Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba’s Office Wednesday, to discuss ways to adopt a service affiliated with the ‘‘Our Government’’ (Hakomitna) Facebook page, which is concerned with organizing an electronic poll to conduct a package of questionnaires. The meeting reviewed the proposed mechanisms for introducing the new service, believing in the importance of taking into account the views of Libyan citizens on a number of issues. The meeting also discussed ways for the electronic questionnaire feature to conform to modern technical specifications and for polling services to be suitable for all segments and groups of society in a smooth and high-quality manner. The meeting was attended by the head of the General Authority for Information, Abdel Baset Al-Baour, the election file official, member and rapporteur of the ministerial committee to support the implementation of the elections, Nadira Aoun, the head of the Office of Relations, Media and Cooperation in the Passports, Nationality and Foreigners Affairs Department, Dean Nasr Eddin Ghallab, the head of the Government Communication Centre, Muhammad Abu Halqa, and the head of the editorial unit in the Media and Government Communication Department, Ola. Al-Shuwaidi, representatives of the Telecommunications Holding Company, several academic figures, and the technical file official at the Media and Government Communication Department, Ahmed Nasr.

Doctors Without Borders, formally known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), announced today “it will end medical activities in Tripoli”, where it has been providing healthcare to migrants, asylum seekers and refugees held in detention centres. MSF explained that its decision to close medical activities in Tripoli “follows an extensive review of our humanitarian responses globally and a process of financial reprioritisation.”“The announcement is made against the backdrop of access issues that have affected our medical activities in Tripoli along with an increasingly challenging environment for international organisations in the country,” it said. The closure of our medical activities will end assistance to people in detention centres in Tripoli. Djoen Besselink, MSF operations manager, said he and his team “had to take the difficult decision to end our medical activities in Tripoli, knowing that this will have an impact on people’s access to medical care. While MSF’s activities in Tripoli ends today, Besselink pointed out that the organization will continue to work in Misrata and Zuwara.

Several Chinese companies specialized in the manufacture of heavy equipment, machinery and tower cranes for ports, contracting and infrastructure related to marine facilities, operating and developing logistics services for ports, visited Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) Monday to review investment opportunities. Chinese expressed full readiness to work in Libya in all fieldsSpeaking exclusively to Libya Herald the Director of the MFZ Media Department, Aladdin Baba, said “This visit comes within the framework of opening the doors of cooperation, investment and partnership with Chinese companies that have expressed their full readiness to work in Libya in several fields’’. These include, he continued, logistical services in ports, especially the MFZ port, by providing advanced technical equipment for handling containers, goods and various commodities, and advanced machines that save effort and time and ensure the safety of workers and the safety of goods. He said these encouraged the visiting Chinese companies to take steps towards forming partnerships with Libyan companies and readiness to conclude contracts and deals to provide their services from within Libya and present them to its customers in the Mediterranean and Africa. Increasing visits to MFZ by potential foreign investorsBaba referred to the increasing activity of visits that the MFZ is witnessing during this period from several foreign companies, with the aim of reviewing the available investment opportunities, and discussing opportunities to participate in the development of the port, and the supply of advanced and modern equipment.

Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the country's special UN envoy said Tuesday. Abdoulaye Bathily told the UN Security Council that political divisions in Libya were "fraught with risks of violence and disintegration". “It is fundamental to restore Libya’s stability, to preserve regional security,” Bathily said. In response, Libya’s east-based parliament appointed a rival prime minister, Fathy Bashagha, but suspended him in May. “I am optimistic,” Bathily told reporters.

Libya’s Attorney-General has ordered the arrest of the general manager of Al-Rafi Bank due to alleged embezzlement of nearly four million Libyan dinars from the bank. According to a statement by the Attoreny-General’s office today, the criminal case was brought up following “examination and review of administrative and financial work” inside the bank. The prosecution is also looking into the involvement of other officials in the corruption allegations. Al-Rafi Bank’s manager will remain in custody while the investigation is ongoing, as per the Attoreny-General’s statement.

Our decision to close medical activities in Tripoli follows an extensive review of our humanitarian responses globally and a process of financial reprioritisation. ''We regret that we have had to take the difficult decision to end our medical activities in Tripoli... We have not taken this decision lightly.'' “We regret that we have had to take the difficult decision to end our medical activities in Tripoli, knowing that this will have an impact on people’s access to medical care. *MSF began working in Libya in 2011, providing assistance to people affected by the conflict and supporting public health facilities in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH). *In 2022, we provided medical care to more than 50,000 people in Tripoli, Misrata, Az-Zawya, Zuwara, Bani Walid, Nesma, Zletan and Khoms.

A forum representing political parties and forces in Libya and the Committee of 90 have stressed the need to have a unified executive authority to provide the necessary conditions conducive to holding elections in the country. In a statement issued yesterday, the political forces called on the Libyan Presidential Council to prepare legal arrangements to freeze the work of the House of Representatives and the Supreme Council of State in the event that they fail to formulate consensual laws for holding elections. In their statement, the political forces indicated the need to form a legislative body to supervise the electoral process in Libya, including the necessary legislation in the event that the Presidential Council fails to take steps to freeze the House of Representatives and the State Supreme Council. READ: Russia army officials visit Libya at Haftar’s invitation

Former trade unionist Sammy Meilaq has authored a new set of memoirs focusing on his militancy alongside former Labour prime ministers Dom Mintoff and Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici in the eurosceptic organisation Front Maltin Inqumu. Meilaq’s book – ‘L-Aħħar Testment ta’ Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici – Dnubiet u Profeziji’ – published on the 11th anniversary from the death of Mintoff on 20 August, collects ideas on the political thought of Mintoff and Mifsud Bonnici on the European Union, and Malta’s international relations. “It’s not a historical chronicle of the organization,” Meilaq says. The final chapter is a critical epilogue penned by lecturer Michael Grech on the book itself. The book will be on sale from most bookshops.

Pro-Moscow military leader Khalifa Haftar extended an invitation to Russian military officials in Libya this week. Image by flickr.comRussian military officials, including Moscow’s deputy defence minister, arrived in Libya on Tuesday 22 August 2023 after receiving an invitation from pro-Moscow military strongman Khalifa Haftar. ALSO READ: Libya strongman Haftar threatens military action over oil revenuesDO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT REALLY SUPPORT LIBYA? RUSSIAN MILITARY VISIT TO LIBYA“This is the first official visit of a Russian military delegation to Libya,” Moscow’s defence ministry said. Prigozhin, a former Kremlin ally whose group rebelled against Russia’s military leadership in June, has made few public appearances since the mutiny.

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London: Perhaps the only thing we should be surprised about is that it took this long. The assumed demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader who mounted the greatest challenge to Vladimir Putin’s authority in two decades during a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June, was shocking but not a shock. We should not shed a tear for Prigozhin and we should never forget how Putin treats those who pose a threat to him. Poisonings, detainment, torture, disappearances, falls from windows, and now, probably, a plane shot from the sky. Putin, an ex-KGB officer, has maintained that the one thing he can’t forgive is betrayal.

FILE - Yevgeny Prigozhin, top, serves food to then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at Prigozhin's restaurant outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 11, 2011. Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule.

United Nations published this video item, entitled “Libya’s Path to Legitimate Governance: Insights from UN’s Special Representative | United Nations” – below is their description. He said, “When the crisis in Sudan erupted again, we were very concerned about the spillover effect on Libya. So far, we do not detect a really big spillover in the influx of refugees and asylum seekers, etc. Unfortunately, two or three days ago, the Chadian army had clashes with one of the armed groups.”UNSMIL’s chief concluded, “The destabilization of Niger also will have undoubtedly consequences on Libya and vice versa. So we are very concerned about the development in the Sahel in general and, of course, in Sudan.”United Nations YouTube Channel

It is fundamental to restore Libya’s stability to preserve regional security, the top UN envoy for the country said. Upholding Libya’s stability is even more critical now in light of the latest events, including the recent clashes in Tripoli, as well as the regional turmoil in Sudan and Niger, said Abdoulaye Bathily, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, on Tuesday. In his briefing to the Security Council, Bathily reiterated that all elections-related issues in Libya should be resolved through discussions and compromises between all relevant actors. Citizens yearn for unified political, military, security, economic and social institutions to safeguard the territorial integrity and the national identity of the country, he added. “In that regard, a unified government, agreed upon by the major players, is an imperative for leading the country to elections,” said Bathily.