By Geeta Mohan: A Libyan rebel group has released nine Indian sailors it had detained in January near Libya's Janzour area. The group eventually took the sailors’ crew into custody. Well-recognised for her dedication to the welfare of Indian nationals in Libya, she utilised her extensive network to manage negotiations with the rebel group. The successful release of these sailors is considered significant for the wider Indian community in Libya. After months in captivity, the sailors are now on their way to reunite with their families.

June 02, 2023 04:48 UTC

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June 02, 2023 04:48 UTC

SPARK Libya, a Netherlands-based NGO focused on supporting entrepreneurship and fostering sustainable businesses, has signed a partnership agreement with Hive and Assaraya in Benghazi to implement an exclusive training programme. Spark reports that the comprehensive training programme, to be implemented in collaboration with Hive and Assaraya, focuses on essential skills in marketing, sales, UX design, and entrepreneurship. Under the partnership agreement, SPARK will work closely with Hive and Assaraya to ensure the seamless implementation of the training programme in Benghazi. For more information about the training programme, interested individuals can visit Spark’s official website or contact the team directly. About Hive: Hive is a renowned organization that specializes in empowering entrepreneurs and fostering sustainable businesses.

June 01, 2023 22:15 UTC

She said that Palestinian mothers raise their children on resistance and the "honor of returning to this land, using their blood, by sacrificing them." Palestinian journalist Muhammad Abd Al-Haqq, who also appeared on the show, said that his grandfather used to say: "They have nuclear bombs, and we have 'offspring bombs.'" "They Have Nuclear Bombs And We Have Offspring Bombs"Muhammad Abd Al-Haqq: "Let me tell you an anecdote about my late grandfather. They have nuclear bombs and we have offspring bombs.' "[Palestinians] Use [Their Children] For Their Resistance; They Sacrifice Them For Martyrdom"Al-Haqq: "The issue of giving birth is very important.

June 01, 2023 21:51 UTC

The Renewable Energies Authority of Libya (REAoL) announced today that it has opened a new eastern region office located in Benghazi. Within the framework of implementing its strategic planIt says this comes within the framework of implementing its strategic plan to expand the implementation of renewable energies projects throughout Libya, and in implementation of the decision of its Board of Directors No. To implement regional workREAoL said through the new Benghazi office it will be able to operate and follow up the projects that it intends to start implementing in various cities of the eastern region and all work related to its renewable energies and energy efficiency work. REAoL also revealed that it will also be opening an office in the southern region during the coming period. In this regard, the Agency (REAoL) hopes that all relevant parties will cooperate and support the Agency to carry out the tasks entrusted to it to the fullest’’.

June 01, 2023 20:20 UTC





It was another case involving SNC-Lavalin in 2019 that put the deferred prosecution regime to the test and ended in political scandal. The second remediation agreement was approved by the courts this year, involving Quebec company Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology Inc. Four of its executives still face corruption and bribery charges, but the company co-operated with investigators and signed remediation agreement shortly after being charged in September 2022. With Canada's deferred prosecution regime still relatively untested, Quaid said questions loom over how effective it is at resolving cases more efficiently than full-on prosecution. "That's always been one of the worries about this … It's not a guilty plea or it's not a conviction, it's a remediation agreement," Quaid said.

June 01, 2023 19:53 UTC

The engineering and project management company agreed with Quebec prosecutors to pay $29.6 million over three years to settle criminal bribery charges. Wilson-Raybould refused to pursue a remediation agreement with the company, and claimed this was why she was ousted from the portfolio, though Trudeau denied the allegations. “It’s like it sat dormant because no one wanted to touch it because it seemed like political kryptonite,” Quaid said. Four of its executives still face corruption and bribery charges, but the company co-operated with investigators and signed remediation agreement shortly after being charged in September 2022. “That’s always been one of the worries about this … It’s not a guilty plea or it’s not a conviction, it’s a remediation agreement,” Quaid said.

June 01, 2023 19:27 UTC

June 02, 2023 12:23 am | Updated 11:08 am IST - NEW DELHINine Indian nationals, held captive in Libya for several months, have been freed by their captors, announced Indian Ambassador to Tunisia Ngulkham Jathom Gangte. The release was secured with the help of the principal of the Indian school in Benghazi, Tabassum Mansoor. Today we welcomed them in a small ceremony in the Indian Ambassador‘s official residence in Tripoli,” said Ms. Tabassum speaking from Tripoli. Today I would like to fully acknowledge the contribution of Mrs. Tabassum in the release of the nine Indians. Ms. Mansoor, who is originally from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, had earlier played a similar role in freeing seven Indians in Libya in 2020.

June 01, 2023 19:13 UTC

British Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, concluded today her week-long visit to Benghazi, in which she focused on the economy and strengthening the British trade partnership with eastern Libya. “I’m impressed by the economic growth I’ve seen, from visiting Benghazi’s port to meeting with local businesses,” Hurndall said via Twitter. Referencing her talks with key leaders in eastern Libyan such as army leader Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh, the British diplomat said she “emphasised that it is their responsibility to commit constructively to a political process that leads to elections & long term stability for Libya”.

June 01, 2023 19:07 UTC

The Benghazi Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture today invited all interested parties to attend the Tunisian Companies Forum in the presence of major Libyan and Tunisian companies, the most important business leaders and many important personalities on Sunday, 4 June at exactly nine am in the Garyounis Conference Hall. It informed that B2B sessions will be held in the same evening at the Jaliana Hotel on Sunday and Monday with the participating companies.

June 01, 2023 18:39 UTC

In a remarkable turn of events, nine Indian sailors who had been held captive by Libyan rebels since January have finally been released. They were subsequently taken into captivity by Az Zawiya, a local armed group near Al Maya Port in Zawia City. Ultimately, the idea was to call Mrs. Tabassum for assistance. Tabassum Mansoor, known for her unwavering dedication to the welfare of Indian nationals in Libya, utilized her extensive network and connections to navigate the complex web of negotiations with the rebel group. Her contacts in the House of Representatives proved invaluable in securing the release of the sailors.

June 01, 2023 18:34 UTC

Forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) have arrested over a thousand migrants in Tobruk and Musaid, in the east of the country, LNA’s press office announced on Wednesday. The roundup took place after additional military and security units were sent to in support of the forces stationed in the Tobruk-Musaid area, near the border with the Egypt. According to a press release by the LNA, army forces arrested “more than 1,000 illegal immigrants of various nationalities, found in the farms and houses of the traffickers in the city of Musaid”. In these same farms, traffickers were reportedly manufacturing wooden boats to prepare for the illegal departures of those migrants across the Mediterranean Sea and into Europe.

June 01, 2023 17:34 UTC

The Libyan border guards in charge of securing the Libyan-Tunisian borders have managed to find 14 migrants who were lost in the desert near the Tunisian border, reports the Interior Ministry of the Libyan Government of Unity (GUN). The ministry elaborated that the migrants are of various sub-Saharan nationalities. It also confirmed that they had been provided with medical care and were transferred and held at the Al-Assa border crossing before handing them over to the relevant authorities.

June 01, 2023 16:55 UTC

The summary for the appointment of Managing Director Pakistan China Investment Company Limited is awaiting approval of the federal cabinet. Sources said that the Finance Ministry had proposed the name of senior commercial banker Hasan Raza for the position of MD Pak China Investment Company Limited. The Cabinet Division circulated the summary of Hasan Raza’s appointment as MD Pak China to Cabinet members, but reportedly, it is still in the process. On the other hand, the government has approved the appointments of Saad Ur Rehman as MD Pak Kuwait, Tariq Mehmood as MD Pak Libya, Aamir Shamim as MD Pak Brunei, and Nauman Ansari as MD Pak Oman. According to the Finance Division, these Joint Investment companies play an important role in the economic uplift of the country through infrastructure investment, asset management, project financing, and investment banking.

June 01, 2023 16:46 UTC

Libya’s foreign exchange reserves have reached a total of $82 billion at the end of 2022 and the volume of frozen assets has stood at $70 billion since 2011, revealed Dmitry Gershenson, the head of the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Libya. Speaking during an interview with the broadcaster CNBC Arabia on Wednesday, Gershenson expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) aimed at maintaining financial and monetary stability despite the “turbulence” that the country has experienced and for having provided support to the Libyan economy in countering the financial shocks.

June 01, 2023 15:42 UTC