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Libya’s Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, met on Tuesday with the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fawzri Al-Nuwairi, and other members of parliament, for talks on cooperation. A statement released by the Attorney-General’s office said that both sides discussed “issues of common interest” and “enhancing cooperation between the two authorities.”They also reportedly discussed “enhancing the effectiveness of the Attorney-General Office’s communication” with parliamentary committees specialized in “evaluating legislative actions”.

Tripoli, Jan 3 (IANS) The Libyan authorities have said that eight unidentified bodies were discovered in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of the capital Tripoli. "The field teams from the Excavation Department recovered 8 unidentified bodies from a dump site in Tarhuna," said the General Authority for Research and Identification in a statement. The recovered bodies will be transferred to the forensic laboratory for identification and determination of the cause of death, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement. Tarhuna was once the eastern-based army's main military operation center during the war against the former UN-backed Government of National Accord in and around Tripoli. --IANSint/sha

Libyan authorities on Sunday said they had discovered a mass grave containing 18 bodies in the city of Sirte, which remained under the Islamic State's (IS) control between 2015 and 2016. In October, officials said they found 42 bodies in a mass grave at a school site in Sirte. Several such mass burial sites have been found across Libya recently. Mayukh Debnath / 09:21 pm on short byon

The International Energy Forum (IEF) today announced that Libya has joined the world’s largest organization of energy ministers, bringing the total IEF membership to 72 countries. Secretary General Joseph McMonigle said: “We look forward to working with Libya to enhance and strengthen the global energy dialogue.”The IEF’s mission is to promote global dialogue on energy security, market stability and data transparency as well as new technologies and the energy transition. Libya is also a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO). The IEF Executive Board recently approved Libya’s membership. Source: International Energy Forum (IEF)

Libyan Parliament Spokesman Abdulla Bleihiq said the Parliament session Monday in Benghazi ended with the immunization and prevention of future extradition of any Libyan citizen by any party. The session was devoted to discussing extradition of Abu-Agila Masud al-Mariami to the United States over alleged involvement in the 1988-Lockerbie bombing. The deputies concluded with four points; first, selecting a parliamentary committee consisting of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Legislative Committee, and the Justice Committee at the House of Representatives to follow up on the extradition case, according to the Spokesman. Secondly, addressing the judicial authority to assign a legal team to defend al-Mariami and follow up on the case. Third, to address the Public Prosecutor to provide a briefing to the Parliament on the extradition case.

The Libyan news agency reported that the Algerian Sonelgaz complex will supply electricity to Libya, maintain and operate local stations and networks, and train workers. And Libya’s official news agency reported that the CEO of the Libyan Electricity Company, Abdul Hamid Al-Manfouh, discussed with his colleague in the Sonelgaz complex, Murad Ajal, “means of joint cooperation between the two countries.”A Libyan official on a visit to Algeria expressed his country’s desire to “take advantage of the experience of the Sonelgaz complex in the field of electricity and its supply.”The meeting also touched upon the maintenance and operation of power plants and networks, the production of spare parts and the training of Libyan tires in this area. An agreement was reached between the two companies on the supply of electricity from Algeria to Libya. In addition to the maintenance and operation of stations and electrical networks, the maintenance of equipment, the manufacture of spare parts, the formation and training of technical teams. Source: “Al-Shoruk”

FLY OYA (YI, Tripoli Mitiga) took delivery of its first A320-200, which is also its first narrowbody aircraft, on December 28, 2022. The 14.9-year-old 5A-EMA (msn 3418) was ferried from Cairo Int'l to Tripoli Mitiga. FLY OYA said it would use the aircraft to "open new destinations" but did not offer any details. Since then, the carrier has been wet-leasing a unit of the same type from Egypt's Ajwaa Airlines (AJY, Cairo Int'l). Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows, however, that SU-GCI (msn 696) was repositioned back to Cairo on December 14, thereby suspending FLY OYA's flight operations.

Libya: Mass Grave With 18 Bodies Found in Former ISIS StrongholdCAIRO—Libyan authorities on Sunday said they have found 18 bodies buried in a mass grave in a former stronghold of the ISIS terrorist group along the conflict-stricken North African nation’s coast. The Missing Persons Authority said in a statement the bodies were unearthed in the Sabaa area of Sirte, a city in central Libya. Sirte, the birthplace of former longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, fell under the control of ISIS terrorists between 2015 and 2016. Hundreds of alleged former ISIS terrorists remain incarcerated in Libyan prisons, many of whom are awaiting trial. In October, officials said they found 42 bodies in a mass grave in a school site in Sirte.

By Enyichukwu EnemannaAt least 18 bodies buried in a mass grave in an erstwhile stronghold of the Islamic State, IS militant group have been found along the crisis-ridden North African nation’s coast, Libyan authorities announced on Sunday. The city however fell under the control of Islamic State militants between 2015 and 2016. The Missing Persons Authority said they collected samples of the dead bones in an effort to identify the bodies. In October, officials said they found 42 bodies in a mass grave at a school site in Sirte. Hundreds of alleged former Islamic State fighters remain incarcerated in Libyan prisons, many of whom are awaiting trial.

Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, announced on Monday that his government of intends to hold the Libyan parliamentary and presidential elections this year. Speaking during a cabinet meeting, the Tripoli-based premier attacked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and chairman of the High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri. He accused them of “planning suspicious deals” and causing “repeated disappointments to the Libyan people because of their pursuit of power”. Dbeibeh did not specify the exact time or plan for holding the elections.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy vows 'accountability is coming' before vote for new House speaker Ahead of a vote for House speaker, here are four things to know about Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Anthony Jackson, USA TODAYIn 1987, a 22-year-old college student named Kevin McCarthy was rejected from a congressional internship. US Representative Kevin McCarthy speaks following the Republican nomination election for House speaker in the Longworth House Office Building on October 8, 2015 in Washington, DC after abruptly dropping out of the race. Then-House Republican Chief Deputy Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., runs to take the stage in Washington Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. John Locher, APBiggs said he cannot vote for McCarthy and plans to run for the speakership during the full House vote Jan. 3.

The foreign minister of the Libyan government appointed by the Parliament, Hafed Gaddur, in a New Year’s message implicitly urged the outgoing premier Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and several countries to stop sabotaging Libya and negatively interfering in its affairs. “To some personalities who have contributed to poisoning the political climate and instigating divisions”, wrote the head of diplomacy of Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha installed in Sirte and Benghazi on Facebook, “I say to them: hands off Libya”. Gaddur, ex-ambassador in Rome, with veiled reference to the Dbeibah government based in Tripoli, accused these unspecified “personalities” of pursuing a “political madness by trying to create alternative bodies that will only contribute to the disarticulation and sabotage” of the country. The minister, after being contacted by Italian news agency ANSA, confirmed that he was referring to Dbeibah who “just needs to leave power and resign for a thousand reasons”, argued Gaddur: “he derailed” the attempt to get to elections a year ago, ” his mandate has expired”, “he has been discouraged by parliament” and now “he is selling off Libya and the Libyans with the hope of staying in office longer”. “My message and my invitation to the nations that are negatively interfering in Libya” is to “keep” the country out of their “political and military showdowns”, Gaddur wrote again without specifying.

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Tripoli: The Libyan authorities have said that 18 unidentified bodies were discovered in the northern coastal city of Sirte. The 18 bodies were found in the Sabaa area of Sirte last week and transferred to a hospital in the city, the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said in a statement on Sunday. Samples were collected from the bodies and taken to laboratories for analysis, the statement added. In October 2022, the Libyan authority announced the discovery of 42 unidentified bodies in mass graves inside a school yard in Sirte, Xinhua news agency reported. Libya has been suffering violence and insecurity since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.