Earlier this month the US announced that another Libyan suspect in the Lockerbie bombing, Mohammed Abouagela Masud, was in its custody. In the early 1980s, while Senussi ran Gaddafi’s internal security services, many opponents of the regime were killed in Libya and overseas. Senussi was also said to have been behind an alleged Libyan intelligence plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in late 2003. The ICC decided in 2013 that as Libya had put Senussi on trial it would halt its own proceedings against him. It is unclear if the transfer of Senussi to the US has been shelved indefinitely, or merely postponed.

Al-Sisi discussed investment plans in the eastern and western MediterraneanYesterday (Thursday), Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed “current and future investment plans for research and exploration until 2025 in the eastern and western regions of the Mediterranean,” in an effort to consolidate the decision to demarcate his country’s western maritime borders with Libya in the Mediterranean, while the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum stressed Tariq Al-Mulla stressed that the activities carried out by his country “are carried out in accordance with the principles and norms of international law, and the United Nations conventions governing the activities of states’ management of their natural resources on the high seas.”During his meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and the Minister of Petroleum, Al-Sisi discussed “following up the state’s efforts for research and exploration in the field of natural gas and petroleum.” He directed “intensifying research efforts and expanding new exploration areas in pursuit of optimal economic and developmental exploitation of Egypt’s resources, and maximizing the added reserves of Natural gas in order to meet the needs of the local market and increase exports to support the national product. For his part, Al-Mulla presented during the meeting “current and future investment plans for research and exploration until 2025 in the eastern and western regions of the Mediterranean, with the participation of major international energy companies and a total investment of about $2.1 billion,” according to the presidential statement, noting that “it is expected according to the preliminary results.” The research is expected to result in promising discoveries that will support the national economy, as well as establish Egypt’s position as a regional center for energy production and trading. The official spokesman for the Egyptian presidency, Ambassador Bassam Rady, stated that the Minister of Petroleum also presented developments in the implementation of the “Soda Ash” production project in the industrial zone in the new city of El Alamein, which is carried out in partnership between the state and the private sector, with a total investment of about $500 million.

At least 246 migrants have gone missing while trying to cross the western Mediterranean into Europe in 2022, the International Organization for Migration says. A Kurdish Syrian smuggler in Algeria said dozens of Kurds from Syria arrive in the Algerian coastal city of Oran each week for the sea journey. The region has been targeted by Islamic State group militants, Turkish forces and Syrian opposition groups from the country’s northwestern rebel-held enclave. He now wants to join the flow of Kurds headed from Syria to Europe. He hopes to be granted asylum status soon, so his wife and daughters can reunite with him in Europe.

The arrest of Abu Agila Masoud Al-Marimi, a former Libyan intelligence operative, has been described by the U.S. Attorney-General Merrick Garland as a “milestone on the path to justice” for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. In a speech at the 34th memorial service of the bombing attack on Wednesday, Garland said the U.S. “took a significant step forward on that path toward justice” by extraditing Al-Marimi from Libya. “We mark this milestone on the path to justice because of dedicated agents, investigators and prosecutors on both sides of the Atlantic,” Garland added. He was then held by another militia for two weeks before being handed over to U.S. agents. On the other hand, the U.S. Embassy in Libya has maintained that Al-Marimi’s transfer was “lawful and conducted in cooperation with Libyan authorities”.

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced yesterday the resumption of the implementation of an agreement signed in 2008 with the Italian energy company ENI to compensate for an expected shortage in Libya's natural gas production in 2025. According to the statement: "In 2013, the commercial advertisement for the project was issued, but for various reasons, it has not been implemented until today." Thus, NOC "held a meeting last August 24 with ENI's administration, during which it demanded the implementation of the project. OPINION: What has the EU done for Libya so far? "The achieved revenue by Libya from this investment ranges between $13 and $18 billion, after restoring capital and operating expenses," NOC said.

However, following my deployment as Director in January 2021, the Directorate has been very strategic and responsive to the needs and aspirations of The Gambian Diaspora. The Gambian Diaspora is a force to be reckoned with. Diaspora roundtable conferences are held annually including Stake of the Nation’s Forum to discuss how the Gambian Diaspora will effectively participate and contribute meaningfully to national development. How about the living conditions of Gambian migrants in Libya? What is the gender proportion and average age bracket of these Gambian migrants?

Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani confirmed that there is great concern about Libya, indicating that they are working intensively with all their diplomats on the Libyan issue. This came during a speech by Tajani on Libya at the opening session of the conference of Italian ambassadors to the world, organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome on December 21 and 22, with the participation of more than 100 Italian ambassadors abroad. “We are also working intensively with all countries in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa because we consider Libya a priority, as well as to solve the issue of immigration, and we are also working on a greater Italian presence in the Mediterranean region,” added the Italian foreign minister. “Italy is well established not only geographically but also historically in the Mediterranean region,” he added.

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In this blog post we will discuss the importance of Libya Independence Day and how it continues to shape Libyan society today. Since gaining independence, Libya has undergone a number of changes. Independence Day is a special day for Libyans. Since gaining independence, Libya has been ruled by a series of different governments. Libyan Independence Day – December 24, 2022Libya Independence Day is a holiday that celebrates the country’s independence from Italy on December 24, 2022.

(@FahadShabbir)WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd December, 2022) A group of pediatric cardiology surgeons from the US-based Bill Novick Cardiac Alliance conducted 80 operations of different levels of complexity during their recent trips to Iraq and Libya, team leader Bill Novick told Sputnik. "We were in Iraq for five weeks and operated on 50 children. One of our teams right now is finishing up in Libya.� They operated on 30 kids there," Novick said. The Cardiac Alliance team plans to return to Iraq and Libya in 2023 and is also scheduled to start new projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Rwanda, Novick added. The Cardiac Alliance is comprised of medical specialists from different countries who usually work in "hot spots" around the world.

Infections have recently spiked in the world’s second-largest economy and projections have suggested China could face an explosion of cases and more than a million deaths next year. “The WHO is very concerned over the evolving situation in China, with increasing reports of severe disease,” Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. Tedros said the agency needed more detailed information on disease severity, hospital admissions and requirements for intensive care units support for a comprehensive assessment of the situation. The comment comes as the German government confirmed it has sent its first batch of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to China to be administered initially to German expatriates. (Reporting by Manas Mishra and Nandhini Srinivasan in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)

"I welcome America's confirmation that it will not reopen the agreement reached on compensation, and the issuance of a red notice by Interpol," tweeted Dbeibeh. "This is what I confirmed previously to the Libyan people, who were subjected to a massive misinformation campaign." The Lockerbie agreement obliged the US to terminate existing lawsuits for financial compensation in US courts arising out of these incidents and precludes any future suits, confirmed Washington. Last week, Dbeibeh announced that his government had handed over Masud "to wipe the mark of terrorism from the Libyan people's forehead." On 31 January, 2001, a special Scottish court sitting in the Netherlands sentenced Libyan Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi to prison for the downing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie.

Somali Information Minister Da’ud Aweys has paid a visit to Libya, where he met with the deputy prime minister of the Libyan outgoing government Hussein al-Qatrani and discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. Aweys conveyed a greeting message from his Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre to al-Qatrani, according to a statement published by the state media. The talks also focused on cooperation in the security, counterterrorism, and political areas, according to the Somali Shabelle News Network. The minister who is on a working visit is expected to talk with the Libyan government about the repatriation of Somali migrants in the country who fell victim to the smugglers.

Libya plunged into crisis a decade ago when a NATO-backed uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi. Now, if he indeed runs for President it will spoil all the decade long plans of the West for Libya. Hence UN is threatening that if elections are further delayed, it will lead to partition of the country. The west is wary of its growing presence and Seif-al-Islam coming to power is a nightmare for the US. Finally, it has turned to UN which is threatening a possible division of the country if elections are not held immediately.

The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the persistent political deadlock in Libya nearly one year after elections scheduled for December 24, 2021, failed to materialise, and more than two years after the agreement of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap. The council members reiterated their strong support for the people of Libya to determine who governs them through elections and to ensure this legitimate demand is heard through the political process. They underlined the importance of an inclusive, comprehensive national dialogue and reconciliation process based on the principles of transitional justice. They called on all parties to uphold the October 23, 2020, ceasefire agreement and reiterated their call on all parties to accelerate full implementation of its provisions. They called on the international community to fully support UNSMIL and the special representative in their consultations with different Libyan stakeholders and international partners.