General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar said in a speech on Monday “the continuation of the status quo in the capital Tripoli may push the Libyans to take a definitive decision.”“State institutions in the capital have turned into fragile entities submissive to armed groups,” Haftar streesed in his speech in the eastern city of Ajdabya. “The General Command made strenuous efforts to build a prosperous civil state in the interest of the homeland and to establish lasting peace and reconciliation among the brotherly Libyans,“ he added. “Today, we see those clinging to power and obstructing the democratic path who do not belong to the military establishment,” according to LNA Commander. “If the military wanted to overthrow the democratic path, no force would have been able to stand in their way,” Haftar pointed out. He stressed thar the position of LNA forces “will only be support and protection for the Libyans.”LNA Commander called for “reconciliation, tolerance, security and stability” in Libya.

(@ChaudhryMAli88)CAIRO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th December, 2022) The Government of National Unity, the provisional government of Libya, announced on Monday the lifting of restrictions on geological exploration of the national oil deposits. In October, the NOC said it had signed agreements with Italian Eni and British BP on offshore gas exploration. According to the company, the country's gas deposits exceed 80 million cubic meters of gas. In July, the NOC announced that it was restoring oil exports after the removal of emergency measures and appointment of a new director. The prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, said that the corporation planned to increase oil production to two million barrels per day over the next three-five years.

But Sisi, who is close to the Saudi and Emirati rulers, could be useful to Erdogan in maintaining those newly mended relations. Relations between Ankara and Athens have deteriorated to the point where Erdogan now routinely threatens military action. The Turkish leader would go on to label Sisi “an illegitimate tyrant” and swore never to speak with him. Erdogan remains determined to exploit hydrocarbons in Libyan waters, which would be a poke in Sisi’s eye. AdvertisementFor now, though, the Turkish leader needs his Egyptian counterpart.

Mustafa al-Mahraj, the French ambassador to Libya, was welcomed by Mohamed al-Menfi, the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, on Sunday in Tripoli. According to PC Media Office, the meeting covered the evolution of the political situation in Libya as well as French contributions to national and international efforts to achieve political stability that results in parliamentary and presidential elections. The French ambassador praised the role that the Presidential Council had played in resolving the current crisis and emphasized the continuation of France’s efforts to bring about stability. He also noted that it would be beneficial for Libya’s stability to reach a political agreement that would allow for the holding of elections on a constitutional basis with the results being accepted by all political parties. News Summary:

The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Monday that 16 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 4 percent of the infection rate. 6 people recovered in the same reporting period. The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have reached more than 500,000 since the start of the pandemic, while over 490,000 of which have recovered, according to the NCDC. The virus has claimed the lives of 6,437 people in total. Over two million people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over one million were fully vaccinated with two doses.

The United States has denied on Sunday that it made any changes to the process of visa application for Libyan travelers, according to the American Embassy in the country. “At this time there are no changes to announce regarding visas for Libyan travelers to the United States,” the embassy reported in a brief notice published via Twitter. “Reports that changes have gone into effect are untrue,” it added before advising to refer to the U.S. Embassy website for current requirements.

Giulietta Boukhobza, a refugee from Libya, met with Yale students at the Slifka Center to recount her family’s forced exodus from Libya and impart advice for the younger Jewish generation. She emphasized that her experiences were not unique and that they were lived by thousands of other Jewish people who confronted ethnic cleansing in the Arab world during the mid-1900s. The Six-Day War was a “boiling point for simmering persecution” against Jewish Libyans, Baker-Butler added. Like many other Jewish children in Libya, attending Arab schools was not an option for her. In the streets, she watched as men sexually harrassed Jewish women who chose not to comply with standards of clothing.

(MENAFN) Chief of Tripoli-based unity government Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Sunday greeted a phone discussion by the UN ambassador to Libya for hosting votes in the nation. Dbeibeh stated in a publish a tweet on his user at Twitter that "I welcome the statement of the Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, in which he urged all the relevant parties to achieve what he described as the "sole purpose" to go for elections." On Saturday, Bathily urged that "on political actors to accelerate discussions on the way forward in the political process, and to create the conditions for the holding of free and fair elections." On Wednesday, Libyan Parliament representative Agila Saleh stated that there is a signed agreement among the East Libya-located assembly as well as the Tripoli-located High Council of State, which preform as a senate, on the improvement of the nation’s sovereign institutions. MENAFN04122022000045014228ID1105264977

President of the Libyan Presidential Council (PC), Mohamed al-Menfi, received Sunday in Tripoli French Ambassador to Libya, Mustafa al-Mahraj. The meeting dealt with developments of the political situation in Libya, and the national and international efforts that France contributes to to reach political stability that leads to parliamentary and presidential elections, according to PC Media Office. French ambassador praised the role played by the Presidential Council to get out of the current crisis, stressing the continuation of France’s efforts to achieve stability, pointing out that it will play a positive role in the stability of Libya to reach a political agreement that paves the way for holding elections according to a constitutional basis, the results of which are approved by all political parties, said the Media Office.

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor, Siddiq al-Kabir, met Sunday with members of the Planning and General Budget Committee of the Parliament. The meeting discussed four issues: public spending, budget for next year, status of commercial banks, and completion of infrastructure projects, according to CBL. The Parliament committee was headed by Omar Tantoush, with the membership of Amer Omran, Abdel Moneim Balkour, Muhammad Al-Fuwairis and Khalifa Al-Daghari.

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Ali al-Hibri, has denied accusations of corruption made by the House of Representatives against the Stabilization Committee of Benghazi and Derna. In a lengthy letter released today, Al-Hibri responded to the parliament’s reports that led to his dismissal, saying that most of the notes reveal the extent of incorrect “fabrications and allegations” by listing inaccurate and misleading information. “The inaccurate remarks sought to discredit the stabilization committees without being based on realistic justifications,” he added.

The Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, held talks on Saturday with U.N. Special Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily. According to a statement by the council, Menfi renewed his support for the efforts of the U.N. envoy, and “the steps he is taking to complete the implementation of the provisions of the road map.”For his part, Bathily reaffirmed his commitment to the road map emanating from the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) “as a ground for moving towards achieving political consensus in Libya” .

A group of 50 members of the High Council of State (HCS) have called on the Council's presidency to set a hierarchy as a basis for negotiating with the House of Representatives (HoR), as they demanded the issue be placed at the top of the agenda and put for a vote on Monday's session. In a statement, the group underscored that the constitutional rule should be adopted by consensus between the two chambers and emphasized the need for the two sides to agree on the election law and set a timeline for implementation. The agreement with the House of Representatives on a presidential council and a government of technocrats must be limited in number and program, provided it adheres to the constitutional norm with respect to the election schedule, the statement read. Sovereign positions were among the four-point statement by the 50 HCS members, as they demanded the issue be agreed upon between the two chambers. Earlier in the day, 24 members of the HCS submitted a proposal to the head of the UN mission in Libya calling for holding a joint session between the HoR and the HCS to adopt a constitutional basis ahead of possible elections.

PoliticsATHENS – Greece has submitted a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining the background of the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum. The Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN, Maria Theofili, underlined in the letter that “Greece maintains all its rights under international law and calls on Libya and Turkey to respect the sovereign rights of Greece and to refrain from any move that may violate these rights and destabilizes peace and security in the region.”The letter that was delivered to Guterres on November 17, noted that Greece rejects the new Turkish-Libyan memorandum in the field of hydrocarbons, which is described as “violating the sovereign rights of Greece, is a violation of international law and a deliberate escalation that undermines stability in the region.”Theofili recalls Greece’s self-evident rights (ipso facto and ab initio) in the region, as they are based, among other things, on the agreement demarcating Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) with Egypt. In the letter it is also underlined that the Tripoli government has no right to proceed with agreementsThe new Turkish-Libyan memorandum is in complete contradiction with the 2020 Road Map for the resolution of the Libyan conflict, according to which the foreign policy of the Libyan state should be conducted “in a way that preserves the friendly and peaceful relations with regional and international partners and in accordance with the rules of good neighborliness and mutual interests,” the letter noted. Based on this specific provision, but also the previous Turkish-Libyan memorandum, the permanent representative of Greece states in the letter that “an agreement on cooperation in the field of hydrocarbons clearly falls within the framework of agreements whose executive authority is excluded from the their completion.”

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal will be the Chief Guest at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave to be held in New Delhi tomorrow (05 December 2022, Monday). At the Conclave, exhibition and B2B meeting will also be organized to showcase Indian millets and millet-based products. Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Anupriya Patel will be the Guest of Honour at the Millets Conclave. At the first-of-its-kind Millets Conclave, the government will release e-catalogue on 30 potential importing countries and 21 millet producing states of India. India recorded 27 percent growth in millet production in 2021-22 as compared to millet production in the previous year was 15.92 MMT.