Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aqila Saleh, said the executive authority represented in the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh had certain duties in a certain period of time, but it failed. “During the coming few days, agreement with the State Council on the file of sovereign positions would be made,” Saleh confirmed in a press conference held at the Arab League headquarters in Egypt after his meeting with the Secretary-General of the League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit. “HoR made a constitutional amendment giving the authority to establish the constitutional rule by a joint committee between HoR and the State Council,” he added. HoR Speaker stressed that the absence of a UN envoy during the last period hindered the completion of the constitutional rule because the meeting of the committee must be under the auspices of the UN. Saleh called on the UN envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, to invite the Constitutional Base Committee formed by the House of Representatives and the State Council to meet, noting that there would be an agreement between HoR and the State Council to choose a unified executive authority.

CAIRO – 28 November 2022: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Monday the important role played by the UN in supporting the political process and the constitutional path in Libya. Ambassador Abu Zeid, indicated that Minster Shoukry was keen to renew congratulations to Bathily for assuming his position on his first visit to Egypt. FM Sameh Shoukry receives Mr. Abdullah Batili, Special Representative of the SG of the @UN & Head of @UNSMILibya . From his side, Bathily expressed his full appreciation for the constructive and pivotal Egyptian role in Libya, and what Egypt has suffered greatly over the past years as a result of the continuation of this crisis. Bathily also stressed his aspiration to coordinate with Egypt during the coming period, as it was agreed to intensify work towards advancing the Libyan-Libyan political solution to achieve Security, stability and prosperity in Libya.

Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, met on Sunday with tribal and community leaders of the country’s eastern region to discuss the council’s efforts on national reconciliation. This is according to a brief statement by the council, which also noted that Menfi expressed praise for the representatives’ position towards “national issues in this exceptional circumstance to achieve national reconciliation”. Menfi also told the representatives that he is “open to all initiatives aimed at bringing all Libyans together.”

Warnock casts Walker as unqualified and unfit for office. Walker mocks Warnock as a hypocrite beholden to President Joe Biden. Mexican asylum seekers set their sights north — on CanadaMONTREAL — There has been a surge in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in Canada this year. More than 8,000 Mexican nationals have applied for asylum in Canada since the start of the year. The city is increasingly being shorn in winter of power and sometimes water, too, by Russian bombardments.

Human Rights Team of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) met members of the General Union of Libyan Students and heard their calls for an updated education system that meets students’ needs, according to UNSMIL. Students are struggling to complete their studies due to a lack of equipment, teacher strikes, outdated curricula, and electricity cuts, the Mission quoted representatives from the General Union of Libyan Students. “In the last two years there has not been one semester in which my dental studies at the University of Misrata haven’t been stopped due to issues like strikes or electricity,” said Musab Gusaibat, the President of the General Union of Libyan Students. We need an education system that develops students to have the right skills for business, not one where the outdated curriculum means that even those who have access to education and complete their studies do not come out with the right skills, they said, calling for better coordination between ministries of education, planning, and economy. “We are learning a curriculum from 1980 in buildings which sometimes don’t have bathrooms,” explained Musab, “we need a government committee to work with us to update the curriculum to meet market needs.”

RIYADH, Nov 27 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha has underlined the increasing significance of the partnership between the OIC and the Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilization. ‏In a statement at the High Level Ministerial Group of the Ninth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations held in Fez, the secretary general appreciated the initiative by Morocco of hosting the Forum’s ninth edition, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian, Social, and Cultural Affairs Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet was reading out the statement on behalf of Taha. He highlighted that the Forum provides the international community with a unique platform to develop joint initiatives and forge partnerships many of which are consistently supported and shared by the OIC. The Group of Friends of the UN Alliance of Civilizations needs to sustain its primordial role as a clearing house, a catalyst, and a facilitator for this much-needed dialogue-driven culture, he added.

Students are struggling to complete their studies due to a lack of equipment, teacher strikes, outdated curricula, and electricity cuts, according to representatives from the General Union of Libyan Students who met with the human rights team of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) last week. “We need better coordination which focuses on the actual needs of students,” the University of Misrata IT student added, “we know the challenges and the local needs of students across Libya.”Inclusive dialogues by UNSMIL’s human rights teamThe meeting was part of a series of inclusive dialogues by UNSMIL’s human rights team to compile challenges and recommendations provided by the people of Libya. This will then be given to the government and the international community to ensure the centrality of human rights throughout the political process. Lack of electricity, missing books, an outdated curriculum, poorly paid teachers striking for salary increases and poorly maintained buildings are all having a daily impact on the students in Libya, the Union members said. Those who have an opinion they would like to share with should monitor UNSMIL’s social media accounts to register for the digital dialogue.

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Ahmad Khan is seeking a number of arrest warrants against Libyan nationals over war crimes, crimes against migrants and crimes against human rights. According to the newspaper, the requests concern subjects already subjected to sanctions by the UN, the EU and the US. Until recently, the ICC had considered itself effectively unable to investigate human traffickers, given its jurisdiction to prosecute for crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. But Khan is arguing that crimes against migrants in Libya may constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, thus paving the way for ICC action against those involved. Khan, on his first visit to Libya, also announced that further requests for arrest warrants would be made.

The values of the society determine the type of politics it gets. The type of politics it gets determines the profile and approach of governance obtainable within the given society. And the kind of governance determines whether or not a nation will be built. To put it bluntly, while a society’s vision determines its development, the society dictates the type of politics that is doable, and the kind of governance pattern feasible, because politics is not something that serves itself. In our clime, politics becomes more interesting when a tinge of godfatherism, hypocrisy, betrayals, complacency and complicity take a comfortable seat.

Mexicans flee north — to Canada; Walker-Warnock race in Ga. turns bitter; and more news todayAssociated Press, CNNGet caught up on today’s top news:The extended Senate campaign in Georgia between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, football legend Herschel Walker, has grown increasingly bitter ahead as their Dec. 6 runoff nears. Warnock casts Walker as unqualified and unfit for office. Walker mocks Warnock as a hypocrite beholden to President Joe Biden. Mexican asylum seekers set their sights north — on CanadaMONTREAL — There has been a surge in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in Canada this year. More than 8,000 Mexican nationals have applied for asylum in Canada since the start of the year.

Today in HistoryToday is Sunday, Nov. 27, the 331st day of 2022. Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (mah-SKOH’-nee) and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. Rock musician Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds) is 63. Rock musician Charlie Benante (Anthrax) is 60. Rock musician Mike Bordin (Faith No More) is 60.

Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, held talks on Sunday with the newly appointed Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Maree Al-Barassi, at Saleh’s office in Qubba. According to a brief statement by the House Office, the two discussed a number of economic issues, “on top of which were the most prominent developments in the Central Bank of Libya, where he was briefed on the workflow in the bank.”Al-Barassi was appointed by the House during a parliamentary session last week after his predecessor Ali Al-Hibri reportedly recused him.

“This includes verbal, physical, or sexual violence, so-called ‘honour crimes,’ and as many women activists have told us, online violence against women.” UNSMIL said in a statement on Friday. UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily said he joins the United Nations Secretary-General’s campaign to end violence against women by 2030 and call upon all relevant Libyan stakeholders to take serious and active steps to combat violence against women and girls in Libya. “Violence against women and girls comes in many shapes and forms, most recently it has evolved to include online harassment, threats and exploitation. Anecdotal information and data shows that women are victims of online violence including receiving inappropriate messages, hate speech and blackmailing. UNSMIL encouraged all authorities to promote an environment that respects freedom of expression and combats hate speech and violence against women and girls.

TRIPOLI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday held the fifth annual marathon under the slogan "competing for peace" with more than 1,500 participants. Participants from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Türkiye, Philippine and Japan took part in the marathon, along with 70 observers and judges, said Abdul-Hamed Shbet, head of the Organizing Committee. The first-place winner took home a prize of 5,500 Libyan dinars (1,119 U.S. dollars) and a return flight ticket to Türkiye, Shbet said. Flight tickets, smartphones, sportswear, and cash prizes were also granted to participants, he added. The marathon was 21 km, approximately half the distance of a standard race, and took about three hours to finish.

The High Council of State (HCS) explained that it recognized the coordination mechanism that the Supreme Judicial Council selected in its meeting on April 12, 2021, which recognized the need for the House of Representatives and the HCS to agree on the occupants of the positions of the Attorney General and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, to respect the full independence of the judiciary. The HCS added that the mechanism also respected the selection rules for these two positions in accordance with the legislation in force that the Supreme Judicial Council used to apply to candidacy applications, provided that the role of the House of Representatives and the HCS accept or reject this candidacy in accordance with the mechanisms adopted in the Libyan Political Agreement. The HCS referred to the results of its meeting, which concluded that Al-Siddiq Al-Sour was elected by 12 votes out of 14, within the House of Representatives in an official session, where they approved his selection as Attorney General, while the HCS also approved his selection in the presence of 84 members: 55 approved, 4 rejected, and 25 abstained from voting. Members of the High Council of State (HCS) Abdul Rahman Al-Sweihli, Mustafa Al-Tariki, Naima Al-Hami and Youssef Al-Ahyool appealed at the Supreme Court what they said the unconstitutionality of the House of Representatives' (HoR) Resolution No.2 of 2021, regarding appointing Al-Siddiq Al-Sour as the Libyan Attorney General.