The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fawzi Al-Nuwairi arrived at the House headquarters in Benghazi ahead of parliamentary session today. According to a brief statement from the House, Libyan lawmakers will gather to discuss “a number of laws listed in the House agenda”.

November 07, 2022 11:45 UTC

The International Criminal Court prosecutor met with the UN envoy in Libya yesterday, Anadolu has reported. The visit is intended to boost accountability for war criminals and justice for their victims. The ICC said on Twitter that Karim Khan met with Abdallah Batili on the second day of his official visit to Tripoli. "This is the first visit of a prosecutor of the ICC to Libya in 10 years," it explained. During their meeting, the ICC official expressed his thanks to Menfi and the Libyan authorities for the support they provided to facilitate his visit.

November 07, 2022 10:55 UTC

XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Nils Pihl, CEO of Auki Labs. How is Auki Labs approaching user privacy and safety? If you’re looking for more information on this topic, visit the company’s website. Thanks for watching; if you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.

November 07, 2022 10:28 UTC

ANKARA: Egypt has halted its rapprochement with Turkiye because of the latter’s territorial and energy policy moves in Libya, and despite Ankara’s recent crackdown on journalists in the country affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, say analysts. Jalel Harchaoui, a Libya expert with the Royal United Services Institute, thinks that the disagreement between Egypt and Turkiye has little to do with ideology. “The hydrocarbon memorandum of understanding Ankara signed with Tripoli on Oct. 3 indicates that Turkish entities need to expand their presence in eastern Libya. Yet, the experts still believe it is possible for Cairo and Ankara to find common ground. “In return, Egypt should also reciprocate in (trust-building) steps towards Turkiye by turning into a reliable regional partner,” Telci said.

November 07, 2022 10:24 UTC

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Shahriar Alam has said that Bangladesh supports legal migration to other countries and wants to enhance cooperation with Libya in order to curb illegal migration, according to a report by Bangladeshi news website New Age. He conveyed this to newly appointed ambassador of Libya in Bangladesh Abdulmutalib Suliman during a meeting on Sunday as the Libyan ambassador his rule. He particularly sought cooperation of Libya in contract farming of Bangladesh agro-entrepreneurs in Libya by leasing land there. Alam also proposed establishment of collaboration between Bangladesh and Libya in food security area in the backdrop of the current global food crisis. The Libyan ambassador informed that Libya wants to employ Bangladeshi doctors, nurses, technicians and engineers in Libya.

November 07, 2022 09:55 UTC





By Hope O’Rukevbe EghaghaThe political landscape of Nigeria was shaken to its foundations last week of October when news about an evacuation order from home governments of citizens of America, Australia and Britain hit the airwaves. By kidnapping and collecting ransoms, it was believed that they had amassed enough wealth challenge the Nigerian State. Others countered that it was well within the right of America to warn its citizens in Nigeria if it perceived a threat to their lives. If the Nigerian government was angry with the western powers – America, Australia and Britain – for issuing the ‘embarrassing’ security advisory, the immediate announcement and the President’s visit to London to receive medical attention indicated otherwise. But the managers of security have a fundamental role to play in protection of life and property.

November 07, 2022 09:54 UTC

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November 07, 2022 06:07 UTC

Nice guy Karmenu. But Mifsud Bonnici as PM was a fiascoNo matter what the obituaries will say, as a politician Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici was a fiasco, and he presided over a tumultuous period of political violence

November 07, 2022 05:32 UTC

The phenomenon of babies stolen from hospitals in Spain, once shrouded in secrecy, is now being spoken about. According to the birth mothers, nuns who worked in maternity wards took the infants shortly after they were delivered and told the women, who were often unwed or poor, that their children were stillborn. But the babies were not dead: They had been sold, discreetly, to well-off Catholic parents, many of whom could not have families of their own. Under piles of forged papers, the adoptive families buried the secret of the crime they committed. The children who were taken were known in Spain simply as the “stolen babies.” No one knows exactly how many were kidnapped, but estimates suggest tens of thousands.

November 07, 2022 05:01 UTC

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh supports legal migration to other countries and wants to enhance cooperation with Libya in order to curb illegal migration. He conveyed this to newly appointed Ambassador of the State of Libya in Bangladesh Abdulmutalib S M Suliman. State Minister Alam thanked the Libyan government for their continued support to the Bangladeshi workers working in Libya. Read more: Libya seeks joint commission with Bangladesh to expand cooperationHe particularly sought cooperation of Libya in contract farming of Bangladesh agro-entrepreneurs in Libya by leasing land there. He said Bangladesh and Libya can celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations jointly by undertaking different programmes.

November 07, 2022 04:51 UTC

Migrants disembark from the Norway-flagged Geo Barents rescue ship carrying 572 migrants, in Catania's port, Sicily, southern Italy, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)By COLLEEN BARRY and SALVATORE CAVALLIThe captain of a charity-run migrant rescue ship refused Italian orders to leave a Sicilian port Sunday after authorities refused to let 35 of the migrants on his ship disembark — part of directives by Italy's new far-right-led government targeting foreign-flagged rescue ships. On Sunday, Italy ordered the Humanity 1 to vacate the port of Catania after disembarking 144 rescued migrants, including with children, more than 100 unaccompanied minors and people with medical emergencies. Later Sunday, a second charity ship arrived in Catania, and the vetting process was being repeated with the 572 migrants aboard the Geo Barents ship operated by Doctors Without Borders. “Free all the people, free them,'' Italian lawmaker Aboubakar Soumahoro said in an emotional appeal directed at Meloni from the Humanity 1 rescue ship.

November 07, 2022 04:07 UTC

He said the aviation sector is vital for several other sectors. International provision of aviation insurance for LibyaKhaled Alabed, Aviation Insurance Manager at Libya Insurance, Libya’s largest insurance company, said international insurance and reinsurance companies ‘‘had lost the appetite for providing cover for Libya’s aviation sector’’. Lifting the EU flight ban on LibyaHe said the lack of timely finance by the government is contributing to the lifting of the EU flight ban. He said it needs to be a joint effort by Libyan insurance companies, airliners, the civil aviation, and the Libyan government. This joint effort would reduce Libya’s aviation insurance premiums.

November 06, 2022 23:52 UTC

As the build-up to the 2022 edition of the Lagos Women Run continues, the November 12 road race is primed for new heights that would be the talk of the town for a long time. The coordinator for the event, Tayo Popoola, while reeling out some of the plans for the 2022 edition, assured it will not just be remarkable, but a memorable edition. According to her, a lot has gone into the preparation for the 2022 edition of the Lagos Women Run and she is confident it will be a spectacle for all to enjoy. Oluwafunmilayo Makinde-Marcus, while speaking to journalists, said she and her sisters are excited about the Lagos Women Run concept. ““Anything to encourage women to let them understand that they can do better and be better, is something that I always want to be part of.” She added.

November 06, 2022 23:15 UTC

Earlier today, the Italian authorities ordered the German-flagged rescue ship Humanity 1 to leave the port of Catania with 35 exhausted rescued men still on board. Italian authorities allowed the other 144 people rescued by Humanity 1 to disembark after a selection made on the basis of a brief physical examination by health officials sent on board by the authorities. All the people rescued by Humanity 1 departed from Libya, were refugees and migrants are at constant risk of torture and other ill-treatment, arbitrary detention and other abuses. “The law of the sea is clear; a rescue ends when all those rescued are disembarked in a place of safety. “It is disgraceful that the Italian government continues to assist Libyan authorities in violating their people’s human rights.

November 06, 2022 22:23 UTC

The situation in Yemen, Libya and Syria was the focus of a meeting between Iranian foreign minister's senior advisor for special political affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, reports citing . According to the agency, the Iranian politician stressed the necessity of strengthening bilateral cooperation between Moscow and Tehran. The sides also supported Libya's and Yemen's territorial integrity and called for resolving problems in these countries without foreign interference. On Saturday, Vershinin met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines of the first meeting of national coordinators of the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter.

November 06, 2022 22:11 UTC