Musbah Akkari, the new chairman of the state National Commercial Bank (NCB), one of the largest banks in Libya, has apologised to customers and promised to improve his bank’s services. ‘‘We apologize to all our valued customers for any shortcomings and pledge to do more to improve services and improve banking services for the better.’’, he said. Akkari was formerly chairman of the largest Libyan bank, the state-owned Jumhuria bank. The NCB charman was announcing a raft of new services and products in reaction to customer demand and criticism. The NCB had been a typical state-owned bank with very poor customer service and little new products.

The country’s current political crisis stems from the failure to hold elections in December 2021 and the refusal of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah who led a transitional government to step down. In response, the country’s east-based parliament appointed a rival prime minister, Fathy Bashagha, who has for months sought to install his government in Tripoli. The Dec. 24 presidential vote was postponed over disputes between the rival factions on laws governing the elections, and controversial presidential hopefuls. At the last Berlin conference in June 2021, where Germany and the United Nations brought together 17 countries, Libya’s transitional leadership headed by Dbeibah underlined its commitment to Dec. 24 elections. Guterres said that unfortunately “it was impossible to reach a full solution” to Libya’s political crisis through the Berlin process, “but it was possible to avoid the worst” and he supports another Berlin conference.

A court has jailed a Libyan man after he admitted to having presented a forged identity document to immigration officials upon his arrival at the Malta International Airport yesterday. His lawyer, Victor Bugeja contested the forgery charges after it emerged that the charges had been issued from a template. The disputed charges were withdrawn during the sitting, after which the accused changed his plea and admitted the remaining charges. On Bugeja’s insistence, the court specified in its judgement that the admission was limited to the use and possession of the document in question and not to having forged it. The court declared the Alhadar guilty on his own admission of the remaining charges and sentenced the man to imprisonment for six months.

11 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 8 percent of the infection rate, according to a Wednesday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC). The center also said 10 have recovered during the same reporting period. The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have exceeded more than 50,000 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. Over two million people received one dose of the vaccination, while more than one million others were vaccinated with two doses.

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Ageela Saleh, the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), has called for an official meeting of the HoR tomorrow. It will be recalled that the HoR had failed to hold a session in Benghazi on 5 September after it claimed HoR members were prevented from flying out from Tripoli’s Mitiga airport. A fight for control of the Supreme Court? They claim Aldabaiba wanted to prevent the HoR appointing a new head of the Supreme Court. HoR members prevented from flying from Tripoli to today’s Benghazi session (libyaherald.com)The HoR to hold official session on Monday to reappoint new head of the Supreme Court (libyaherald.com)

German Ambassador to Libya, Michael Ohnmacht, said Wednesday “efforts for completing a constitutional basis for Libya is ongoing,” after his meeting with the First Deputy of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the President of the High Council State (HCS). “During my meetings with the First Deputy HoR-Speaker Al-Nuwairi and with HCS President Al-Mashri, I was pleased to hear that efforts for completing a constitutional basis for Libyaare ongoing – based upon the agreement reached in the Geneva & Cairo meetings,” Ohnmacht tweeted.

CAIRO - 14 September 2022: Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid, in a tweet on Wednesday, wished speedy recovery to those injured in a fuel tank blast in Sebha city in Libya on Tuesday. Speaking during the session was also Aly al Halaby, Lebanon’s permanent representative at the AL. He stressed the need for all members to support his country, which is hosting the majority of Syrian refugees – who make up one-sixth of the population in Lebanon. Lebanon has been, despite its limited potentials, acting to secure the needs of those refugees since the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011, Halaby said. “We have been calling on sisterly and friendly countries to support Lebanon … until the Syrian refugees are back to their country,” Halaby told the session.

A total of 50 West African migrants, including women and children, were rescued in the desert in northern Niger near the Libyan border, the United Nations said Tuesday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the migrants were “vulnerable and in distress” and comprised 10 children, three women and 37 men, AFP reported. IOM said they became “stranded” in the desert near the town of Dirkou after a perilous journey. Dirkou is a crossroads for the smuggling of migrants, weapons and drugs into Libya and on to Europe. The group, including 49 Nigerians and one Cameroonian national, was rescued last week and flown to the transit city of Agadez, where the IOM runs a reception centre.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity has confirmed its continued communication with Chad, to release four detained Libyan youths, whom have lost their way in the desert. The ministry indicated that it had formed a crisis cell working around the clock to ensure their release and return to their homeland, directing the Libyan embassy and the consulate in Chad to visit them and ensure their safety, and to provide them with consular services. The Chadian embassy in Tripoli confirmed the imminence of their release, the ministry added, indicating the readiness of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss limiting the occurrence of such incidents in the future, as well as issues related to controlling and security of the common borders.

Hospitals held a share of 62.1% in the Libya dialysis machines market in 2021. "With growing conflicts within the nation, as well as the emergence of COVID-19, a shift toward providing uniform care continuum across the country is set to aid Libya dialysis machines market expansion," says an analyst of Persistence Market Research. In November 2021, American company Baxter delivered 26 adult dialysis machines and a paediatric dialysis unit to the Tripoli University Hospital in Libya. Persistence Market Research offers a unique perspective and actionable insights on the Libya dialysis machines market in its latest study, presenting a historical demand assessment of 2017 – 2021 and projections for 2022 – 2032. Other Trending Reports:About Persistence Market Research:Persistence Market Research (PMR), as a 3rd-party research organization, does operate through an exclusive amalgamation of market research and data analytics for helping businesses ride high, irrespective of the turbulence faced on the account of financial/natural crunches.

Confirming this in its September 2022 oil sector report released on Tuesday, OPEC stated that the drop in Nigeria’s oil production made Angola and Libya to overtake Nigeria in oil output. The report stated that Angola was Africa’s highest crude oil producer for the month under review with an average production of 1.187mb/d. It said Libya’s crude oil production averaged also 1.123mb/d for the month of August. “According to secondary sources, total OPEC-13 crude oil production averaged 29.65 mb/d in August, higher by 618,000 month-on-month,” it stated. The report added, “Crude oil output increased mainly in Libya and Saudi Arabia, while production in Nigeria declined.”The post Angola, Libya overtake Nigeria in crude production – OPEC appeared first on NEWS PICKS — WITHIN NIGERIA.

The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, said that the upcoming elections are one of the most important periods in the history of Libya, announcing the start of political consultations to hold the vote as soon as possible. In statements to Al-Arabiya TV, Dbeibah called for a dialogue on the transitional phase by anyone who wants to reach elections, stressing his government's readiness for dialogue with any party regarding the constitutional basis and elections, pointing out that his government's slogan is based on taking Libya to elections. He also expressed his hope that the legislators would end the controversy over the constitutional rule, expressing his wish to hold elections as soon as possible, and saying that more than 3 million Libyans have received the voter cards and are waiting for the date of elections. Dbeibah said that what happened in the capital, Tripoli recently, were clashes with coup parties adding that they were defeated, and described what he called the “coup attempt” in Tripoli as a “stupid act." He described that Libyans had sacrificed a lot in order to fight terrorism, hoping that this will not be repeated again, adding that Libya has reached the highest level of oil production in 10 years, and welcoming in this regard the effort of the African Union to mediate reconciliation in Libya.

QNADoha: Speaker of the House of Representatives of the sisterly State of Libya H E Aguila Saleh hailed the State of Qatar’s supportive stances towards Libyan people and its keenness on achieving Libya’s security and stability, and its aspirations for peace and development. He said that he briefed HH the Amir on the latest developments of the situation in Libya and their view on these developments. The meeting was constructive and he sensed the Qatari leadership’s keenness to settle differences in Libya by peaceful means, he pointed out, noting that the Qatari leadership is open to all Libyans and is eager to restore security and stability in Libya. Aguila affirmed that the meetings in Doha were historic and he promised to make every effort to solve the Libyan crisis. Everyone trusts that the hosting, organization, security and management of the tournament will be at a high level, he added.

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