Golden Heart: 10 children from Libya, Egypt, Tunisia first to get free heart surgeries honouring Lulu’s Yusuffali in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Ten children from the MENA region have undergone free life-saving heart surgeries under the Golden Heart Initiative announced in the UAE. Ray of hopeFor Madlin and Medhat, parents of five-year-old Mariam from Egypt, the Golden Heart Initiative brought a glimmer of hope into their lives. Mariam, 5, with her father after she successfully underwent a heart surgery under the Golden Heart Initiative at a hospital in Egypt. The parents are overwhelmed with the care their daughter has received and have expressed their gratitude to everyone involved in the Golden Heart Initiative. Medhat, Mariam’s father, said, “We are very thankful to the Golden Heart Initiative for treating Mariam and making her as healthy as her sisters.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 20:02 UTC
Egypt to extend submarine fiber optic cable with Central Europe, Balkans
CAIRO – 1 February 2024: Telecom Egypt and Hungary's 4IG signed Thursday in Budapest an agreement to extend a submarine fiber optic cable in the Mediterranean between Egypt and Albania within the former's plan to introduce five new international submarine cables in collaboration with international partners adding to the existing 14. The cable will be connected to Western Europe through ground cables as well as to some Mediterranean countries, such as Italy, Libya, Cyprus and Greece, through other submarine cables. On the Egyptian side, the cable with Albania will be connected to submarine cables in the Red Sea through international ground cables; of which, Egypt houses 10. On the Albanian side, the cable will be connected, through ground ones, to a main data center in Germany's Frankfort as well as other destinations in Central Europe and the Balkans such as Sofia, Vienna, and Budapest. Last week, Telecom Egypt and Naitel Jordan signed a cooperation agreement to establish a submarine fiber optic cable connecting Egypt and Jordan and that will be dubbed "Coral Bridge."
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 18:08 UTC
139 irregular migrants return home from Libya
A batch of 139 Bangladeshi irregular migrants today returned home from Libya with the support of the Bangladesh government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The Bangladeshis, who were "detained" at different places in the city of Benghazi, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital in a chartered flight of Buraq Air at 4:15am, the foreign ministry said in a press release. With them, a total of 1,245 Bangladeshi citizens have been brought back from the North African country since July last year, the release said. Today, upon arrival of the fresh batch of returnees, officials from the foreign ministry and IOM Bangladesh greeted them at the airport. Besides, IOM Bangladesh provided Tk 6,000 each to the migrants as "pocket money" and some food.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 14:11 UTC
Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets the President of the Libyan Presidential Council
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohammed El-Menfi, at Al-Ittihadiya Palace. This shall take place in a manner that safeguards the interests of the Libyan people and pushes forward the path of stability and development in Libya. The President of the Libyan Presidential Council expressed gratitude for Egypt’s role in support of Libya across all levels, and its sincere commitment to promoting efforts toward comprehensive national reconciliation. He also lauded Egypt’s keenness on unifying the institutions of the Libyan state, which is essential to restoring stability in the country. Mr. El-Menfi reviewed developments in the Libyan political scene and the Presidential Council’s endeavors to accommodate and unify the views of the various Libyan parties.
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February 01, 2024 12:30 UTC
Egypt's dollar bonds pessimism overblown: Goldman Sachs and Pictet
CAIRO - 1 February 2024: The pessimism surrounding Egypt's dollar-denominated bonds is deemed exaggerated, according to global investment banks Goldman Sachs and Pictet Asset Management. In January, Egypt's dollar-denominated bonds witnessed a 1.7 percent decrease, marking their worst monthly performance since August. These countries, which were largely excluded from accessing international debt markets earlier, are now showing positive momentum in their hard currency bonds. Egypt is required to repay around $3.3 billion worth of dollar-denominated bonds in 2024, with the first installment due in March. Barton stated that Pictet, managing assets valued at over $265 billion, rules out any sovereign debt default in emerging markets this year.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 11:50 UTC
139 more Bangladeshis return home from Libya
A total of 139 irregular Bangladeshi nationals, who were detained at detention centres in Tripoli and Benghazi of Libya, returned home today. A chartered flight of Buraq Air carrying the Bangladeshi nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 4:15 am on Thursday (February 1). With this, a total of 1,245 Bangladeshis returned home from Libya so far since July 2023. With the all-out efforts of Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, Libyan government and direct cooperation of International Organization for Migration (IOM), the detained Bangladeshis returned home. After their arrival at the Dhaka airport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials and IOM officials welcomed these Bangladeshi citizens.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 09:56 UTC
OPEC oil output falls in January on new cuts, Libya
OPEC oil output falls in January on new cuts, LibyaOPEC oil output in January registered the biggest monthly drop since July, a Reuters survey found, as several members implemented new voluntary production cuts agreed with the wider OPEC+ alliance and unrest curbed Libyan output. Some OPEC members pledged voluntary cuts in two rounds - in April 2023 and November 2023, and Saudi Arabia made an additional voluntary cut. Algeria cut output by 40,000 bpd, implementing most of its voluntary reductions. The top exporter extended a voluntary 1 million bpd cut into the first quarter as part of November's OPEC+ deal. Output was 40,000 bpd above the country's 2024 target.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 07:54 UTC
OPEC oil output falls in January on new cuts, Libya: survey
OPEC oil output in January registered the biggest monthly drop since July, a Reuters survey found, as several members implemented new voluntary production cuts agreed with the wider OPEC+ alliance and unrest curbed Libyan output. Some OPEC members pledged voluntary cuts in two rounds – in April 2023 and November 2023, and Saudi Arabia made an additional voluntary cut. Algeria cut output by 40,000 bpd, implementing most of its voluntary reductions. The top exporter extended a voluntary 1 million bpd cut into the first quarter as part of November’s OPEC+ deal. Nigeria raised output by 40,000 bpd, the survey found, as some crude was processed in the new Dangote refinery and exports held largely steady, the survey found.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 05:54 UTC
German Ambassador expresses appreciation for advanced technology and quality of services of digital systems used in civil aviation safety monitoring
The German Ambassador to Libya, Michael Ohnmacht, expressed his appreciation for the level of advanced technology and the quality of services available through the digital systems used in Libya’s civil aviation safety monitoring. The appreciation was reported by Libya’s Civil Aviation Authority last Monday (29 January) following a meeting on the same day between the head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Mohamed Shalebek, at the Authority’s Tripoli headquarters, and the German Ambassador. The Civil Aviation Authority said the executive steps taken by the it to address and complete the requirements for corrective measures contained in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) report and the results of visits by international audit teams during 2023, were discussed. Its digital transformation project manager also gave a brief presentation of the completed stages of the project. The Authority’s monitoring mechanism was clarified through the database of airlines, air crews, licenses, validity and maintenance, which achieves direct monitoring of the extent of compliance with the approved rules and systems, it added.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 03:02 UTC
‘I didn’t support the war in Libya’: Ben Shapiro on American intervention
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro says he was “very sceptical” of American intervention in Libya under the Obama administration because it didn’t represent “actual American interest”. The 2011 military intervention in Libya, which overthrew Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, ultimately led to factional violence and the Second Libyan Civil War. “As far as war, I think that every single conflict the United States get … in we ought to be asking what is the actual American goal, what is the actual American interest, which is for one thing why I didn’t support the war in Libya during the Obama administration,” Mr Shapiro told Sky News host Piers Morgan. “It’s why I was very sceptical of American intervention, whether covert or overt, during the Arab Spring. “I thought that was going to end quite poorly.”
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 02:20 UTC
CBL approves new legal framework for Libyan Credit Information Centre
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has granted approval to the Libyan Credit Information Centre’s (LCIC) newly developed legal framework, Expertise France informed Libya Herald today. Our tailored capacity-building workshops have equipped the Centre’s staff with specific expertise in credit information management, data protection and international standards. Risk Mitigation: The regulatory framework is expected to help in identifying and managing potential risks associated with credit information. The regulatory framework is expected to help in identifying and managing potential risks associated with credit information. With the legal framework in place, Expertise France said the focus now shifts to developing the LCIC’s operational capacity.
Source:Libya Today
February 01, 2024 01:26 UTC
Libya Deports Migrants Back To Egypt: Official
Tripoli, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Feb, 2024) Libyan authorities on Wednesday began sending 350 irregular migrants to their home country Egypt, an immigration official told AFP. The International Organization for Migration said it had organised two "voluntary humanitarian returns" charter flights from Libya to Nigeria on Tuesday. Libya sent 600 irregular migrants back to Egypt in November and a further 650 in December. All of those being sent back via bus to the border with Egypt on Wednesday were men, including some children, Ammar said. In 2023, a total 23,361 migrants of African or Asian nationality, mostly from Nigeria, were sent back to their homelands from Libya, he added.
Source:Libya Today
January 31, 2024 23:28 UTC
Egypt’s Bahna Engineering ready to resume work on Libya’s rail project
Libyan Railways reported today that its Chairman, Saeed Salem Al-Kilani, met in Cairo last Sunday (28 January) with Samir Bahna, Executive Director together with several specialist engineers from his company, Bahna Engineering. The meeting dealt with the affirmation and determination of Libyan Railways to complete the implementation of the work of the contract signed with Bahna. The company was invited to inspect the project in preparation for resuming work on its contract. Libyan Railways reported that the company’s CEO welcomed the invitation and confirmed that his company is ready to send a number of its engineers to inspect in preparation for resuming work on the project. Libyan Railroads participates in French Libyan Transport Forum 11 to 12 December, Paris (libyaherald.com)Libyan Railroads meets eastern government and BFI to discuss way forward (libyaherald.com)Libyan Railroads participates in ‘‘Financing Railway Projects in Africa Forum’’ in Dakkar, Senegal (libyaherald.com)Libyan Railroads and Russian Railways discuss activating stalled Sirte-Benghazi rail project (libyaherald.com)Libyan Railroads holds consultations with the ambassadors of Chad and Niger on rail link for transit trade route (libyaherald.com)Greece’s Mytilineos indicates desire to invest in Tripoli and Benghazi metros: Libyan Railroads (libyaherald.com)Railroads Libya visits sites to follow up on damage and loss of equipment (libyaherald.com)Railroads Libya hosts Tunisian engineering firm (libyaherald.com)Railroads Libya holds meeting with Hill International in Greece (libyaherald.com)BOT is the way forward for completion of Libya’s railway project (libyaherald.com)A railway system is fundamental to diversifying Libya’s economy post-oil (libyaherald.com)‘The Importance of Railways to Sustainable Growth, Transit Trade and Economic Development’’ workshop – Tripoli, 22 November (libyaherald.com)Libyan Railways Implementation Authority invites International Federation of Railways to participate in November workshop (libyaherald.com)Delegation from Libya’s Rail Authority visits InnoTrans 2022 in preparation for workshop (libyaherald.com)Libyan Rail Authority meets Chinese about restarting projects (libyaherald.com)Libya’s Railroad Authority tests old locomotive and 10 KM track from Khoms Port to Khoms station (libyaherald.com)Egypt and Libya contemplating extending Egypt’s rail line to Benghazi (libyaherald.com)Egypt to build rail line to Benghazi (libyaherald.com)Libya to develop its coastal free zones with African states through its railway project and create partnerships with EU (libyaherald.com)Russia considers resumption of work on Libyan railway (libyaherald.com)Massive LD 50-billion development of Tobruk unveiled; railway to Sudan to be built (libyaherald.com)Libya awaiting Chinese team for railway talks (libyaherald.com)Railway will be resumed (libyaherald.com)Russians in Tripoli for talks on Sirte-Benghazi railway project resumption (libyaherald.com)Tripoli and Benghazi LRT systems progress (libyaherald.com)Tripoli and Benghazi metro systems moving forward (libyaherald.com)Details of foreign consortium to invest and implement Tripoli metro, bus and infrastructure project and its financing revealed (libyaherald.com)Bashagha government signs cooperation agreement with Chinese Railways company, BFI and British consultants Arup (libyaherald.com)Details of foreign consortium to invest and implement Tripoli metro, bus and infrastructure project and its financing revealed (libyaherald.com)Chinese-led foreign consortium to invest and implement Tripoli metro and bus networkTripoli and Benghazi metro systems moving forwardFirst batch of public transport buses shipped from ChinaNew bus operations for Tripoli and BenghaziTripoli and Benghazi LRT systems progressChinese-led foreign consortium to invest and implement Tripoli metro and bus network (libyaherald.com)
Source:Libya Today
January 31, 2024 20:37 UTC
Libya deports migrants back to Egypt: official
And US airstrikes targeted a training facility and a safe house in the Bulbul district of Mayadin on Nov. 12. It was unclear if the reported missile attack caused any damage or injuries. A missile launched Tuesday night targeted the USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the US military’s Central Command said in a statement. On Wednesday, a US military jet struck a surface-to-air missile that was about to launch from Houthi-controlled Yemen, a US official said. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details ahead of a public announcement.
Source:Libya Today
January 31, 2024 19:13 UTC
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January 31, 2024 18:25 UTC