Libya's road to democracy remains blocked as political stalemate endures
Libya's electoral commission has told the United Nations it can only start a countdown to national elections after resolution of the question of forming a new government. The United Nations' Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily was addressing the United Nations Security Council on Monday after the speaker of Libya's eastern-based parliament issued new electoral laws in the framework of international diplomacy aimed at resolving years of conflict at the ballot box. A standoff between Libya's rival political and armed factions over the interim government has festered since early last year, leading to brief bouts of fighting. Electoral conundrumIn his opening comments on the new electoral laws, Bathily told the Security Council, "From a technical perspective the revised laws are an improvement to the previous drafts. (with newswires)Read more on RFI EnglishRead also:Anti-torture organisation says extrajudicial killings in Libya are endemicLibya's political divide widens as rival PMs vie for powerNuclear inspectors discover tonnes of uranium missing from Libya
Source:Libya Today
October 18, 2023 00:36 UTC
Turkey retrieves controversial oil and gas deal with Libya from the shelf
Nordic Monitor previously reported that the agreement aims to promote cooperation between state-owned oil and gas companies for the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources in Libya. While the recent MoU did not explicitly mention the 2019 agreement, its preamble indirectly evoked the previous accord. The 2020 agreement included areas with overlapping claims by Turkey and Libya, which were initially outlined in the 2019 deal. Following a friendly handshake between President Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November 2022, a series of significant steps were taken. The absence of a reference to the controversial 2019 maritime agreement in the 2022 MoU between Turkey and Libya could potentially prevent the emergence of a new crisis among Turkey, Greece, Egypt and the European Union.
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 22:53 UTC
In Disaster's Wake, Libya’s Rivals Must Finalize Electoral Laws, Special Representative Tells Security Council - Libya
He called on Libya’s leaders to engage with the Special Representative, attend UN-convened meetings and make concessions to move forward to elections. He went on to call for domestic and international support for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Libya, including protection against human rights violations. Reconstruction efforts must be unified across eastern and western Libya — and coordinated with local, national, and international partners — to be effective. He also stressed the need to hold national elections at the earliest. He went on to call for domestic and international support for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Libya, including protection against human rights violations.
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 19:10 UTC
Palestinian woman in Malta: I am always waiting for the phone call to tell me a loved one has died
For the people of Gaza, this war is nothing new, Sanaa El-Nahhal told MaltaToday on Tuesday afternoon. Carrying a huge Palestinian flag, and a banner of children who died in the conflict, El-Nahhal chanted ‘Hurriyeh’ (the Arabic word for freedom) and sang before speakers addressed the crowd. The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict has spanned 75 years, and the woman believes that the suffering is immeasurable. The woman called for the international community, including the people of Malta, to comprehend the depth of their pain. The woman came to Malta in 2019 to study foreign politics at the University of Malta.
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 17:59 UTC
Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot. Live updates
WASHINGTON — Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on Tuesday on the first ballot, as holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the majority needed to seize the gavel. More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for the job and the leader of the GOP's hard-right flank moves to take a central seat of U.S. power. But after two weeks of angry Republican infighting since McCarthy was removed by hard-liners, the House vote quickly has become a showdown for the gavel. Some 20 reluctant Republicans are refusing to give Jordan their votes, viewing the Ohio congressman as too extreme for the powerful position of House speaker, second in line to the presidency. Photos: Rep. Jim Jordan through the years
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 16:14 UTC
UN envoy to Libya updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’
Bathily told ambassadors that despite the sense of national unity and compassion shown by ordinary Libyans, the disaster had revealed “severe governance deficits” across the divided nation. “I saw first-hand the magnitude of the disaster and heard from families about their losses, including individuals who lost all their loved ones”, said Bathily. “I saw an apocalyptic scene where large portions of the city were literally swallowed up by the water,” he shared with the Council. The UN, along with local and international partners, swiftly responded to the crisis, providing life-saving aid and leading search and rescue operations. The focus now is on early recovery and reconstruction.
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 16:09 UTC
A plane carrying 71,000 kgs of humanitarian aid arrives from Serbia
A plane carrying 71,630 kilograms of humanitarian aid arrived yesterday from Belgrade, Serbia arrived at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport. The aid was sent by the Serbian government to the Tripoli Government’s Emergency and Rapid Response Team Committee in Libya. The aid consisted of medical sterilizers, water bottles, protective suits, and coats. The humanitarian aid is part of the international aid effort sent to Libya by several countries to help those affected by the Storm Daniel disaster that hit eastern Libya generally and Derna specifically. Sixteen Libyan exporting companies at today’s Libyan-Serbian Friendship Exhibition – 18 to 23 July (libyaherald.com)
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 14:40 UTC
Turkish AFAD delivers 850 tons of aid to flood-stricken Libya
The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said last Sunday that it has dispatched 850 tons of humanitarian aid to assist flood-affected areas in Libya. In an official statement, the AFAD declared its unwavering commitment to aiding the recovery efforts for Libyans who endured the devastating consequences of the disaster that struck on Sept. 11. The agency noted that humanitarian aid shipments had been transported via air and sea routes, with the most recent consignment being loaded from Izmir's Alsancak Port. The catastrophe was triggered by floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel, causing extensive destruction in northeastern Libya. Türkiye's response in sending significant aid to Libya showcases its commitment to providing essential support to a nation reeling from the consequences of this natural disaster, focusing on alleviating the suffering of the affected population.
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 12:00 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 10:42 UTC
Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’
“I saw an apocalyptic scene where large portions of the city were literally swallowed up by the water," he shared with the Council. However, he expressed concern over the clear divisions among Libya's leaders regarding the reconstruction of Derna and the affected areas. Electoral progressIn the bid to finally hold national elections towards a new unity government the UNSMIL chief noted some progress. Earlier this month, a committee of representatives from rival administrations tasked to produce laws for the upcoming elections, completed its work. The “backbone of that will be a unified government to lead Libya to elections” he said, assuring of UNSMIL’s readiness to help.
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 09:03 UTC
Libya : British court rules that accusations against Expertise Consultancy boss were defamatory
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Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 06:06 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 05:39 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 05:10 UTC
Commitment to Basel requirements, the focus of the Second Libyan Forum for Financial Institutions
The Second Libyan Forum for Financial Institutions was held in Tripoli on Saturday focusing on the commitment to the Basel requirements. The event was organised by Maharat Development Company with the sponsorship and active participation of the Union of Libyan Banks, the Jumhouriya, Mediterranean, and North Africa banks, and the Planning Institute, in cooperation with the Jordanian Bankers’ Experts Association, and in the presence of a number of local financial institutions and a group of specialists, interested parties, and banking employees. The Basel Accords are a series of three sequential banking regulation agreements (Basel I, II, and III) set by the Basel Committee on Bank Supervision (BCBS). The Committee provides recommendations on banking and financial regulations, specifically, concerning capital risk, market risk, and operational risk. CBL and Libyan banks want to work at the highest standard of financial securitySaleh said the Central Bank of Libya and Libyan banks were interested in implementing Basel requirements within the policies of combating money laundering and curbing corruption to ensure that they worked at the highest standards of financial security, which increases the professionalism of Libyan banking employees and makes Libyan banking cadres trade in the development of international legislation in combating the crime of money laundering and other resulting crimes.
Source:Libya Today
October 17, 2023 02:33 UTC
Whiba Holding’s Aldafniya Food participates in Anuga 2023 expo
Aldafniya Food Industries Complex, one of the complexes of the Whiba Holding Group for Food Manufacturing, participated in the Anuga International Exhibition held in Cologne, Germany from 7 to 11 October. Whiba claims its Aldafniya manufacturing complex, located in Zliten, is the largest in Libya and one of the largest in North Africa. Whiba is one of the largest companies in Libya. Positive signals for export ordersAdditionally, achieving a regional and global spread of Libyan products for the first time in an exhibition held in European countries, and obtaining indicators was also a positive result. Whiba Holding’s Al-Safwa brand pasta and couscous factory starts operations (libyaherald.com)
Source:Libya Herald
October 16, 2023 22:56 UTC