Libya Energy and Economic Summit 2023 – Tripoli, 8 to 9 November
Tripoli based Libyan prime minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, will open the Libya Energy and Economic Summit 2023 to be held in Tripoli from 8 to 9 November. Several heads and representatives of international oil companies, experts and specialists in the field of oil and gas, renewable energies and economics, will also participate in the event. Libya can contribute to global energy securityCommenting on the forum, the head of the Libyan Council for Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy (LCOGRE), Khaled Ben Othman, said in an exclusive statement to Libya Herald that Libya is an important producer of oil and gas, and can contribute to global energy security and its continued supply to Europe. The LCOGRE represents the private oil and gas sector in Libya. Summit underscores Libya’s important role in sectorBen Othman pointed out that this Libya Energy and Economy Summit is being organized in Tripoli for the second time, which confirms that Libya has an important role for international cooperation in energy and economic issues, as this summit brings together the entire energy sector with other areas of the economy with the aim of establishing and sustaining partnerships for energy and economic opportunities.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2023 08:02 UTC
Attorney General’s Office announces the digitisation of 400,000 case archives
The Attorney General’s Office announced last Friday that, as of Friday, it has digitised 400,000 case evidence and records. The move, it explained, comes within its framework of implementing its transition strategy to a digital work model and part of its wider modernisation of the working methods of the criminal justice system. The digitisation process involved the courts of appeal in Tobruk, Gharian, Zawia, Misrata, Sebha and South Tripoli which now have access to the 400,000 digital archives. The Attorney General’s Office said this digital data will contribute to preparing accurate, classified statistics to provide an in-depth, realistic scientific reading of the data and its indicators demonstrating the state of human rights. Attorney General calls for enforcement of 8,676 old arrest warrants, including against 1,632 convicts still working for Interior Ministry (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders pretrial detention of Health Ministry Financial Controller for contract corruption (libyaherald.com)Ministry of Health Legal Affairs official detained pending case for contract fraud (libyaherald.com)Upon Attorney General’s order, Brega stops supplying 32 petrol stations accused of fuel smuggling (libyaherald.com)Prosecutor orders fuel supply ban on 32 petrol stations accused of complicity in fuel smuggling (libyaherald.com)CBL Governor calls on Attorney General to stop continuous drain of inflated and mismanaged overseas state health costs (libyaherald.com)Attorney General evaluates first results of review into Libyan citizen’s civil status, auditing residence records and births, deaths and marriage registration (libyaherald.com)Mechanism for contentious right to free overseas education scholarship approved by Attorney General, Central Bank Governor, Ministers and others (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders arrest of company’s representative for importing banned GM corn (libyaherald.com)Attorney General launches investigation into Derna dam failures, as aid continues to arrive by air and sea (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders return of Illegal shipment of methyl bromide gas seized at port (libyaherald.com)Attorney General’s Office arrests 39 in Zawia area for murder, kidnapping and banditry (libyaherald.com)Attorney General takes measures to combat Zawia refinery fuel smuggling through security apparatus (libyaherald.com)
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2023 07:50 UTC
Ghana receives over 100 military vehicles seized by EU from Libya-bound vessel
During his visit on Saturday, Josep Borrell, the EU's chief diplomat, officially presented the 105 vehicles to Ghana's armed forces. This military equipment, comprising armoured vehicles, had been confiscated from a ship destined for Libya in the previous year by an EU maritime task force. "It is imperative to understand that no single country can confront the terrorist threat on its own," Ghana's president said. According to one of the EU officials, member states collectively agreed that this approach was more favourable than destroying the vehicles. Joseph Borrell said EU investment would also target job creation and services particularly in northern Ghana where there are concerns that jihadists may attempt to exploit socio-economic discontent.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2023 05:21 UTC
Security Council Extends United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Mandate until 31 October 2024, Adopting Resolution 2702 (2023)
The Security Council decided today to extend until 31 October 2024 the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as it expressed concern about the humanitarian impact of catastrophic flooding in the east of the country and urged Libyan political institutions and key stakeholders to resolve outstanding differences on the road to nationwide elections. Unanimously adopting resolution 2702 (2023) (to be issued as document S/RES/2702), the Council reiterated its support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Abdoulaye Bathily, in his efforts to further an inclusive political process based on the Libyan Political Agreement and the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum Roadmap. Through the text, it urged the Libyan political institutions and key stakeholders to resolve outstanding politically contentious issues pertaining to elections as soon as possible. Expressing concern at the humanitarian situation, particularly after September’s flooding, the Council called on the Libyan authorities and relevant stakeholders to allow and facilitate full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access to those in need. It also requested UNSMIL to facilitate confidence-building measures, dialogue and reconciliation between armed actors to prevent violence and conflict escalation through its mediation and good offices.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2023 04:11 UTC
Libyan authorities exhume remains of 50 flood victims in Derna for DNA sampling
Authorities in Libya exhumed on Sunday the skeletal remains of 50 flood victims in Derna to collect DNA samples, hoping to identify missing people among those buried. In a statement via Facebook, the Medical Emergency and Support Center said these DNA samples were collected from bodies of victims who were buried in a mass grave in Al-Dhahr Al-Ahmar cemetery after Storm Daniel unleashed extreme floods that devastated the city and killed over 4,000 people on September 10. The fate of thousands remain unknown as they went missing, while others were hastily buried without proper identification and documentation procedures, which caused a need to look for the missing among the dead, according to the Medical Emergency and Support Center. Authorized by Public Prosecution, the exhumation was conducted by the center in cooperation with forensics teams.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 18:29 UTC
Benghazi | PM Hammad review security preparing for international reconstruction conference
The Libyan Prime Minister, Osama Hammad, held on Monday an expanded security meeting to review the progress of the work of all security agencies, and all the capabilities they need in order to conduct their work to the fullest extent, in addition to joint coordination between them to secure the international conference for the reconstruction of Derna and other flood-affected towns. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the Internal Security Service in Benghazi, included the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Faraj Aqaim, the Head of the Internal Security Service, Lieutenant General Osama Al-Darsi, and the Head of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Suleiman Al-Abbar.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 17:52 UTC
EU gives Ghana military vehicles seized from Libya-bound ship
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Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 14:29 UTC
Libya’s Central Bank governor talks Derna reconstruction with top Turkish diplomats
The governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al Saddiq al Kabir, met with the deputy foreign minister of Turkey, Ahmet Yildiz, and the Turkish ambassador, Kanan Yilmaz, for talks on potential involvement of Turkish companies in the reconstruction of Derna which was destroyed by Storm Daniel on September 10. During the meeting, the interlocutors also discussed “the role of the Central Bank in maintaining the sustainability of the State, activating the role of the private sector especially in this important phase”, according to a statement by the Libyan bank.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 13:44 UTC
6 killed and dozen wounded in Gharyan armed clashes
Six people were killed and 12 wounded when armed groups clashed on Sunday in the western Libyan city of Gharyan, several sources said. Citing “local sources”, Bawabat Al-Wasat reported that a “fight for power” was the main cause of the clashes between the Stabilization Support Apparatus, led by Abdul-Ghani al-Kakli, known as Ghaniwa, and the Joint Security Force under the command of Abdul-Khaliq al-Daikh. Dbeibeh established joint operations room led by Abdul Salam Al-Zoubi and composed of several security and military agencies loyal to his government. During the clashes, eyewitnesses reported a heavy presence of drones that took off from the Mitiga airbase in Tripoli towards Gharyan. Director of Gharyan Hospital, Khaled Zuwait, told Al-Masar TV channel that the violent clashes caused the death of six people with 12 injured.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 13:38 UTC
Fact Check: Violent war video from Libya goes viral as attack on Israeli army
advertisementOne X user shared the video and wrote, "These tanks, armoured vehicles and Israeli dogs ran away in fear. It shows Government of National Accord soldiers firing at Libyan National Army troops. Many international news outlets also reported at the time that the Government of National Accord military attacked the Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army forces and captured the Tripoli city administrative area. What is the Government of National Accord in Libya and who is Khalifa Haftar? Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan politician and an army general, formed the Libyan National Army to advance to the capital, Tripoli, where the UN-backed Government of National Accord was based.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 13:32 UTC
Workshop on regulatory framework for credit bureaus in Libya: Expertise France
Expertise France announced last Thursday that a three-day workshop was conducted with the Libyan Credit Information Centre (LCIC) to design and validate the regulatory framework for credit bureaus in Libya. Expertise France explained that it is supporting the Libyan Credit Information Centre and key stakeholders to improve the credit reporting system in Libya. It is doing this by supporting enhancements to the regulatory framework for credit bureaus, strengthening the capacity of the LCIC to deliver high-quality data and provide value-added services, and increasing stakeholders’ awareness of the role and importance of credit information sharing. The overall object of the training, Expertise France added, is to increase access to finance for MSMEs in Libya. The workshop comes within the framework of the E-Nable project, a programme funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 11:20 UTC
Security Council to vote on renewing UN Mission in Libya today
The Security Council is expected to vote today on renewing the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which expires on 31 October. The draft text maintains UNSMIL’s core mandated tasks, as set out in resolution 2542 of 15 September 2020 and paragraph 16 of resolution 2570 of 16 April 2021. The UK, the penholder on Libya, circulated an initial draft text on October 17 and convened one round of negotiations on October 19. “While it seems that Council members were generally supportive of this approach, certain thematic issues required some discussion during the negotiations,” said the Security Council Report. This paragraph was apparently included in the UK’s initial draft text and did not require substantive discussion during the negotiations.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 11:16 UTC
Libya : Libyan ambassador to Paris rattles French investors
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Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 07:45 UTC
Italy to continue supporting Libyan agencies combatting migration, crime, and protecting borders
The Ministry of Interior announced that the Libyan-Italian Working Group concerned with security affairs had reached an agreement last Wednesday (25 October) stipulating that Italy would continue to support the Libyan agencies concerned with combating irregular migration, crime, protecting borders, and securing the maritime coasts. This came during the team’s third meeting in the Italian capital, Rome, where the meeting discussed ways to implement training courses to develop Libyan cadres, programming a visit by Italian experts to the Technical School at the General Administration of Training in preparation for the localisation of training in Libya to benefit the largest possible number of Libyan police members and identify direct contact points to exchange information about human trafficking gangs.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 07:36 UTC
President of Libya’s High Council meets Qatar’s envoy
QNATripoli: President of the High Council of the State of Libya H E Dr. Mohammed Muftah Takala met with Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya H E Khalid Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2023 07:30 UTC