Uganda: Sacked Cranes Coach, Micho Lands Libyan Job
Barely a month after being sacked as Uganda Cranes coach, Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has been appointed as the new tactician for the Libyan national football team. The Serbian, 54 replaces Salem Al-Jalali who has been serving as the interim coach. Micho will now be tasked with guiding Libya through the forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Serbian tactician has previously coached at SC Villa, Sudan's Al Hilal, St George (Ethiopia), Rwanda, Yugoslavia U-20, Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Zamalek(Egypt) and the Zambian national team. He was last month sacked as the Cranes coach in his second stint after a dismal display that saw the Ugandan national football team fail to qualify for the forthcoming African Nations Cup .
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 14:12 UTC
Libya faces the aftermath of an unprecedented catastrophe
I visited the most devastated areas: Al Bayda and Derna, the epicenter of the catastrophe. Libya, a nation already battered by conflict, now has to cope with the aftermath of a catastrophe on a scale unprecedented in its history. In addition, many children are being affected by the lack of essential services such as healthcare, schooling, and water supplies. UNICEF has also deployed mobile protection and psychosocial support teams to help children and their caregivers navigate through these harrowing experiences. Our protection team has been particularly active, reaching hundreds of children with psychosocial support and recreational activities.
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October 10, 2023 14:05 UTC
World Health Organization (WHO) works to strengthen mental health services in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
Following the devastation wrought by Storm Daniel, hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Libya are mourning the loss of loved ones, homes, possessions and livelihoods. Mental health services were one of the top 3 priorities – along with safe water and primary health care services – identified by an interagency assessment team that visited eastern Libya in the early days of the disaster. The need for mental health care is becoming even more acute in the aftermath of the crisis. Dr Ahmed Zouiten, WHO Representative in Libya, said that mental health services are essential. We are working with the authorities to make sure that people can obtain basic mental health support in primary health care facilities and community centres.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 13:39 UTC
UNESCO Experts deployed to Libya to aid with the Recovery after Storm Daniel
Libya requested UNESCO's assistance in helping rebuild the affected areas, as part of its mandate for education, culture and science. The Organization immediately responded favorably to this request, preparing to send a delegation of experts, in close cooperation with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the entire UN system. The UNESCO delegation is then scheduled to visit the site of Cyrene, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2016. Lastly, the UNESCO delegation will visit Derna, one of the towns hit hardest by the disaster, to assess the damage to educational and heritage buildings. Image : Archaeological Site of Cyrene, Libya © UNESCO/Giovanni Boccardi
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 13:12 UTC
Egypt's exports record significant development, reaching 311.7Bln during last decade
CAIRO - 10 October 2023: Egyptian exports have witnessed remarkable developments in the last ten years, which led to the total value of Egyptian exports reaching about 311.7 billion dollars during the past 10 years, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). Egyptian exports over the past years were distributed by 29 billion dollars in 2013, and 27.5 billion dollars Dollars in 2014 (decreasing 5.1%), in addition to $22 billion in 2015 (decreasing 20.2%). The agency’s data showed that the top 10 countries importing finished goods from Egypt during the first half of 2023. They were distributed according to the following:Turkey, worth $997.2 million. France, worth $295.3 million.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 11:22 UTC
EUBAM Libya signs MoU with Libyan Foreign Ministry to increase cooperation
The Head of the EU Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya), Natalina Cea, and the Head of EU Affairs Department of the Tripoli-based Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdulrhaman Khamada, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation yesterday. The Memorandum aims at strengthening the cooperation and coordination between EUBAM Mission and Libyan institutions in managing and securing Libyan borders and in fighting against border crimes and terrorism. This partnership also includes support for enhancing cross-border cooperation with Libya’s neighbouring countries, including in the Sahel. Tahel AlBahour affirmed “We welcome our cooperation with EUBAM and the European Union. I congratulate our Libyan partner and EUBAM for this important achievement on which to continue building in the months and years to come.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 10:38 UTC
Libya, EU sign MoU on Libyan border security – Famagusta Gazette
The Libyan Foreign Ministry and the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination and cooperation in managing and securing Libyan borders and in fighting against border crimes and terrorism, EUBAM said in a statement. The signing ceremony was held at the ministry’s headquarters in the Libyan capital Tripoli, and was attended by the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Taher Albahour and the Head of the European delegation to Libya Nicola Orlando. The partnership also includes support for enhancing cross-border cooperation with Libya’s neighboring countries, including in the Sahel, it added. “The MoU we signed today is another important milestone that will allow us to deepen our cooperation with EU and its member states on border management and security, and our joint fight against cross-border serious crimes and terrorism,” said Taher Albahour. “The MoU represents an important step forward in the ongoing efforts to tackle security challenges the country faces,” the Head of the EUBAM Libya Mission Natalina Cea said.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 09:27 UTC
Libya, EU Sign Mou On Libyan Border Security
(MENAFN- Famagusta Gazette) The Libyan Foreign Ministry and the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination and cooperation in managing and securing Libyan borders and in fighting against border crimes and terrorism, EUBAM said in a statement. The signing ceremony was held at the ministry's headquarters in the Libyan capital Tripoli, and was attended by the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Taher Albahour and the Head of the European delegation to Libya Nicola Orlando. The partnership also includes support for enhancing cross-border cooperation with Libya's neighboring countries, including in the Sahel, it added. “The MoU we signed today is another important milestone that will allow us to deepen our cooperation with EU and its member states on border management and security, and our joint fight against cross-border serious crimes and terrorism,” said Taher Albahour. “The MoU represents an important step forward in the ongoing efforts to tackle security challenges the country faces,” the Head of the EUBAM Libya Mission Natalina Cea said.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 08:48 UTC
UNESCO mission in Libya to inspect damaged heritage sites
Extreme rainfall from hurricane-strength Storm Daniel hit eastern Libya on September 10, flooding the city of Derna and other neighbouring towns and regions. UNESCO experts are expected to visit Cyrene, a World Heritage Site that is threatened with collapse after the flooding sent water circulating around its foundations. Other sites of rich archeological heritage in Libya will also be inspected, notably the "Ancient City of Ptolemais and The Haua Fteah Cave, both of which are on the national World Heritage Tentative List, as well as the ancient city of Apollonia". In the framework of this mission, requested by Libya, UNESCO intends to examine how to contribute to "helping rebuild the affected areas". According to the last toll given on Thursday by authorities in eastern Libya, the floods in Derna left 4,200 dead, while thousands more remain missing.Support Forces.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 08:17 UTC
The Wagner group’s web in Libya
The Wagner group’s web in Libya Federica Saini FasanottiRussia has developed a complex network of influence in Libya through the Wagner group and will likely keep using private military actors to maintain its leverage. Moscow needs the Wagner group not only for strategic reasons, but primarily for economic ones. Mr. Lavrov stated that the Wagner group would continue to operate in the Central African Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso, as well as in Libya. A brief history of the Wagner group in LibyaThe presence of the Wagner group alongside the LNA first became apparent at the beginning of the siege of Tripoli in April 2019. There may be a rebranding of the Wagner group, a new leader more loyal to President Putin, or entirely new companies.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 06:04 UTC
The Libyan divers facing daily horror to retrieve Derna’s dead
Libyan divers are left to find bodies still buried missing at sea after most international relief teams left. “I can’t help but think of my own children when I’m retrieving children who drowned. I’ve been away from my family for days,” El-Hassi said, his eyes gazing away. “One of the bodies was stuck under the rubble of a building and the fish were eating it. El-Hassi and the divers make their way back to Derna’s Mina Port after the gruelling mission.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 05:53 UTC
Air Malta: After a hard landing, prepare for take-off
The first scheduled services saw Air Malta fly to the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Libya. Air Malta was Dom Mintoff’s brainchild in a Malta that was industrialising and finding its feet economically ahead of the withdrawal of British forces in 1979. After two unsuccessful attempts to rescue the airline in 2004 and 2010, Air Malta plc will be wound down to make way for KM Malta Airline plc. The new State-owned company will inherit the Air Malta brand name but only if it successfully wins a bidding process. “When I was at Air Malta, at budget time the minister used to go around to see what employment he could factor in.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 04:45 UTC
Russia says it deserves a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. It may have a shot
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October 10, 2023 04:40 UTC
Natural Disasters in Morocco, Libya Disrupt North African Life
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 9, 2023 (ENS) – Two huge disasters have hit northern African countries in the past month – a major earthquake in Morocco and devastating flooding in Libya caused by Storm Daniel. The scientists found that human-caused climate change has made heavy rainfall in north-eastern Libya up to 50 times more likely to occur than it would have been in a world not experiencing human-caused climate change. They found that there was up to 50 percent more intense rain than there would have been in a comparable rainstorm in a pre-climate change world. The scientists are clear that, even in a 1.2°C ‘warmed’ world, the rainfall that fell on Libya was extreme. Still, “climate change was a significant factor,” they said.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 02:30 UTC
Libya floods: The flawed response that increased Derna death toll
"Haftar and his troops only trust the Red Crescent, but we couldn't do much as the crisis was so big. We needed all the help we could get," said the aid worker, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, for fear of being targeted by Gen Haftar's troops.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2023 00:53 UTC