Dbeibeh tells Norland: Constitutional basis for elections still “unclear”
Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh discussed today holding elections in the country with U.S. Following their joint talks, Norland publicly stated that Libya has “the technical ability to hold elections, what it needs is the political will,” as quoted by the American Embassy via Twitter. According to the embassy, Norland spoke to Dbeibeh about “the importance of finalizing a constitutional basis and moving swiftly to elections”. For his part, the Libyan premier reaffirmed “the need to mobilize the international community to resolve the difficulties that hinder the holding of elections, the most important of which is the constitutional basis, which is still unclear,” as per statement from Dbeibeh’s media office. Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and Chargé d’Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Libya, Leslie Ordeman, have also attended the meeting.
Source:Libya Today
November 08, 2022 17:02 UTC
Geenee AR, Stable Diffusion Integrate AI to Generate Web3 Content
Today, Geenee AR (augmented reality), a webAR content creation engine, integrated its web3-based body tracking software development kit (SDK) with Stable Diffusion, a generative AI platform. The alliance enables Geenee AR to leverage auto-generated AR textures to scale its interoperable real-time 3D (RT3D) immersive content offering. The Stable Diffusion integration enables Geenee AR creators to distribute wearable virtual apparel that users can customize on the fly. By integrating an AI platform, Geenee AR further lowers its barrier to AR content creation by providing tools which allow inexperienced developers to complete RT3D assets without extensive design knowledge. Geenee AR also partnered with Ready Player Me in April to secure scalable, interoperable, and accessible Web3 content for individuals and brands.
Source:Libya Today
November 08, 2022 13:16 UTC
Bashagha listens to the National Fedral Party’s vision on the political crisis
The Prime Minister-designate, Fathi Bashagha, has listened to the vision of the leaders of the National Fedral Party on the political crisis. This came during a meeting between Bashagha on Monday, the head of the National Fedral Party, Belqasim al-Nimr, and a number of party leaders, at the Prime Ministry headquarters in Benghazi, according to a statement by the Benghazi-based government. The National Federal Party calls for the adaptation of a federal system in Libya as three states; Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, and Fezzan, in addition to adopting the constitution of Libya of 1951 after making specific amendments to it.
Source:Libya Today
November 08, 2022 07:53 UTC
Lucrative Libyan market open again for Bangladeshis, but only 15 agencies running the show
In February this year, Libya's labour market was reopened for Bangladeshis, but the Libyan Embassy in Dhaka was said to be lax in receiving and delivering passports submitted by any agency other than "the 15." The 15 recruiting agencies are said to have been "unethically demanding extra money" for delivering the passports submitted by them after stamping visas. However, following the intervention of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA), the embassy started accepting and delivering passports submitted by other agencies on October 24, 2022. And the mission has started delivering the passports submitted by other agencies." Ninety-one percent of Bangladeshi migrants used air travel as their means of transportation to Libya.
Source:Libya Today
November 08, 2022 04:05 UTC
Man found planting marijuana in his home
Authorities in Sabha have raided a house after receiving a tip that its owner is planting the cannabis plant (marijuana) on his property. The criminal investigation department of the southern branch confirmed that its crew raided the house, arrested its owner, and referred him to the Public Prosecution. According to the department, the defendant confessed during his interrogation that he has being grown marijuana inside his house for nearly a year with the help of a Sudanese national.
Source:Libya Observer
November 07, 2022 22:10 UTC
Haftar appears before a US Court via Zoom
A US court in Virginia has questioned for the first time Khalifa Haftar on charges of committing war crimes in Libya, the head of the Libyan-American coalition, Issam Omeish, has confirmed. According to Omeish, Haftar was questioned via Zoom on Sunday. "Khalifa Haftar appears before the American judiciary as a US citizen on charges of violations in Benghazi and Tripoli," Omeish explains. Haftar has to refute charges of assaulting the Karshini and Suwaid families and the storming of their homes by his forces in Benghazi in 2014, actions committed also by his forces in the Ganfouda neighbourhood of Benghazi, the aggression against Tripoli in 2019, and the mass graves.
Source:Libya Observer
November 07, 2022 19:24 UTC
UNHCR, IOM appeal for urgent disembarkation of 600 stranded migrants in central Mediterranean
“Italy’s efforts in the disembarkation of some 400 people, the most vulnerable on-board Humanity 1 and Geo Barents, including children traveling alone and others requiring urgent medical attention, are welcomed. However, a solution is urgently needed for all remaining survivors, on all four vessels at sea,” said a statement on UNHCR’s official website. “Despite continuous advocacy efforts, the survivors, some of whom have been at sea for up to two weeks, remain stranded on board the four NGO SAR vessels. “Those stranded need to be disembarked swiftly without any further delay,” it added. “Safe disembarkation should be followed by meaningful responsibility-sharing between all concerned states through regional, cooperative arrangements so that all coastal states can discharge their search, rescue and disembarkation responsibilities.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 18:35 UTC
Libyan commander Hifter deposed in US civil lawsuit
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Libyan military commander who once lived in Virginia sat for a deposition Sunday in a U.S. lawsuit in which he is accused of orchestrating indiscriminate attacks on civilians and torturing and killing political opponents, according to an advocacy group that supports the lawsuit. Hifter, commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army, is a defendant in three separate federal lawsuits in Virginia accusing him of killings and torture in that country’s civil war. Once a lieutenant to Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Hifter defected to the U.S. during the 1980s and spent many years living in northern Virginia. Hifter's U.S. lawyer had asked the judge to reconsider the default judgment, saying Hifter's duties as a military commander made it difficult for him to schedule a deposition. “The false charges in this lawsuit have been used by my political opponents to undermine my candidacy and disrupt the peace process,” Khalifa said in the affidavit.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 17:59 UTC
Foreign ministers of Libya, Italy discuss “fight against human trafficking”
Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Mangoush, spoke on the phone today with her Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, during which they discussed “commitment to the stabilization” of Libya and “fight combat human trafficking”, according to brief statement by the Italian Foreign Ministry via Twitter. The Libyan Foreign Ministry also reported on the bilateral call, stating that Tajani expressed “support for the efforts of the current Government of National Unity to reach the presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible.”“The two sides also discussed the file of border guards, confronting illegal immigration, the return of Italian companies to complete the construction of pending projects, including Tripoli International Airport, and the two countries’ readiness to activate joint agreements,” as per the Libyan ministry’s statement.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 12:04 UTC
Deputy Speaker of HoR arrives in Benghazi ahead of parliamentary session today
The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fawzi Al-Nuwairi arrived at the House headquarters in Benghazi ahead of parliamentary session today. According to a brief statement from the House, Libyan lawmakers will gather to discuss “a number of laws listed in the House agenda”.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 11:45 UTC
ICC prosecutor visits Libya to boost accountability for war criminals
The International Criminal Court prosecutor met with the UN envoy in Libya yesterday, Anadolu has reported. The visit is intended to boost accountability for war criminals and justice for their victims. The ICC said on Twitter that Karim Khan met with Abdallah Batili on the second day of his official visit to Tripoli. "This is the first visit of a prosecutor of the ICC to Libya in 10 years," it explained. During their meeting, the ICC official expressed his thanks to Menfi and the Libyan authorities for the support they provided to facilitate his visit.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 10:55 UTC
Auki Labs: Approaching User Privacy and Safety
XR Today’s Rory Greener hosts Nils Pihl, CEO of Auki Labs. How is Auki Labs approaching user privacy and safety? If you’re looking for more information on this topic, visit the company’s website. Thanks for watching; if you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 10:28 UTC
Dispute over Libyan territory and energy undermining Turkiye, Egypt reconciliation, say experts
ANKARA: Egypt has halted its rapprochement with Turkiye because of the latter’s territorial and energy policy moves in Libya, and despite Ankara’s recent crackdown on journalists in the country affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, say analysts. Jalel Harchaoui, a Libya expert with the Royal United Services Institute, thinks that the disagreement between Egypt and Turkiye has little to do with ideology. “The hydrocarbon memorandum of understanding Ankara signed with Tripoli on Oct. 3 indicates that Turkish entities need to expand their presence in eastern Libya. Yet, the experts still believe it is possible for Cairo and Ankara to find common ground. “In return, Egypt should also reciprocate in (trust-building) steps towards Turkiye by turning into a reliable regional partner,” Telci said.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 10:24 UTC
Bangladesh wants to enhance work with Libya on curbing illegal migration
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Shahriar Alam has said that Bangladesh supports legal migration to other countries and wants to enhance cooperation with Libya in order to curb illegal migration, according to a report by Bangladeshi news website New Age. He conveyed this to newly appointed ambassador of Libya in Bangladesh Abdulmutalib Suliman during a meeting on Sunday as the Libyan ambassador his rule. He particularly sought cooperation of Libya in contract farming of Bangladesh agro-entrepreneurs in Libya by leasing land there. Alam also proposed establishment of collaboration between Bangladesh and Libya in food security area in the backdrop of the current global food crisis. The Libyan ambassador informed that Libya wants to employ Bangladeshi doctors, nurses, technicians and engineers in Libya.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 09:55 UTC
That Security Alert By America By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
By Hope O’Rukevbe EghaghaThe political landscape of Nigeria was shaken to its foundations last week of October when news about an evacuation order from home governments of citizens of America, Australia and Britain hit the airwaves. By kidnapping and collecting ransoms, it was believed that they had amassed enough wealth challenge the Nigerian State. Others countered that it was well within the right of America to warn its citizens in Nigeria if it perceived a threat to their lives. If the Nigerian government was angry with the western powers – America, Australia and Britain – for issuing the ‘embarrassing’ security advisory, the immediate announcement and the President’s visit to London to receive medical attention indicated otherwise. But the managers of security have a fundamental role to play in protection of life and property.
Source:Libya Today
November 07, 2022 09:54 UTC