UN Envoy to Libya to start working in the country in early October
The newly appointed U.N. Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, officially assumed his duties on 25 September. However, he will conduct a series of meetings with senior UN officials and representatives of Member States in New York before his arrival in Libya in in early October. This was stated by the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today, which also pointed out that Raisedon Zenenga and Georgette Gagnon will continue their roles as Deputy for Political Affairs and Humanitarian Coordinator respectively.
Source:Libya Today
September 28, 2022 19:36 UTC
More than 580 civilians killed in Libya in two years, report says
“The cases we have been able to document represent only the tip of the iceberg,” said OMCT Secretary General Gerald Staberock. “Extrajudicial executions of defenceless civilians, often accompanied by horrific torture, are now endemic in Libya as government agents and armed militias unleash indiscriminate violence with impunity,” he said. Staberock stressed that “the world cannot remain complacent and allow these heinous crimes to become the new normal”. Of the total 581 civilians killed, 487 died in the northern, eastern and western parts of the country, while the rest were killed in southern regions. The figure is in addition to the mass graves found in Tarhuna following the killings in April 2019.
Source:Libya Today
September 28, 2022 17:04 UTC
Meloni's navy-blockade plan to stop Libya migrants 'unlikely'
Italy's incoming far-right government will most likely attempt to usher in reforms to deny people their right to asylum. Among them is a proposal for a "European military mission, carried out in agreement with the Libyan authorities," to stop people from fleeing towards Italy. The agreement helps finance the Libyan coast guard, including with boats, who then prevent departures in the first place. That means more money and boats for the Libyan coast guard. What is possibly more feasible is Meloni's idea of offshoring the entire asylum process to countries outside the European Union.
Source:Libya Today
September 28, 2022 04:56 UTC
Taifa Stars meet Libya in Fifa international friendly match
The national football team (Taifa Stars) today face their Libyan counterparts in an international friendly encounter in Benghazi, Libya. Taifa Stars assistant coach Mecky Mexime said they expect a tough match as Libya will be playing at home, but added that they have prepared well to do their best. Taifa Stars recorded a 1-0 victory against Uganda in their first match, thanks to a goal scored by Saimon Msuva in the September 24 fixture. It is going to be a tough match due to the fact that Libya have good players who will also be eyeing victory against Tanzania in the encounter. “We have prepared our best technical plan to be applied in the encounter,” Mexime said.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 20:56 UTC
Ex-Nigerian teacher opens up on why she dumped her ‘degree’, moved to Libya to become a cleaner
Ex-Nigerian teacher opens up on why she dumped her ‘degree’, moved to Libya to become a cleanerAn ex–Nigerian teacher lectured a follower about why she moved to Libya to work as a cleaner.Infomation Guide NigeriaThe lady stated that she made the decision because she needed money. She revealed that while in Nigeria, she taught English in a school and was paid N25000 for teaching grades 1 through 3. The young teacher insisted that her decision to leave Nigeria for a job as a cleaner in Libya was motivated by her growing responsibilities. Don’t miss any valuable information or opportunity that can change your life, business, and family positively and permanently. 👉 Make money writing for us.
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September 27, 2022 18:16 UTC
International Friendlies – Libya vs Tanzania Preview & Prediction
THE FACTSWhen is Libya vs Tanzania taking place? Libya vs Tanzania will take place on Wednesday 28th September, 2022 at 18:00 (UK)Where is Libya vs Tanzania taking place? Libya vs Tanzania will take place at Martyrs of February Stadium in Benghazi, LibyaWhere can I get tickets for Libya vs Tanzania? Ticket information for Libya vs Tanzania can be found on official national team websitesWhat TV channel is Libya vs Tanzania on in the UK? Libya vs Tanzania will not be televised live in the UKWhere can I stream Libya vs Tanzania in the UK?
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September 27, 2022 17:02 UTC
Understanding Libya’s Relentless Destabilization
After militant groups refused to disarm, they along with their allies began to contest territory and control over Libya’s fragile new national institutions. A large Turkish and part-Turkish minority also live throughout Libya’s major cities, particularly in the city of Misrata. This move partly incorporated elements of Libya’s political Islamic factions. The HoR is led by former General Khalifa Haftar, who commands the Libyan National Army (LNA). Egypt has been one of the HoR’s most crucial allies, providing weapons, military support, and safe haven through Libya’s eastern border.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 17:00 UTC
FM: Egypt committed to backing UN peacekeeping, peace-building role
CAIRO - 27 September 2022: Egypt is committed to backing the United Nations' peacekeeping and peace-building role, and actively participating in peacekeeping operations in conflict-hit regions, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. The two sides discussed the outcome of the high-level meetings of the UNGA 77, and the role the UN is expected to play to ensure that all states adhere to the rules of international law, and to fulfill peoples' aspirations without any discrimination, Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abou Zeid said in a statement. The meeting focused on the economic and political fallout from the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the situation in Libya and the Middle East, the Palestinian cause, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute, the spokesman noted. Meanwhile, Guterres gave an outline of the UN initiatives and efforts to contain the global food crisis and reform the global economic system to alleviate the growing burdens of current crises on developing nations. He also hailed Egypt's important role in advancing multilateralism, especially within the framework of regional groups and groupings of developing nations, such as the G-77 (plus China).
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 15:16 UTC
Libya after Muammar Gaddafi
It has been more than a decade since Libyan head of the state for 42 years Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in a public uprising. Despite his bravado the last days of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi are a grisly story of defiance, defeat and death. By August, however, Muammar Gaddafi his inner circle disappeared and this exodus was spearheaded by Musa Koussa his foreign minister and long-time associate who surreptitiously arrived in London and was promptly dispatched to Qatar where he was housed under guard. He was suspected to be a double agent working both for Muammar Gaddafi and the West. Muammar Gaddafi’s regime refused to yield to the demands of the protestors and began using force on a large scale to suppress them compelling the UN to declare Libya a no-flying zone.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 14:45 UTC
CORTEXR Launches XR Data Analytics Tool
XR data analytics firm CORTEXR has launched its platform on Tuesday to standardise virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) technologies as well as the Metaverse. The new tool leverages cognitive science and artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor six degrees of freedom (6DoF) behaviours and movements such as attention, immersion, and navigation in virtual spaces. The announcement comes just after three years of research and development (R&D) and beta testing with several global firms, leading to a unified solution for monitoring data analytics for the Metaverse. Gaming engine plugins would gather sensor data from numerous devices and headsets and analyse spatial data in real-time via the cloud, with measurements recorded and viewed in bespoke dashboards. Eye, gaze, and hand-tracking were also key to learning user behaviours and interactions with immersive content, the survey continued.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 10:38 UTC
2023 AFCON U23 Q: Rwanda to Face Libya In Huye Today
Rwanda national team U23 will play their second leg against Libya this Tuesday 27th Sep at HUYE International Stadium after defeat 1-4 against the same club last week from Benghazi city in Libya. On Libya’s side, they hesitate to come early for the second leg in Rwanda as the Rwanda again delayed to come due to difficult flight routes. Both teams are all in Southern province of Rwanda in HUYE District wehere their game is schedule this Tuesday at 3pm Kigali time. Rwanda national team belongs to CECAFA while Libya hails from The Union of North African Football (UNAF). The qualifying ten teams go to the second round which means that if Rwanda loses to Libya will automatically go back home.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 09:46 UTC
Why I Travelled To Libya To Be A Cleaner – Former Nigerian Teacher (Video)
A former teacher from Nigeria gave a follower a speech on why she left Nigeria to work as a cleaner in Libya. But now that she has moved to Libya to work as a cleaner, she receives free breakfast and lunch in addition to her N100,000 salary. The young instructor insisted that it was her growing responsibility that had motivated her to leave Nigeria and work as a cleaner in Libya. Watch video below;In other news, a Nigerian man has taken to the streets of Twitter to reveal the kind of message that was sent to him by his female house cleaner who was asking him out. Earlier today, I got this text from my house cleaner who happened to be a widow with 2 children and should be in her 40s.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 09:19 UTC
Security Council to discuss Libya next Thursday
The United Nations Security Council will convene on Thursday morning, September 29, to hold consultations on Libya, according to the council’s agenda. It was not disclosed what will be the specific subject of these consultations, which will take place behind closed doors. Earlier this month, the Security Council approved former Senegalese minister and U.N. diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily as the new U.N. envoy to Libya, ending a nine-month vacancy. In a joint statement this week, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and France have reaffirmed their support for the newly appointed Bathily and for the U.N. mediation aimed at “producing a constitutional basis to enable free, fair, and inclusive presidential and parliamentary elections throughout Libya in the shortest possible time”.
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September 27, 2022 08:42 UTC
Haftar: Libyan political leaders failed to end deadlock
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), has called on the Libyan people to “take control of their affairs” after he accused the country’s political leaders of failing to end the deadlock. “We made room for political leaders to agree to end the political deadlock, but they failed,” he said in a speech during visit to the southern town of Brak al-Shati. “We sound the alarm in front of the people and call on them to take control of their affairs and move to build a civil state based on freedom, justice and equality,” he added. “We have spared no effort over the years for the sake of reconciliation, achieving a comprehensive settlement and prioritizing the nation’s interest over all considerations.”
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 08:21 UTC
Five dead in western Libya clashes
TRIPOLI: Five people were killed and 13 wounded in gun battles in the western Libyan town of Zawiyah, the latest unrest in the troubled North African nation, medics said on Monday. Fighting late on Sunday broke out between rival forces equipped with heavy weapons, with one group linked to the defence ministry and the other to the interior ministry, local media reported.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 07:04 UTC