Militia clashes in western Libya drag on, leaving 5 dead
Militia infighting that erupted over the weekend in western Libya and killed at least five people, including a 10-year-old girl, continued Monday, authorities said. Along with the five who were killed, at least 13 other civilians were wounded in the clashes, the Health Ministry’s emergency services said. He said emergency services were still trying to evacuate trapped civilians. In a statement following the cease-fire, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya condemned the militias’ “use of heavy artillery in densely populated neighborhoods” and called for the “unconditional protection of civilians.”Violence has regularly escalated between militias in western Libya. In August, clashes in the capital of Tripoli killed more than 30 people — one of the deadliest bouts of fighting in Libya in many months.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 07:01 UTC
Five Dead In Western Libya Clashes
Fighting late 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. Libya's ambulance service reported five dead, including a 10-year-old girl, and 13 injured in Zawiyah, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of the capital Tripoli. The United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned the deadly clashes. "The UN in Libya is greatly concerned about reports that civilians were injured and killed during armed clashes in Zawiyah," it tweeted. In late August, fighting between rival militias in Tripoli left 32 people dead and 159 injured.
Source:Libya Today
September 27, 2022 02:20 UTC
Egyptian cleric revered by Muslim Brotherhood dies at 96
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Youssef al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian cleric who was seen as the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and became the Islamist “voice of revolution” during the popular uprisings around the Arab world more than a decade ago, died Monday at the age of 96. He studied at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, the leading center of Sunni Muslim scholarship, and became involved with the Brotherhood. A U.S. diplomatic cable from 2005 published by WikiLeaks said Qatar, a strong backer of the Brotherhood, gave al-Qaradawi “substantial properties" and income. In Egypt, al-Qaradawi threw his weight fully behind the Brotherhood-led government, headed by a veteran of the group, Mohammed Morsi. Ahmed Mussa, a prominent pro-government TV host, called al-Qaradawi “the biggest inciter of terrorism” and blamed him for attacks inside Egypt.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 22:35 UTC
Interior Ministry says investigation into damage to civilian properties in Murzuq has started
Libya's Interior Ministry said the Public Prosecution started investigating the attack on and damage of some people's properties in Murzuq - south Libya. Exacting Law patrols of the General Directorate of Security Operations at the Interior Ministry, following instructions from the Public Prosecutor, accompanied Sunday the investigation committee of the Public Prosecutor's Office to check the properties in question in Murzuq. The Interior Ministry said the committee of the Public Prosecutor's Office was secured when it arrived in Murzuq so it could carry out its tasks and inspect the damage as well as assess the financial costs.
Source:Libya Observer
September 26, 2022 18:03 UTC
Al-Sayeh reviews developing "PEPOL" program with UN official
The Chairman of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh, discussed on Monday in Tripoli with the Office Director of the United Nations Development Program in Libya (UNDP) Marc-Andre Franche views on evaluating the performance of the project "Promoting Elections for the People of Libya” (PEPOL) which is supervised by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The HNEC signed in 2021 an agreement with the German government and the UNDP to support the "PEPOL" project, with the aim of providing technical and advisory support under UNSMIL's supervision.
Source:Libya Observer
September 26, 2022 18:03 UTC
7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022
Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Here, universities, schools, and training companies are embracing the experiential benefits of immersive XR technology to deliver lessons like never before. Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the most inspirational case studies from the educational landscape, highlighting the benefits of XR for training. Through virtual reality, students can also learn more about how water flows through soil, affecting plants, air and humans in a multitude of ways. Working with Microsoft, GE decided to upgrade its training experience to introduce a Mixed Reality educational environment via Microsoft HoloLens 2.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 14:33 UTC
Libya records 31 new cases of COVID-19
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Monday that 31 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 25 percent of the infection rate. 9 people recovered in the same reporting period. The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have reached more than 500,000 since the start of the pandemic, while over 490,000 of which have recovered, according to the NCDC. The virus has claimed the lives of 6,437 people in total. Over two million people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over one million were fully vaccinated with two doses.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 12:19 UTC
4 dead, including child, in clashes between armed groups in Zawiya
Four people were killed while 13 others, mostly civilians, were injured as a result of clashes that broke out overnight in the city of Zawiya, in northwestern Libya. According to press reports, among the victims killed was a young female child who died as result of indiscriminate shelling. She was identified by the press as 10-year-old Sabrine Wael Omran Al-Shtiwi. The violence reportedly erupted between rival armed groups, one of which was led by the commander of the Al Jisr Investigation Unit of the Zawiya Security District, Muhammad al-Sifaw , while the second would be led by commander of the so-called Sila Brigade, Othman al Lahab. Meanwhile, the spokesman for the emergency services, Osama Ali, urged citizens not to use the main and secondary roads of the city, also given the impossibility for the rescue teams to access the area.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 08:52 UTC
Op-Ed: EXPO Roma 2030, the gate for Europe
Not surprisingly, Rome is the largest agricultural council in Europe: it boasts extensive and often innovative agricultural activities. Expo 2030 Roma intends to address these issues by stimulating engagement among the various participants, outlining a shared path and identifying joint solutions. The focus is on engaging participating countries in a collaborative and operational effort that will come to fruition for the Expo. Finally, the Rome 2030 logo: it’s a stylized arch, which changes colour to gives rise to an infinite series of combinations. Italy represents today for Libya a gateway for Europe and after 2030 even more so.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 06:42 UTC
Renewed militia clashes rock western Libya; 5 killed
CAIRO (AP) — A new round of infighting between rogue militias in western Libya has killed at least five people, including a 10-year-old girl, health authorities said Monday, the latest bout of violence to rock the North African nation mired in decadelong chaos. The fighting broke out on Sunday between rival militias in the western town of Zawiya, where armed groups — like in many other towns and cities in oil-rich Libya — are competing for influence.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 06:05 UTC
Renewed militia clashes rock western Libya; child killed
ArrowRight The fighting broke out Sunday between rival militias in the western town of Zawiya, where armed groups — like in many other towns and cities in oil-rich Libya — are competing for influence. Along with the child who was killed, at least eight other civilians were wounded in the clashes that continued overnight, the Health Ministry’s emergency services said. AdvertisementThe violence was the latest between militias in western Libya. In August, clashes in the capital of Tripoli killed more than 30 people, one of the deadliest bouts of fighting in Libya in many months. Libya was plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 05:52 UTC
Ceremony and controversy await Harris during visit to Asia
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force 2 for travel to Japan and South Korea from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Sunday. Harris plans to meet with Japanese business leaders as the U.S. seeks to expand computer chip manufacturing and visit with U.S. sailors serving on an American destroyer at a nearby naval base. Relations between South Korea and Japan remain strained because of the legacy of Japan's aggression during World War II. More controversy awaits Harris in South Korea, where there's outrage over new U.S. rules that make electric cars built outside of North America ineligible for U.S. government subsidies. Associated Press writers Yuri Kageyama and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo and Kim Tong-Hyung in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.
Source:Libya Today
September 26, 2022 05:47 UTC
Clashes erupt between armed groups in Libya
Several people were killed or injured in the clashes, during which medium and heavy weaponry were used, according to the report on Sunday. The Libyan Red Crescent Society called for an immediate stop to the clashes so that civilians trapped in areas near the clashes could be evacuated to safety, Xinhua news agency reported. The lastest conflict came after violent clashes in Tripoli between armed groups in late August, during which more than 20 people were killed and more than 140 people injured. Libya has been suffering political instability and chaos ever since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011. Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by FreshersLIVE.Publisher : IANS-Media
Source:Libya Today
September 25, 2022 22:33 UTC
Head of Supreme Court hand over process passes smoothly
There was much media anxiety when parliament (the House of Representatives – HoR), appointed Aburezeza on 15 September (Law No. 5/2022) as the new head of the Supreme Court. It was though that Saleh made the appointment in reaction to the Supreme Court reactivating its constitutional chamber. It was though Saleh feared that his political opposition in western Libya would use the constitutional court to dilute his powers through the HoR. House of Representatives votes unanimously to appoint Aburezeza as head of Supreme Court (libyaherald.com)The HoR to hold official session on Monday to reappoint new head of the Supreme Court (libyaherald.com)
Source:Libya Today
September 25, 2022 22:19 UTC