Acting chief of UNSMIL, western Libya military leader discuss Tripoli security
The Acting Head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga met 10 August with Tripoli-based Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad, to discuss “the latest security developments in Tripoli and adjacent areas as well as the progress on the military and security track,” UNSMIL revealed on Thursday. According to the Mission, Zenenga commended Al-Hadda’s “contributions to defuse and de-escalate tensions in the capital and western region.”“He also welcomed the steps being taken towards unification of military institutions, most recently through talks between the two Military Commanders on 18-19 July in Tripoli,” UNSMIL concluded.
Source:Libya Today
August 13, 2022 12:55 UTC
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake jolts Benghazi
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Benghazi and other cities of eastern Libya with various intensities on late Friday night. The epicenter of the magnitude 5.9 quake, which occurred at 23:31 P.M. (Libya time), was located at central Mediterranean Sea, 189 kilometers north-west of Benghazi with depth of 10 kilometers, according to data by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
Source:Libya Today
August 13, 2022 11:09 UTC
Libya records 76 new cases of COVID-19
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Friday that 76 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 23 percent of the infection rate. 247 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 6,434 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
August 13, 2022 11:09 UTC
Senegalese Bathily to head UNSMIL
The United Nations Security Council will vote next Monday to choose a new head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). According to Al-Arabiya TV private sources, there is an international overall trend to appoint the Senegalese Abdoulaye Bathily as head of the UNSMIL. Bathily is a former Senegalese minister and defender of black African rights against racism, and has been working since 2014 with the United Nations and was head of the United Nations Mission in Central Africa, and also chaired the Strategic Review Committee for the work of the UNSMIL.
Source:Libya Observer
August 12, 2022 21:39 UTC
Musicians Syndicate: Hany Shaker didn’t prevent Kadim Al Sahir from holding concerts in Egypt
The Board of Directors of Egyptian Musicians Syndicate confirmed that what is currently being circulated on social media platforms claiming that former head of Musicians Syndicate Hany Shaker issued a decision to stop Iraqi singer Kadim Al Sahir from holding concerts in Egypt is completely false and totally rejected. The board of directors of the Musicians Syndicate emphasized in its press statment that the suggestions of the Syndicate head should be discussed first from the Board of Directors side before being issued in the form of official decision by the Syndicate. The board of directors of the Syndicate calls on the media to investigate the accuracy of the circulated news that offend a great artist with an honorable history like Hany Shaker. At the end of its press statement Musicians Syndicat thanked the former head of Musicians Syndicate Hany Shaker, for his efforts and achievements over the past years.
Source:Libya Today
August 12, 2022 15:21 UTC
Ahmed Nabil Kamel to compose a new song for Kadim Al Sahir
Jordanian composer Ahmed Nabil Kamel composed a new song for veteran Iraqi singer Kadim Al Sahir which will be included in the later upcoming album. Sahir performed also a highly successful concert in Fouka Bay in North Coast on August 4. Dubbed “Caesar of Arab Singing” Al Sahir is conseidered one of the most successful artists in the history of the Arab world. A star-studded line-up of global and regional performers headlined Expo 2020 Dubai, with Arab singing sensation Kadim Al Sahir kickstarted the spectacular Infinite Nights series on October 15, 2021. This is a wonderful opportunity to unite the world through music and song, and celebrate our accomplishments.
Source:Libya Today
August 12, 2022 15:02 UTC
RealWear to Become Platform Solution Firm, CEO Says
Last Tuesday, RealWear launched a cloud-based solution to assist frontline industrial workforces in managing fleets of augmented reality (AR) wearables. RealWear Cloud is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) that presents a dashboard with tools to track and manage devices. RealWear debuted Microsoft Endpoint Manager as part of its line-up of AR wearables last year, alongside Teams support. The firm’s previous cloud management solution will merge with RealWear Cloud, giving existing customers automatic access to RealWear Cloud Basic. RealWear Cloud marks the firm’s transition from a “device-centric company” into a digital solutions provider by launching its first SaaS product.
Source:Libya Today
August 12, 2022 14:50 UTC
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Libya: Thanks to the support of the Government of Germany, WHO delivers mobile clinics in Benghazi
1 Using a generous contribution from the Government of Germany, WHO has delivered 2 fully equipped mobile clinics to the Benghazi Health Services Directorate to complement primary health care services in the municipality. 2 These mobile clinics will support WHO’s efforts to increase the availability of emergency health care services for vulnerable people, including immigrants. 3 The clinics will primarily target internally displaced people and migrants in remote areas who have little access to healthcare. 7 Ms. Elizabeth Hoff, WHO Representative in Libya, said that she was extremely grateful to Germany for her unwavering support. 10 We will continue our efforts to expand mobile clinics to help more people who may not otherwise have access to healthcare.”
Source:Libya Today
August 12, 2022 08:24 UTC
Youth aged 18-29 constitutes 40.2% of Egyptian workforce: CAPMAS on Int’l Youth Day
CAIRO – 11 August 2022: Youth aged 18-29 constitutes 40.2 percent of the workforce in Egypt with men representing 64.1 percent of these youth, Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said, citing data of 2022. Marriages among male youth aged 18-29 reached 59 percent of the marriages that took place in 2021, while marriages among female youth reached 82.4 percent, said the agency. On the other side, divorces among male and female youth reached 17.8 percent and 37.8 percent from the total divorces in 2021 respectively, according to the data. Moreover, death rate among young people in the age group (15-29 years) was 0.8 per thousand young people (1.0 per thousand males, 0.6 per thousand females), added the agency. Egyptian youth aged 18-29 represent more than 21 percent of the population, according to earlier data.
Source:Libya Today
August 11, 2022 23:01 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
August 11, 2022 21:35 UTC
Alleged fuel smuggler wants police to investigate origin of rumour linking him to Caruana Galizia murder
Alleged fuel smuggler Gordon Debono has requested an urgent police investigation aimed at identifying the government-based source of rumours which had falsely connected him to the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The request cites the conclusions of the public inquiry into Caruana Galizia’s killing, which amongst other things, had declared that the State was responsible for spreading these rumours. “The Board is informed that this is what happened after the assassination, when the Office of the Prime Minister disseminated the possibility that the individuals behind the murder could be persons connected to fuel smuggling. News which also began to be spread in the international press,” the report had said. However, Debono’s letter pointed out, neither the amount allegedly laundered, nor the predicate offence (the crime whose proceeds required laundering) had yet been identified, two full years after the start of the proceedings.
Source:Libya Today
August 11, 2022 20:46 UTC
NOC: Libya’s oil production will increase to 2 million b/d
Libya aims to increase the level of oil production to two million barrels per day, announced the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Thursday. Chairman of NOC, Farhat bin Qadara, said a medium-term plan will be outlined to achieve this goal, which will extend from three to five years and that will see the participation of several companies with their own projects, according to a statement by NOC. Bin Qadara announced that the production rate in the last month has slightly exceeded the figure of one million and 200 thousand barrels per day.
Source:Libya Today
August 11, 2022 19:48 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
August 11, 2022 19:46 UTC
U.S. Envoy to Libya pays tribute to late tribal leader from east
The U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, paid tribute on Thursday to Sheikh Al-Basha Saleh Al-Atyush, a leading figure of Al-Mghrabi tribe from eastern Libya, who passed away yesterday. “We honor his contributions supporting peace, unity, and reconciliation in Libya,” Norland was quoted as saying by the U.S. Embassy in Libya via Twitter. The American diplomat offered his condolences to Al-Atyush’s family and loved ones.
Source:Libya Today
August 11, 2022 19:43 UTC
Scenes of desperation as migrant ship sinks during rescue
Scenes of desperation as migrant ship sinks during rescueBy FRANCISCO SECO - Associated PressFrancisco Seco - staff, AP Migrants swim next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation by Spanish NGO Open Arms at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean sea, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Francisco Seco - staff, AP Italian coast guard members rescue migrants after their boat overturned and started to sink at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean sea, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. An Associated Press photographer who was aboard the ship operated by Spanish group Open Arms documented the harrowing rescue, capturing images of people desperately clinging to their overturned boat as it sank. Open Arms tweeted that all the passengers survived and were transferred to an Italian coast guard ship. The Open Arms says it has rescued more than 26,500 people since 2015.
Source:Libya Today
August 11, 2022 12:43 UTC