Trade exchange between Egypt, Arab countries increases by19.2% in H1 of 2022
CAIRO - 1 November 2022: Trade exchange between Egypt and the Arab countries increased by 19.2 percent during the first half of 2022, to record $14.4 billion, compared to $12.1 billion during the same period in 2021, according to a report by the Central Agency For Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS revealed that Egypt’s exports to Arab countries amounted to $5.9 billion during the first half of 2022, compared to $5.4 billion during the same period in 2021, marking an increase of $466.5 million or 8.6 percent. Sudan’s exports to Egypt recorded $261.6 million, followed by Jordan at $120.7 million, Lebanon at $108.4 million, Libya at $51.5 million, and Qatar at $39.5 million. The value of remittances from Egyptians working in Arab countries increased 10.9 percent to reach $21.9 billion during the fiscal year 2020/21, compared to $19.8 billion during the fiscal year 2019/2020. The value of Arab countries’ investments in Egypt recorded $3.98 billion during the fiscal year 2020/2021, compared to $4 billion during the fiscal year 2019/2020, marking a decrease of 0.4 percent.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 15:45 UTC
FG evacuates 117 Nigerians from Libya
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said it evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. The evacuation exercise came barely a week after the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli successfully evacuated 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. “Again, we have successfully evacuated another 117 more stranded Nigerians who were irregular migrants in Libya. “The Federal government is committed to ensuring that no Nigerian is left stranded in a foreign country.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 14:54 UTC
Mangoush holds talks with US diplomat on sidelines of Arab League summit
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush discussed the situation in the country with U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Yael Lempert, during a meeting today on the sidelines of Arab League Council summit in Algeria. The bilateral talks focused on “the political developments in Libya” and “the efforts of Government of National Unity to stabilize the country […] in order to conduct national elections on a constitutional basis and fair and impartial electoral laws,” according to a statement by the Libyan Foreign Ministry. Lempert reportedly affirmed “her country’s position of rejecting a military solution in Libya,” as per ministry’s statement.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 14:38 UTC
117 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Libya
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, on Tuesday said it evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. The evacuation exercise came barely a week after the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli successfully evacuated 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. “Again, we have successfully evacuated another 117 more stranded Nigerians who were irregular migrants in Libya. “The Federal government is committed to ensuring that no Nigerian is left stranded in a foreign country.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 14:12 UTC
Libya to reopen border with Sudan, says Dbeibeh
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, announced on Monday that his government plans to reopen border with Sudan. The Tripoli-based premier made the announcement during his opening speech of the “Free Zone for Transit Trade” economic forum, organized by the Libyan-Sudanese Chamber of Commerce yesterday in the Libyan capital. Dbeibeh said the move will help resume the movement of goods and people between the two countries. “The closure of the border between Libya and Sudan was something strange, and a move that we don’t accept,” Dbeibeh said.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 13:20 UTC
Algeria hosts first Arab League summit since normalisation deals with Israel
ALGIERS: Arab leaders meet in the Algerian capital on Tuesday for their first summit since a string of normalisation deals with Israel that have divided the region. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) went first in a historic US-mediated deal that made the country the third Arab state, after Egypt and Jordan, to establish full ties with Israel. The leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will also stay away, according to Arab media. Syria’s membershipAnother source of controversy has been Algeria’s efforts to bring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime back into the Arab League, a decade after its membership was suspended amid a brutal crackdown on 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests. Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit called Friday for an “integrated Arab vision” to tackle the pressing food security challenges.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 11:26 UTC
American woman who went from Kansas teacher to ISIS leader sentenced to 20 years in prison
She became pregnant at 16 and married her first husband, James Fluke, in 1996, according to court records. Ekren claimed he removed a box of documents and an electronic device from the compound, and she helped him summarize the records, according to court records. The documents and device were ultimately given to leaders of the terror group Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, according to court records. Ekren, a leader of snipers for the Islamic State group, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2016 in Tel Abyad, Syria, according to court records. She was arrested two weeks later and held for seven months before being transferred to the U.S. in January 2022, according to court records.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 09:13 UTC
Al-Lafi reviews with French envoy ongoing national reconciliation efforts
The Deputy Head of the Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi, met Sunday with the special envoy of the French President to Libya, Paul Soler, and French ambassador, Mostafa Mihraje, who reaffirmed France's continued support for Libya until it reaches the stage of comprehensive stability by electing a president who can lead the country to security. Al-Lafi welcomed the new French ambassador and hailed bilateral relations with Paris and its support for the Libyan political process and dialogue among conflicting parties to reach stability. He reiterated commitment to continuing national reconciliation efforts to reach elections as per a constitutional basis, saying the Security Council's extension of UNSMIL's mandate revived the political track after the stalemate of last months. The two sides also stressed the role of France and the European Union in this file. The French envoy reiterated the importance of the national reconciliation project, and his country's desire to achieve stability in Libya by reaching a political solution that would contribute to the holding of elections based on to a constitutional basis.
Source:Libya Observer
November 01, 2022 08:32 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 04:58 UTC
Govt to set up special body to enhance care system for oncology patients
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has ordered the establishment of a body independent from the Health Ministry to follow up on the oncology centres and help organize and secure the needed drugs. Dbeibah held an expanded meeting to discuss the matter with Health Minister Ramadan Abu Janah, the directors of oncology centres, the head of the Medical Supply Authority, and the director of the National Center for Decision Support. According to the GNU media office, discussions focused on the conditions of the oncology centres, their needs, and the challenges they face. "The PM issued instructions to the National Decision Support Center to discuss the issue and submit a final proposal in this regard," the office said. For his part, Health Minister Abu Janah praised the decision and said it would help regulate the work and care system in this area.
Source:Libya Observer
November 01, 2022 00:06 UTC
Haftar: We are getting close to making decisive decision to restore the Libyan State
LNA Commander pointed out that experience had proven that any comprehensive solution or initiative would not succeed without the approval of the Libyan people. “LNA General Command urges the Libyan people to adhere to the right to self-determination and not to rely on foreign agendas,” he added. “We welcome the UN envoy and remind him of his pledges not to adopt any initiative to resolve the crisis unless it comes from the Libyan people,” Haftar stated. LNA Commander explained that the Libyan situation is different from what it had been, as it is witnessing a growing popular movement to bring about radical change. “Time is not on the side of parties seeking to manage the crisis without solving it in order to prolong it using flimsy pretexts and suspicious initiatives,” the Field Marshal said.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2022 21:37 UTC
Libya concludes agreement with Eni and BP to start drilling for gas in Mediterranean
Libya has ‘‘concluded an agreement with Eni and BP to start drilling and producing gas in the Mediterranean’’, according to the chairman of its National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Bengdara. Bengdara was speaking to Sky News Arabia during his participation in the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) today. The gas field from which Eni and BP will start production is similar to the Egyptian Zohr field, but it is larger, he further added. Bengdara revealed that Libya expects oil revenues of between 35 and 37 billion dollars this year, the highest since 2013. He said the country’s proven gas reserves exceed 80 trillion cubic feet but that the sector needs new investments of US$ 4 billion annually to maintain the volume of oil production.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2022 16:58 UTC
On this day in 1803, Libyan sailors captured American frigate USS Philadelphia
On this day, October 31, 1803 Libyan sailors captured the American frigate USS Philadelphia. Back then, captains of the Libyan navy, led by admiral Zureik, went out on several small dhows and lured the frigate USS Philadelphia to shallow rocky waters, where it was suspended and immobilized about 3 km off the coast of Tripoli. The Captain of Philadelphia, William Bainbridge, tried to refloat the frigate, which was subjected to a violent attack from the boats of the Libyan navy, but he failed, so he and his soldiers decided to surrender after they threw their guns into water and destroyed what they could destroy. As a result, 307 American sailors fell into the grip of the Pasha of Tripoli, who placed officers under house arrest at the American Consulate, while other sailors were exploited in hard labor, and all remained in captivity until the end of the war.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2022 15:45 UTC
The Enterprise Metaverse with Lenovo’s Jason McGuigan
Watch on YouTube. XR Today’s Demond Cureton hosts Jason McGuigan, Head of Commercial Virtual Reality for Lenovo. In this session, we discuss the following:The rise of the industrial metaverseLenovo’s latest immersive solution, the ThinkReality VRXUpcoming plans for the company amid the Lenovo Tech World 2022For more information and a recap of the interview, check out our recent article. If you’d like more content 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
October 31, 2022 15:12 UTC
Report: Eni, BP to Extract Gas From Giant Gas Field Offshore Libya
Libya has agreed with Eni and BP to begin extracting natural gas from a Mediterranean gas field believed to be bigger than Egypt's huge Zohr field, the head of the National Oil Company (NOC) told Skynews Arabia on Monday. Eni will also invest $8 billion to develop natural gas fields in western Libya, NOC's Farhat Bengdara added. Speaking on the sidelines of an industry conference in Abu Dhabi, Bengdara told Skynews Arabia that Libya expects between $35 billion and $37 billion in oil revenue this year and that it has proven natural gas reserves that exceed 80 trillion cubic feet. (Reporting by Moataz Mohamed/Writing by Lina Najem/Editing by David Goodman)
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2022 11:21 UTC