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
Russia Sent Representatives To Libya Over Opening Of Embassy
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st October, 2022) Russia has sent representatives to Libya to resolve the issue of opening an embassy in the North African state, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Monday. "The work is underway, we have already sent an advanced group to the site, now our candidate for the post of ambassador, who went through the approval procedures here, is waiting for an agrement, consent to the appointment from the Libyan authorities," Bogdanov told reporters.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2022 10:27 UTC
New Zealand announces more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
New Zealand announces more sanctions on Russia over UkraineCopy LinkNew Zealand on Monday announced additional sanctions on Russia over ongoing war in Ukraine. “Today we are sanctioning 14 individuals and seven entities as part of our ongoing support for Ukraine. Sanctions were also imposed on the InfoRos “news agency and cyber operation run by Russia’s military intelligence,” as well as the Crimea-based outlet NewsFront. So far, New Zealand has imposed sanctions on over 1,200 individuals and entities since April, including trade measures to ban exports and imports from Russia. Russia is currently the world’s most-sanctioned country since it launched its war on Ukraine in February.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2022 10:09 UTC
US woman who led female IS battalion faces up to 20 years in prison
WASHINGTON: An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas and joined the Islamic State in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist group. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to terror charges in June in a US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Born Allison Brooks, she grew up in a “loving and stable home” in Overbrook, Kansas, and was considered a “gifted” student, the US attorney said. She dropped out of high school in her sophomore year, however, and married a local man named Fluke, with whom she had two children. Her son from that marriage testified anonymously about years of abuse inflicted on him and his siblings by their mother.
Source:Libya Today
October 31, 2022 05:33 UTC
Op-Ed: Libya – Towards a Comprehensive Legislative Framework for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
Various initiatives have identified Public-Private Partnerships (“PPPs”) as a viable basis to engage the private sector, with the aim of improving both the quality of public infrastructure and the standards of public services. A key obstacle to the widespread adoption of PPPs in Libya is the absence of a specific Libyan legislative framework regulating PPPs. A Libyan PPP legislative framework should not be overly prescriptive in respect of the type of contract structure but should allow the market freedom to choose the most appropriate contracting method. The enactment of a PPP legislative framework in Libya requires careful consideration of several issues, particularly in relation to the sectoral application and financial arrangements of PPPs. He recently co-led a team in developing a bespoke Libyan PPP legislative instrument (in light of international best practices developed by UNCITRAL and EBRD model laws and regulations).
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 23:40 UTC
Establishment of incubators and innovation and leadership centres in Libyan universities discussed
The establishment of incubators and innovation and leadership centres in Libyan universities was the topic of discussion last Wednesday between the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Saleh Al-Ghoul during his visit to the National Program for Small and Medium Enterprises (Libya Enterprise) in Tripoli. The Undersecretary was hosted by the head of the National Program for Small and Medium Enterprises, Abdel Nasser Abouzakieh and the Director of the Technology Incubator, Ramadan Al-Marhag, and several programme directors. During the meeting, a visual presentation on the technology incubator was presented, as well as ways of cooperation between the National Program for Small and Medium Enterprises and the Ministry of Higher Education were discussed.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 23:08 UTC
Menfi approves credentials of five new ambassadors
Head of the Presidential Council, Muhammad Menfi, approved Monday the credentials of five new ambassadors to Libya. "The PC head approved the credentials of the Extraordinary Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan, Ibrahim Mohamed, Ambassador Mostafa Mihraje of France, Extraordinary Ambassador Issa Ahmed of Eritrea, Extraordinary Ambassador Hassan Ibrahim of Ethiopia, and Extraordinary Ambassador Ziyad Al-Mashaan of Kuwait," the PC media office stated. The ambassadors stressed the importance of consolidating their countries' relations with Libya and hoped for the return of stability and peace to Libya and its nation. For his part, the PC head affirmed the depth of the relations that bind these countries with Libya, wishing them success in their new mission in a way that enhances cooperation relations.
Source:Libya Observer
October 30, 2022 21:41 UTC
Libyan file at the center of Arab ministerial meeting in Algeria
Arab foreign ministers started the preparatory meeting for the Arab League summit scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday, and the meeting discusses the Libyan situation in the presence of Foreign Minister of the Government of National Unity, Najla Al-Mangoush. The Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi hoped that the Libyan parties would reach a lasting settlement of the current crisis through a comprehensive Libyan dialogue in which Libya’s interest will prevail over all considerations. Jerandi called for a solidarity Arab move that would allow taking the lead in settling crises in Arab countries including Libya, Syria and Yemen for their stability and security within the framework of national sovereignty and to alleviate the humanitarian problems experienced by the peoples of those countries. The Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra reaffirmed that his country relies a lot on the contribution of everyone in the Arab summit to achieve a new start for joint action, according to an approach that goes beyond traditional methods to respond to the requirements of the present situation and can collectively chart a better future for Arab peoples and countries. The Algerian Foreign Minister also called for the necessity of assisting countries that suffer from circumstantial economic, political or security difficulties, with upholding the principles of good neighborliness, non-interference in the internal affairs of countries and respect for their sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
Source:Libya Observer
October 30, 2022 19:20 UTC
EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise
CAIRO (Reuters) - The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe has been rising. Since late 2016, irregular migration to Europe from the Egypt's northern coast has slowed sharply. However, migration of Egyptians across Egypt's long desert border with Libya and from Libya's Mediterranean coast to Europe has been on the rise, diplomats say. In 2021 more than 26,500 Egyptians were stopped at the Libyan border, according to the EU Commission document. The EU Commission document says that to date, Egypt has addressed irregular migration "predominantly from a security perspective, sometimes at the expense of other dimensions of migration management, including the rights based protection migrants, refugees and asylum seekers".
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 18:15 UTC
Ministry of Economy and Trade discusses mechanism of activating transit trade, free zones and Africa Transport and Transit Trade Forum
The mechanism for activating transit trade, free zones and the latest developments and preparations for organizing the Africa Transport and Transit Trade Forum and Exhibition were discussed during a meeting at the Ministry of Economy and Trade in Tripoli last Wednesday. The meeting was headed by the Undersecretary of the Free Zones, Nouri Al-Gatati, which included the Head of the Chambers of Commerce Department and the Head of the Transit Trade and Free Zones Department in the Ministry and the Misrata, Hilal Al-Asimah, Western Mountains, Al-Margab, Derna and Tobruk Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. The attendees also discussed the obstacles facing the Chambers of Commerce in performing their work and ways to overcome them and the Undersecretary of the Ministry stressed the need to activate industrial and agricultural projects in all regions. On the side-lines of the meeting, the latest developments, and preparations for organizing the Africa Transport and Transit Trade Forum and Exhibition, which is supervised by the Ministry of Economy and Trade and with the support of the Misrata Chamber of Commerce, were discussed. The pan-African event will be held in January 2023 in Algeria in the context of promoting transit trade towards Africa.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 18:15 UTC
Business Technology Banking Forum: 3 to 4 December, Tripoli
The Business Technology Banking Forum will be held from the 3 to 4 December at the Corinthia hotel, Tripoli. They also inform that the forum will include presentations of working papers and the holding dialogue sessions between local companies in particular and international companies in general. Among the topics of the forum are:Artificial intelligenceThe Internet of thingsMachine learningArtificial intelligence refers to the ability of any machine to imitate human behaviour in an intelligent way. It is often classified into two types: applied artificial intelligence and general artificial intelligence. RELATED POSTS No Content AvailableAs for machine learning, this technique is the practice of using unique algorithms to solve and sort data.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 18:15 UTC
Kozhikode native, whose husband died in Libya in 1991, continues to wait for compensation
She took some time to collect documents to seek compensation from the Libyan government through the Indian Mission there. Ms. Tripurasundari claims that though they had forwarded all the required papers to the Indian Mission, nothing was forthcoming. Ms. Elangovan approached the Kerala High Court in 2003. Ms. Elangovan again wrote to the Indian Mission in 2007, marking copies to the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and the Minister for External Affairs. The Indian Mission again took it up with the Libyan government, but to no avail.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 18:12 UTC
EU Funds Border Control Deal in Egypt with Migration Via Libya on Rise - Latest Tweet by Reuters
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Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 18:12 UTC
Mangoush participates in Arab League meeting ahead of November summit
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush participated on Saturday at a “preparatory ministerial meeting” of the Arab League Council ahead of the organization’s summit on November 1-2 in Algeria. According to a statement by the Libyan Foreign Ministry, the meeting aims to “strengthen coordination and consultation among Arab countries to confront regional and international developments”. The ministry said that Mangoush met with a number of Arab foreign ministers on the sidelines of the meeting “in the context of continuing the process of coordination”.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 12:57 UTC
UN, France agree on need to hold Libya elections “as soon as possible”
The United Nations and France have reaffirmed on Sunday “the importance of finalizing the constitutional basis” to Libya’s presidential and parliamentary elections “as soon as possible,” according to the French Embassy in Libya. This came following a meeting between UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and France’s Special Envoy to Libya, Paul Soler, in Tripoli today. During the bilateral talks, Soler reiterated France’s “full support” for U.N. mediation and “priority for the sovereignty of Libya”, according to the French embassy.
Source:Libya Today
October 30, 2022 11:43 UTC