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Libyan Prime Minister transfers the State’s General Budget draft proposal for 2024, with total expenditures estimated at 90.52 billion Dinar (about $19 billion), to the Parliament Speaker Aqila Saleh, for review and presentation to the Parliament members.
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Libyan Government to construct 11 new bridges in Benghazi, Derna, Ajdabiya
The Libyan Government appointed by the House of Representatives, led by Osama Hamad, has signed contracts to construct 11 new bridges in Benghazi, Derna, and Ajdabiya.
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Libya's NOC lifts force majeure on Sharara oilfield
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said today it lifted force majeure on Sharara oilfield.
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Austria to collaborate with IOM team on flood response and recovery in eastern Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) team met with the Austria Ambassador to Libya last week, pledging ongoing collaboration on the Storm Daniel Response and Recovery in eastern Libya, according to the IOM.
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Libya's elections commission is seeking to build new office in Derna
Chairman of Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, met on Saturday with Head of the Electoral Administration Office in Derna, Abdullah Al-Shairi, to discuss building a new office for the commission in the city.
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Menfi and Guterres discuss Libya's political process
The Head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, discussed with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday developments in the political process in Libya.
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Misrata Lawmakers Discuss Protest Demands with Attorney General
The Misrata Lawmakers Bloc discussed the latest developments and demands of protests in the city with Attorney General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour on Saturday. Supreme State Council member and coordinator of the Misrata lawmakers bloc, Abu Al-Qasim Qazit, said that the meeting addressed protest demands directed at some security bodies and how to maintain peace, security, rights, and freedoms under the law. Meeting Addresses Misrata Security Matters Qazit explained that the meeting discussed the need for the Security Directorate to carry out its mandated tasks and be the supervisor of police and security work in the city. It also continued coordination on
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Former UN Envoy: Libya's Postponed Elections Not Important If State Functions Normally
Former UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame believes the repeatedly postponed elections are “not important as long as the state functions normally.” In an interview with the French magazine Jeune Afrique on Saturday, Salame reflected on his experience heading the UN mission in Libya between 2017-2020. He said “political arrangements do not concern the average Libyan citizen,” though he noted they do worry the political elite and Western states. Salame: Europeans Care About Libya Not Libyans According to Salame, Libya’s problem is that Europeans care about Libya but not Libyans. “My problem is that I cared about Libyans, not Libya,”
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Election Commission Chief Briefs Speaker on Municipal Vote Preparations
The head of Libya’s High National Elections Commission HNEC, Emad al-Sayeh, briefed parliament speaker Aguila Saleh on the technical readiness to open voter registration in the coming days, during a meeting in Quba city on Saturday. Al-Sayeh outlined the executive plans the commission has put in place to ensure the upcoming municipal council elections are held to the “highest standards of integrity,” according to a statement from parliament. Elections Commission member Abdelhakim al-Shaib also attended, as they discussed the latest updates on the electoral process and the commission’s preparations to hold the municipal elections. The statement quoted Saleh affirming his
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Photos | Record Drug Bust at Benghazi Port - 15 Million Narcotic Pills Seized
Libya’s National Army General Command’s media bureau has confirmed that two shipping containers containing over 15 million narcotic pills (pregabalin type) were seized at the Benghazi seaport in a coordinated operation. Military units and specialist security agencies conducted the drug bust in cooperation between land forces operations, the customs department, and in the presence of the public prosecutor, the media bureau announced in a post on its page on Saturday. The bureau said the seizure followed intelligence gathering and investigation into the smuggling of a large quantity of narcotics into the port. The shipment was subsequently destroyed. In October
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IOM official, Pakistan ambassador discuss return of stranded Pakistani migrants in Libya
International Organization for Migration (IOM) – Libya Chief of Mission has discussed with the Ambassador of Pakistan to Libya the return of stranded Pakistani migrants in the North African country.
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suspends Chargé d'Affaires of Libyan Embassy in , Mohammed Al-Mirdas, from work “as a precaution for reasons and requirements of public interest,” according to the Authority.
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Embassy in Libya said Friday that Public Affairs Officer Kenyatta had a productive meeting yesterday in with Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs al-Lafi on efforts to promote youth civic engagement and strengthen media, information, and digital literacy throughout .
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Finance Ministry opens new HQs in Umm Errzam
Director of the Office of Planning and Finance Ministry, who is in charge of running the Ministry, Ahmed Al-Murtadi, has opened Financial Services Control Headquarters in Umm Al-Razm Municipality in Eastern Libya.
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Engineer Bilgasim Khalifa, Head of the Reconstruction Fund for flood-hit and Affected Cities in Eastern , completes the procedures for signing big projects with the company .
The projects include infrastructure works and renovations, the establishment of sewage treatment plants and two seawater desalination plants.
Construction of checkpoint dams in the valley, an integrated channel for the valley’s course and from there to the sea, and a breakwater project.
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The Social Council of Gaddafi Tribe describes the Presidential Council’s preparatory meeting for reconciliation conference in Zuwara as “disappointing”.
The social council says it only recognizes Saif al-Islam Gaddafi as leader of Libya under a “Jamahiriya regime”.
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US eager to work with Libyan Presidential Council and AU on reconciliation conference
The US Special Envoy Richard Norland followed with interest the preparatory meeting for the national reconciliation conference planned for this spring in Libya, the US embassy in Libya said on X platform.
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Deputy chairman of Presidential Council holds talks with British ambassador
The British Ambassador to Libya, Martin Longden, stressed the necessity of cooperating with the international community to resolve the Libyan issue in order to preserve the unity of Libya and ensure its stability.
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https://libyaupdate.com/deputy-chairman-of-presidential-council-holds-talks-with-british-ambassador/
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Libyan Investment Authority signs gas exploration deal with BP
The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) announced today that it has signed a strategic agreement with BP to enhance the partnership.
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Libyan delegation expected in Beirut over Hannibal Gaddafi case
A delegation from the Ministry of Justice of the Government of National Unity will soon travel to Beirut to meet with Lebanese counterparts and the committee overseeing the case of Hannibal Gaddafi, fourth son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, detained in Lebanon in precautionary custody since his arrest in December 2015.
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Mauritania to reopen its embassy in Tripoli
Mauritania will reopen its embassy in the capital of Libya, Tripoli, revealed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mauritania, Mohamed Salem, during a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli today.
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The Libyan National Army (LNA) sends a group of wounded people to Croatia for treatment, according to LNA’s media office.
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EU Presses Libya Actors to Work With UN Envoy, Yield Own Interests
The European Union’s ambassador to Libya urged domestic factions on Thursday to unite behind UN special representative Abdoulaye Bathily, warning that key foreign powers also need to stand back and enable compromise. Following talks with Presidential Council Vice President Abdullah Al-Lafi, Ambassador Nicola Orlando said they agreed on “the need for key stakeholders to put aside self-interest and work with Bathily to pursue unity and durable stability in Libya.” “Wwe called on international and regional partners to allow a Libyan solution to emerge to resolve the current stalemate.” He added. This call echoed Bathily’s own warnings that Libya faces ongoing
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Libyan district mayors issue national charter on elections
Libya’s district mayors called for involving Libyans and listening to their voice in any political dialogue, in order to hold elections according to fair and impartial laws that do not exclude anyone. They look forward to starting a new phase characterized by wide societal dialogue to prepare conditions for holding national elections, preceded by enabling all candidates to mobilize in all districts, municipalities, and areas of the country. This came in a document entitled “The National Charter for Holding Elections and Accepting their Results,” after their meeting in the capital Tripoli. What is the district mayors’ document? The mayors said
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HCS chief discusses holding forum to select unified administrative committee for Libyan Workers Union
The head of the High Council of State, Mohamed Tekalla, discussed with a delegation from the National Libyan Workers Union the possibility of holding a general forum for all workers to select a unified administrative committee for the Union. Tekalla and the delegation addressed difficulties facing the Union and divisions preventing the unification of workers under one inclusive entity that brings everyone together without exclusion, according to a statement by the Council on its page on Wednesday. Tekalla emphasized the High Council of State’s support for efforts to achieve united ranks, bring Libyans together, unify their stances, reject division
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Menfi and Dbeibah discuss political deadlock and control public spending
The President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, received on Wednesday evening the Prime Minister of the interim Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. The two parties discussed ways to break the political deadlock and control public spending, according to a statement by the Presidential Council’s media office. The media office said that the Menfi-Dbeibah meeting “addressed solutions for the political process stalemate, and explored joint ideas to ensure the Libyan people’s right to determine their destiny directly.” The meeting also “touched on texts of the political agreement regarding controlling public spending and state revenues, through financial arrangements prepared
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Williams' Libya legacy: militia rule and corrupt leadership
Stephanie Williams, the former UN envoy to Libya, claimed in a recent article that the Haftar family is consolidating its grip on power in eastern Libya. She alleged that General Khalifa Haftar’s sons were competing to succeed him as commander of the Libyan National Army, while militias loyal to Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity vie for influence and spoils in the West. Struggle for control in the west Williams warned of continuing struggles for dominance among various militias in western Libya, noting deadly clashes in Tripoli last summer between the Deterrence Force and Brigade 444, which
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40 Tunisian migrants missing after heading on boat to Italy
The Tunisian National Guard said on Tuesday that about 40 Tunisian migrants were missing after sailing in a boat toward the coast of Italy last week.
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Oil Minister, British Ambassador discuss increasing oil production and developing fields in Libya
Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun discussed with British Ambassador to Libya Martin Longden how to increase the amount of oil and gas production, develop the fields, and achieve the goal of reaching the production and export of two million barrels per day.
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https://libyaupdate.com/oil-minister-british-ambassador-discuss-increasing-oil-production-and-developing-fields-in-libya/
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Human Rights Watch urges Lebanon to free Gaddafi's son
Human Rights Watch called on Lebanon Tuesday to release a son of Libya’s former dictator Moamer Kadhafi, saying he had been held on “spurious charges” for eight years.
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https://libyaupdate.com/human-rights-watch-urges-lebanon-to-free-gaddafis-son/
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The Social Council of Gaddafi Tribe describes the Presidential Council’s preparatory meeting for reconciliation conference in Zuwara as “disappointing”. The social council says it only recognizes Saif al-Islam Gaddafi as leader of Libya under a “Jamahiriya regime”. The #Libya Update
(BREAKING) Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) declares force majeure at Al-Sharara oilfield after protesters shut down production. The #Libya Update
(BREAKING) #ISIS leader in Libya, known as Abu Sedra, has been arrested, says the Tripoli-based Deterrence Force. The #Libya Update
Protesters shut down production at Al-Sharara oilfield over shortage of fuel in Libya’s southern region of Fezzan. The #Libya Update
(BREAKING) Reports of a gradual shutdown of production at Al-Sharara oilfield. The #Libya Update
Turkish Parliament approves motion to extend mandate of troops in Libya for two more years. The #Libya Update
The Government of National Unity kicks off in #Tripoli the ‘Safe Mediterranean and Stable South’ conference for Sahel countries. Footage of @Hakomitna The #Libya Update
General Commander of the Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa #Haftar, inaugurates the international conference for the reconstruction of #Derna and the other flood-affected towns, accompanied by the Prime Minister, #Osama_Hammad, a number of prominent military and security leaders, and a group of ministers and mayors of municipalities, in the presence of delegations of countries participating in the conference from major regional and international companies. The #Libya Update
Foreign delegations start to arrive in eastern Libya ahead of international conference on #Derna reconstruction, which is scheduled to take place by the end of this week on November 1-2. The #Libya Update
The Libyan National Army (LNA) sends humanitarian aid to #Gaza through Egyptian borders, according to LNA’s media office. The #Libya Update
Calm restored in #Gharyan after a morning of armed clashes. The #Libya Update
#Gharyan Hospital sends an urgent appeal to all its employees to come and assist the staff present in the hospital. The #Libya Update
The Health Ministry of the Government of National Unity calls on hospitals and health workers in #Gharyan to maximize efforts to provide aid and emergency services after clashes broke out in the city. The #Libya Update
The Health Ministry of the Government of National Unity tasks the Emergency Medicine and Support Service with providing support to hospitals in #Gharyan amid clashes in the city. The #Libya Update
University of #Gharyan suspends classes amid armed clashes in the city. The #Libya Update
Mona Moqaddam, a member of #Gharyan Municipal Council, urges warring parties in the city “to exercise restraint” and calls on the Government of National Unity to “stop the bloodshed”. The #Libya Update
Two people killed and couple others injured so far amid ongoing armed clashes in #Gharyan. The #Libya Update
Armed clashes break out in #Gharyan, located 80 km south of #Tripoli. The #Libya Update
The House of Representatives sends a copy of the electoral law to UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily at the latter’s request. The #Libya Update
Libya’s High Council of State votes to dissolve the 6+6 committee, which was jointly established with the House of Representatives to draft electoral law. The #Libya Update
