Download logoToday is the 72nd anniversary of Libya’s independence, on which the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) extends its heartfelt congratulations to the Libyan people. Libya has now in place a constitutional and legal framework for elections which the High National Election Commission considers technically implementable. However, laws alone cannot lead to successful elections which can only take place when Libyan stakeholders are genuinely committed to creating the necessary conditions for their successful implementation. The international community also needs to stand united in word and deed and urge Libyan stakeholders to choose the path of peace, unity, and democracy. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

Today, on Sunday, the Libyan people celebrate the 72nd anniversary of their independence, which marks the culmination of Libyan struggles for freedom after decades of Italian occupation that began in 1911. The struggle against Italian occupation continued until the United Nations' decision to grant Libya independence in November 1949, five years after the end of World War II. On December 24, 1951, the late King Idris Al-Sanusi declared Libya's independence from the balcony of the Al-Manar Palace in Benghazi. In his independence speech, he announced that "as a result of the nation's struggle and by the UN resolution issued on November 21, 1949, Libya had achieved independence with the help of God."

CAIRO – 24 December 2023: Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj honored Sunday the Egyptian Red Crescent's volunteers, who exerted exceptional efforts during the crises in Gaza Strip, Libya and Sudan, on the occasion of the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development. North Sinai's El-Arish International Airport has received 331 planes carrying thousands of tons of relief aid, ambulances, field hospitals, and necessary equipment bound for Gaza since the start of the Israeli war on the strip. The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) moves the shipments to Gaza from Arish city through the Rafah border crossing along with those provided by the entity itself as well as other Egyptian charities.

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Libya is discussing handing over hospitals to the Saudi German Hospitals Group to operate and manage. The news was revealed on Thursday after the head of the Department of Support and Development of Medical Services (DSDMS), Ahmed Militan, met in his Tripoli office with the Director of the Saudi German Hospitals Group in Egypt and North Africa, Mohamed Lutfi. The DSDMS reported that several other matters were discussed, including the debts incurred by Libyan patients in affiliated hospitals to the Saudi German Hospitals Group in Cairo. A programme for training human cadres to transfer medical expertise was also discussed. The DSDMS said the operation and management of Libyan hospitals by the Group is part of the DSDMS’s 2024 strategic plan.

For the second consecutive year, AmCham Libya is supporting a Libyan delegation to attend the 2024 World of Concrete (WoC) Tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada. AmCham will be attending the event to support engagement between Libyan delegates and exhibitors. Debbie Hirst, AmCham Libya President, told Libya Herald “We look forward to welcoming Libyan businesspeople to this important event for the construction sector, and to further encouraging the engagement of U.S. companies in Libya. We expect that a Libyan delegation to WOC will become a regular occurrence.”WoC is the commercial construction industry’s first, largest and most important annual international event for concrete and masonry professionals across the globe. AmCham-organised and U.S. Department of Commerce supported Libyan trade delegation to the U.S. was ground-breaking and a benchmark (libyaherald.com)40-member Tripoli Chamber delegation returns from World of Concrete expo in Las Vegas, USA (libyaherald.com)Tripoli Chamber discussing leading delegation to WOC show in Las Vegas, USA in January (libyaherald.com)

"Hassituha" (You Felt It), a mostly silent play from eastern Libya, symbolises both the country's divisions between west and east, and the rebirth of Libya's National Theatre Festival, which staged a comeback this week in Tripoli after a 15-year hiatus. "Hassituha", performed at Tripoli's Scouts Theatre by a group who travelled from Marj in eastern Libya, was well received by an audience of more than 1,000 people. But Milad al-Hasadi, head of Derna's National Theatre, expressed hope for Libya's future. "Today we are here burdened, it is true, with wounds, pain and loss, but we are optimistic for our country and its artists who succeeded in reviving the national theatre", said Hasadi. Abdel Basset Buganda, undersecretary of the Libyan culture ministry, told AFP that Libya's theatre had gained lasting momentum.

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- 'Uniting Libyans' -TRIPOLI: Dressed all in white, a man pretends to aim a slingshot towards another who, running away, tries to dodge the imaginary rock flung towards him. "Hassituha", performed at Tripoli's Scouts Theatre by a group who travelled from Marj in eastern Libya, was well received by an audience of more than 1,000 people. "Some of them burst into tears" over the actors' performances, Muhammad al-Khaitouni, a spectator, said after seeing the play. But Milad al-Hasadi, head of Derna's National Theatre, expressed hope for Libya's future. "Today we are here burdened, it is true, with wounds, pain and loss, but we are optimistic for our country and its artists who succeeded in reviving the national theatre", said Hasadi.

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced Friday that its subsidiary, Waha Oil Company, announces the start of drilling operations for an exploratory well (T1-31). The drilling operations are conducted in partnership with Total Energies and Conoco Phillips in Concession Area 31. The NOC said this comes as part of its plans to raise production rates.

The Federal Government and the International Organisation for Migration evacuated no fewer than 5,219 stranded Nigerians between February and December 2023, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. It was gathered that in December, 281 stranded Nigerians were received from Libya and 161 Nigerians were repatriated from Libya. In October, 108 stranded Nigerians were evacuated from Libya; 155 were repatriated from Libya in September, and in August, 459 Nigerians trapped in Libya were repatriated. In July, 205 stranded Nigerians were evacuated from Sudan, 340 stranded Nigerians from Sudan and Libya were received in June, while 2,678 were received in May from Sudan, Saudi-Arabia and Niger Republic. Also, 403 stranded Nigerians were evacuated from Libya and Niger Republic in April, 279 stranded Nigerians were received in March from Libya and 150 were received in February from Niger Republic.

Death, life and more death. Here's a look at AP photographer's top moments of 2023, in all its contradictions. Note: This gallery contains some graphic images

At this point near Gennadi village, its climate change-fueled fury was only quenched by the sea. Climate change left a painful imprint on much of Europe in 2023, as the northern hemisphere sweltered through its hottest summer on record. The United Nation’s weather agency expects 2023 to also set a global heat record, and warns of a potential future of increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heat waves. These included disruptions by climate activists who blocked traffic and glued themselves to things like busy roads and paintings in museums. According to the U.N., more than 2,600 migrants died trying to reach Europe, mostly by sea from northern Africa and Turkey.

It is from March 2, on the beach in Gaza City — a starkly different Gaza City than the one its residents are experiencing today. In this image, a group of Palestinians sit in chairs under an umbrella enjoying a day at the beach. In the background, a man rides by on a horse; both are airborne, their image reflected in water on the sand. Tears upon tears upon tears. Wars that have just begun, wars that continue, wars already almost forgotten.