Below are the top five oil and gas initiatives expected to set the tone for the next year of innovation and progress. Libya Energy & Economic SummitKicking off 2024 will be the country’s premier energy event, the Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) – a results-oriented platform that brings together the government and private sector to get deals and partnerships signed. Sirte Basin Exploration ProgramMultinational integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company OMV is getting ready to resume exploration in Libya’s Sirte Basin in 2024 after a ten-year hiatus. 2024 Licensing RoundsLibya’s NOC is preparing to launch an international oil and gas licensing round next year – the first in nearly twenty years. Taking place in Tripoli from January 13-14, 2024, the Libya Energy & Economic Summit takes place under the theme, A New Libya: Built on Energy.

TRIPOLI, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan Ministry of Transport and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday signed two agreements on air transport cooperation. The agreements, one air transport agreement and one memorandum on technical cooperation, were signed by Italian Civil Aviation Authority President Pierluigi Di Palma and the Libyan Undersecretary of Transportation Khaled Swesi in Tripoli, said a statement issued by the Libyan Ministry of Transportation. The air transport agreement will facilitate the resumption of flights between Europe and Libya, and the memorandum of technical cooperation between civil aviation institutions will contribute to raising the efficiency of civil aviation personnel, said the statement. Direct Flights between Libya and Italy were resumed earlier in September after a nearly 10-year halt. In December 2014, the European Commission banned all Libyan airlines from operating in EU airspace, citing security reasons.

Maltese MEPs were split on a European Parliament resolution that included clauses acknowledging media reports on how Frontex cooperated with a Libyan militia accused of human rights abuses. MEPs on Thursday voted on several amendments to a resolution concerning the operations of the EU’s border agency. Labour MEPs Josianne Cutajar and Cyrus Engerer were the only two Maltese MEPs present to vote on the resolution and its amendments. MEPs from The Left and Green political groupings proposed amendments in the operative text and recitals of the resolution acknowledging the joint investigation on Frontex, Malta and the Libyan militia. The overall amendments failed to get a majority and were not taken on in the final text of the resolution.

LONDON: More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. Citing survivors, the UN agency said on Saturday the vessel left the city of Zuwara with around 86 people on board. It said high waves swamped the boat and that 61 migrants, including children, were missing and presumed dead. Libya is among the main departure points for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean and enter Europe. The Mediterranean crossings frequently see scores of migrants crowded onto boats too small to safely hold them.

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The ‘‘Libya Competes’’ programme is to organise a careers fair in Tripoli on 17 January. Libya Competes says it brings technical support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Libya to increase their competitiveness, so that they can grow, succeed, and generate new jobs. It offers rapid results, leading to more sales, more success, and more sustainable employment opportunities for Libyan job seekers. To ensure that growth-oriented businesses have the workforce they need to succeed, the project also trains job seekers and matches qualified talent with prospective employers. Within 18 months, Libya Competes says it expects to support at least 50 Libyan SMEs, generate 500 new jobs, and match an additional 500 job seekers to new positions.

articleA boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. According to the IOM’s missing migrants project, at least 940 migrants were reported dead and 1,248 missing off Libya between Jan. 1 and Nov. 18. The project, which tracks migration movements, said about 14,900 migrants, including over 1,000 women and more than 530 children, were intercepted and returned to Libya this year. In 2022, the project reported 529 dead and 848 missing off Libya. The abuse often accompanies attempts to extort money from the families of the imprisoned migrants before allowing them to leave Libya on traffickers’ boats to Europe.

Cairo, Dec 17 (AP) A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people — including women and children — dead, the U.N. migration agency said. Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East. The country is a major launching point for migrants trying to reach the European shores through the deadly central Mediterranean. Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the country's lengthy borders, which it shares with six nations. The abuse often accompanies attempts to extort money from the families of those held, before the imprisoned migrants are allowed to leave Libya on traffickers' boats to Europe.

CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. According to the IOM’s missing migrants project, at least 940 migrants were reported dead and 1,248 missing off Libya between Jan. 1 and Nov. 18. The project, which tracks migration movements, said about 14,900 migrants, including over 1,000 women and more than 530 children, were intercepted and returned to Libya this year. In 2022, the project reported 529 dead and 848 missing off Libya. The abuse often accompanies attempts to extort money from the families of the imprisoned migrants before allowing them to leave Libya on traffickers’ boats to Europe.

Key factions involved in Libya met in Cairo over the weekend, according to several reports in the region. In January Haftar and Saleh also met in Egypt. At the time, Egyptian and Libyan sources told Asharq Al-Awsat “that they will meet with Egyptian officials for talks on several Libyan political and military issues.”The Libya Observer mentioned the recent round of talks. Egypt recently had a presidential election and its long-time leader President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks to remain in power. Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel has been focused on the Libya talks.

Last Thursday, the Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Planning revealed the partial preliminary results of the Household Income and Expenditure Survey Programme for 2022-2023. These are projects related to reforming the social system that contribute to developing development plans and formulating public policies in Libya during the coming years. To understanding all economic and social transformationsIman indicated that the Ministry reviewed all demographic, social and health indicators in Libya, in addition to household spending and income indicators during this year and the previous year, which contributes to understanding all economic and social transformations in the country. Full survey unpublishedIt is worth noting that the Ministry of Planning announced the completion of the survey and its results without disclosing or publishing the results in an accurate and detailed manner during the announcement ceremony, on its website, or with its Statistics and Census Department. In July 2022, the World Bank placed Libya among the upper middle-income countries, which ranges between US$ 4,256 and US$ 13,205, based on national income converted to US dollars.

Updated December 17, 2023 at 9:41 AM ETCAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. According to the IOM's missing migrants project, at least 940 migrants were reported dead and 1,248 missing off Libya between Jan. 1 and Nov. 18. The project, which tracks migration movements, said about 14,900 migrants, including over 1,000 women and more than 530 children, were intercepted and returned to Libya this year. In 2022, the project reported 529 dead and 848 missing off Libya. The abuse often accompanies attempts to extort money from the families of the imprisoned migrants before allowing them to leave Libya on traffickers' boats to Europe.

December 17, 2023 04:28 pm | Updated 04:28 pm IST - CAIROSixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said. "The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world's most dangerous migration routes," IOM said. Deadly incidents this year included one in June, when a fishing boat packed with hundreds of migrants sank off Greece after departing from Tobruk, Libya. The majority of the deaths were recorded in Tunisia, followed by Libya, it said. Britain and Italy announced plans on December 16 to jointly finance the journey home for migrants stranded in Tunisia, according to statements from both countries.

CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. According to the IOM’s missing migrants project, at least 940 migrants were reported dead and 1,248 missing off Libya between Jan. 1 and Nov. 18. The project, which tracks migration movements, said about 14,900 migrants, including over 1,000 women and more than 530 children, were intercepted and returned to Libya this year. In 2022, the project reported 529 dead and 848 missing off Libya. Over 24,600 were intercepted and returned to Libya.

Sixty-one people, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, a UN agency has said. The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). "The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world's most dangerous migration routes," the IOM said in a statement. The IOM say 25 people survived and were transferred to a Libyan detention centre. It was also confirmed a migrant died during an incident on Friday, while another was left in a critical condition.