Thirty people in distress on a small boat in Malta’s search and rescue (SAR) zone were intercepted by a vessel belonging to the Libyan Tarek Ben Zayed militia group on Monday in another pushback, which humanitarian NGO AlarmPhone says was aided by the Maltese government. 🆘~30 people in distress in the SAR zone of #MaltaWe were called by 30 people in distress who had fled from #Sirte, #Libya 2 days ago. On Friday, the commercial vessel Nippon Princess heeded the distress call and looked for the smaller boat but could not find it. By Monday, AlarmPhone confirmed the pushback by the Libyan TBZ vessel and “condemned Malta’s role in pushbacks.”Last July, 250 people in distress on a small boat in Malta’s SAR zone were intercepted by the same vessel and pushed back to Libya. In May, a group of four humanitarian NGOs, which included Alarm Phone and Sea Watch, accused Malta of coordinating another “criminal mass pushback” of 500 migrants to prison in Libya straight from Malta’s own SAR.

Last Thursday, the Tripoli based government discussed the National Water and Sanitation Programme and the medium-term plan proposed by the Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB) to address water and sanitation problems. He said water demand is about two million cubic litres of water per day, while what is actually being pumped is approximately 1.4 million cubic litres of water, leaving a deficit of about 580 thousand cubic litres per day. As for wastewater, water pumping amounts to about 1.6 million cubic litres per day, while the sewage plants have a capacity of 259,000 cubic litres per day. This phase will take 36 months to implement important projects that include implementing and maintaining water lines and water supplies, in addition to improving sewage networks in major cities. In addition to developing sewage treatment plants and restoring the financial balance of water supply and sanitation projects in the country, while the second phase of the plan aims to bridge the water deficit until the year 2050.

Francis responded that that chaos was due in part to ‘the failure of the West in its attempt to import its own type of democracy’ in some countries around the world. Pope Francis cited the examples of Western intervention in Libya and Iraq in arguing that the West should not “export” democracy to other countries, according to a recently published interview. Francis responded that that chaos was due in part to “the failure of the West in its attempt to import its own type of democracy” in some countries around the world. “We are thinking of Libya, which seems to be led only by very strong personalities such as Gaddafi,” the Pope said. “I therefore believe that we must not export our democracy to other countries, but help them to develop a process of democratic maturation according to their characteristics,” Francis said.

SummaryThe MoU also includes plans to train national personnel in the oil and gas sector. [Image: Libya's National Oil Corporation]by: Shardul SharmaLibya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Norwegian energy company Equinor have signed a m...

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, met Sunday with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, at the office of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, several files were discussed that were agreed upon during Aldabaiba’s previous meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, including the return of Turkish airlines flights to Libya, addressing the problems of Libyans’ residency in Turkey, and cancelling visas for citizens of both countries. The meeting also discussed the reconstruction file in Derna and neighbouring municipalities, and, the Libyan government reported, Fidan expressed Turkey’s readiness to contribute and participate in this file.

UNDP Libya announced last Thursday that it had organised a 2-day training programme to equip 30 lawyers, 19 of whom are women lawyers, with the necessary knowledge and skills to promote effective governance in Libya. The training focused on implementing legislation and promoting good governance practices at the national and local levels. Participants discussed the role of lawyers in safeguarding democratic processes based on regional best practices, as well as the inclusivity of women and youth as a means for promoting fair and representative governance at the local level. The UNDP Local Governance Project conducted the workshop with the support of the Government of Germany.

The UNDP Libya announced Sunday that it had organised a first Demo Day for 84 future entrepreneurs in the creative sector. At the Demo Day, graduates presented their businesses and products after completing a training programme. The UNDP said Libyan culture and creativity offer great potential to increase female and youth entrepreneurship and diversify Libya’s economy. A revival and celebration of culture and heritage is an important aspect of its peacebuilding and resilience work in Libya, the UNDP stated. The Demo Day was hosted by the UNDP in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with funding from the European Union.

CNA Staff, Oct 23, 2023 / 08:45 amPope Francis cited the examples of Western intervention in Libya and Iraq in arguing that the West should not “export” its own "type of democracy” to other countries, according to a recently published interview. The pope’s comments were published in the Italian newspaper La Stampa and excerpted from a book released this week by journalists Francesca Ambrogetti and Sergio Rubin, “You Are Not Alone: Challenges, Answers, Hopes.”In an excerpt from the book, the pope was asked by the authors about “the responsibilities of the most developed countries” for the “chaos” being experienced by other nations. Francis responded that that chaos was due in part to “the failure of the West in its attempt to import its own type of democracy” in some countries around the world.

The Attorney General’s Office announced Sunday that the Public Prosecutor had ordered the detention, pending the case, of the Legal Department official of the Health Ministry. The accused is charged with receiving LD 85,000 in exchange for facilitating the payment of the price of contracts concluded by the Ministry along with implementation tools. He is also charged with receiving other movable property in exchange for completing administrative transactions related to the financial affairs of some health sector employees.

ONE of the most catastrophic floods in Libya not just killed thousands and left behind tossed-up cars and heaps of rubble but also bequeathed lessons for the world. Libya, the resource-rich North African country flanked by the Mediterranean Sea, sits in a sprawling desert that constitutes 90 per cent of its land mass. Storm Daniel that hit Libya last month brought with it torrential rains and whirling wind currents. Two Wadi Derna dams constructed in the 1960s to control the floods couldn’t withstand the pressure of the torrential flows and collapsed. The tragedy of Libya is a grim reminder for Pakistan and other countries that the consequences of climate change are exacerbated by conflicts, bad governance, corruption and neglected infrastructure.

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Libya and Turkey agreed on a working mechanism to activate the customs agreement on mutual administrative cooperation concluded between the two in 2014, the Customs Authority reported last Wednesday. This came during a meeting held at the headquarters of the Turkish Ministry of Commerce in the capital, Ankara, last Wednesday, between a delegation from the Libyan Customs Authority, headed by its Director, Major General Suleiman Ali Salem, and his Turkish counterpart, and in the presence of the Commercial Attaché at the Libyan embassy, Osama Saif Al-Nasr. Minutes of a meeting were signed between the two sides to activate the exchange of information and cooperation, and implement training activities to raise the efficiency of members of the Customs Authority.

Five members of one family have died following a tragic motorway crash in Sirte, authorities have confirmed. Emergency crews were called to the east of Abu Qurain, near the Buirat Al-Hassoun region, on Friday morning, according to the Abu Qurain Traffic and Licensing Unit. Two cars were involved in the collision, which killed four brothers and their cousin at the scene. The family members were travelling in one vehicle, the authorities said. The driver of the other vehicle, from Misrata, is also said to be in critical condition.

The Attorney General’s Office reported Thursday that the former Charge d’affaires of Libya’s mission to the Czech Republic and financial control officials in the mission from 2011 to 2020 were convicted to imprisonment for one year and fined five thousand dinars. They were convicted for abuse of office powers and negligence in preserving and maintaining public funds.

The Council of Ministers is working on a draft resolution to establish a new maritime zone under the state's authority. During a Cabinet meeting, Mohamed Al-Harari, Head of the Land and Maritime Boundaries Committee at the Foreign Ministry, said the proposed resolution allows Libya to extend its maritime borders from 12 to 24 nautical miles. "The maritime region falls within sovereign rights and does not violate international laws or infringe on the maritime borders of other countries," he explained. According to Al-Harari, the declared maritime zone along the coast - known as the contiguous zone- will not exceed 24 nautical miles from the baselines that were used to measure the width of the territorial sea. It is noteworthy that Libya did not accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982.