The editor of Maltese-language news outlet Illum, Saviour Balzan, and Yendrick Cioffi, a former contributor to the publication, did not libel former prison director Col. Alexander Dalli by reporting the latter as having held a gun in an inmate’s mouth, a court has ruled. Another witness was a former prison guard, who also told the court that Dalli would carry a concealed firearm while inside the facility. Lawyer Andrew Saliba, representing Balzan and Cioffi in the proceedings, had argued that the publication of the story had been in the public interest. The presence of minor inaccuracies in a report does not invalidate the “public interest” defence, ruled the court. Neither did it mean that he was not respected by the inmates or prison officials, said the magistrate.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek El-Kaber, held several meetings at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF 9 to 15 October 2023 in Marrakesh, Morocco. The work programme for the scheduled visit of IMF experts this year and the technical support to the Central Bank of Libya on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, were also discussed. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Executive Director of the IMFIn a busy day of meetings, El-Kaber and his team also met on Tuesday Kenji Okamura, Deputy Executive Director of the IMF. At the meeting they discussed coordinating international support efforts to develop the banking and financial sector, supporting the Central Bank of Libya on combating money laundering and terrorist financing and national risk assessment, and the resumption of the Fund’s Article IV consultation, and briefing about the procedures for unifying the Central Bank of Libya. Islamic Development BankFinally, on Tuesday, the CBL Governor and his team also met Mohamed Suleiman Al-Jasser, Chairman the Islamic Development Bank and his accompanying team.

Buraq Air (UZ, Tripoli Mitiga) took delivery of its first A320-200 on October 6, 2023, after 5A-BAA (msn 5393) was ferried from Istanbul Atatürk to Tripoli Mitiga. The 10.9-year-old aircraft underwent pre-delivery maintenance at East Midlands and was ferried to Türkiye on September 21, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. It was then re-registered in Libya ahead of delivery to Buraq Air. It said, however, that it aims to become Libya's "number one" carrier with the "new" fleet. Buraq currently operates one B737-400 and one B737-800, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office announced today that the Tripoli Criminal Court issued a ruling to imprison two members of the Board of Directors of the Ahlia Cement Joint Stock Company and its CEO, for a period of 18 months. They were imprisoned for obtaining illegal material benefits amounting to LD 1.5 million in exchange for their termination of the contract for the supply of binding materials for cement clinker, concluded with Al-Sahab Company. The Notary Public involved in the case who deliberately forged official documents, was also imprisoned for a period of 3 years, fined LD 75,000 dinars, and deprived of his civil rights for the period of implementation of the sentence. CBL Governor calls on Attorney General to stop continuous drain of inflated and mismanaged overseas state health costs (libyaherald.com)Attorney General evaluates first results of review into Libyan citizen’s civil status, auditing residence records and births, deaths and marriage registration (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders arrest of company’s representative for importing banned GM corn (libyaherald.com)Attorney General takes measures to combat Zawia refinery fuel smuggling through security apparatus (libyaherald.com)Attorney General detains former Libyan diplomat at Egyptian embassy for misappropriating ‘‘millions’’ of pounds (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders the arrest of suspects in Man-Made River pipes crimes (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders detention of Sahara bank Deputy Manager for embezzlement (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders arrest of six Wahda Bank employees for fraud (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders detention of employees at Libyan embassy in Turkey for embezzling through a maintenance contract (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders detention of Financial Controller at Libyan embassy in Morocco (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders arrest of Bank of Commerce and Development employee in Benghazi for LD 12 million fraud (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders detention of Jumhouria Bank staff for embezzlement (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders detention of National Commercial Bank branch manager and staff for embezzlement (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders detention of three Airports Authority staff including the current and former heads (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders pretrial detention of former chairman of Libyana Mobile phone company and 3 board members for contracting infringements (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders pretrial detention of Sahara Bank Manager and employee for LD 2.6 million fraud (libyaherald.com)Attorney General orders pretrial detention of Libya’s head of diplomatic mission in Uganda for misappropriating over US$ 1 million (libyaherald.com)Pretrial arrest ordered for Financial Controller at Libya’s South Africa embassy – head of mission and his predecessor wanted for defrauding tens of thousands (libyaherald.com)Pretrial detention of three former heads of Libyan mission in Ukraine for corruption for ‘‘hundreds of thousands’’ in hard currency (libyaherald.com)Pretrial arrest ordered for the three top managers at Shwerif hospital for LD 3.5 million fraud (libyaherald.com)Tripoli Tax Authority Director put in pretrial detention pending investigation into LD 250,000 public funds fraud (libyaherald.com)Attorney General reviews cases and investigations in lengthy press conference (libyaherald.com)Attorney General to investigates bakery use of banned potassium bromate in bread (libyaherald.com)

He pointed out to high-level consultations between the two countries in light of the current crisis in the Gaza Strip. Gutiérrez told MENA on Wednesday on the occasion of Spain's National Day, which falls on October 12 that the severe current crisis in Gaza led to holding high-level bilateral consultations. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares made a fruitful telephone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, the Spanish diplomat said. Gutiérrez commended the commitment of the Egyptian diplomacy to attaining stability and security in the region at large through the promotion of dialogue and cooperation. The ambassador said Spain is always ready for fostering good cooperation with Egypt in security issues.

A delegation of UNESCO experts will arrive in Libya today. It will support the recovery of the education sector and the rehabilitation of cultural heritage after Storm Daniel. Libya requested UNESCO's assistance in helping rebuild the affected areas, as part of its mandate for education, culture and science. The UNESCO delegation is then scheduled to visit the site of Cyrene, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2016. Lastly, the UNESCO delegation will visit Derna, one of the towns hit hardest by the disaster, to assess the damage to educational and heritage buildings.

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The United Nations General Assembly voted down Russia’s bid to rejoin the Human Rights Council, a victory for Ukraine and the US as they seek to keep up pressure on Moscow over its invasion 18 months ago. Russia lost to Bulgaria and Albania in its push to fill one of the seats reserved for Eastern European nations. It secured 83 votes, a number that’s less than half of the General Assembly. Russia’s bid to join the UN Human Rights Council has fallen short in a win for Ukraine and the US. “They attack others, while hushing up violations at home, such as religious intolerance, discrimination and xenophobia,” Nebenzia said without naming any countries.

IN the days after much of the coastal city of Derna, Libya, was washed away by devastating floods, Mahbuba Khalifa wrote a poem to honour her hometown, known by Libyans as the “City of Poets”. And then, “Libya, Libya,” they chanted. When the Arab Spring revolution came to Libya in February 2011, Derna was one of the first cities to join and came out strongly for the removal of Gaddafi. For a while, Derna remained the only city in eastern Libya that was not under the control of Khalifa Hifter, the renegade commander and former CIA asset. Each day brings news of more friends and family whom she has lost.

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Hajar Darwish, a Libyan women’s sexual health specialist living in the UK, notes that men are often making the decisions and thus do not consider women’s needs. Darwish advocates for aid organizations and charities including affected women in discussions on what their needs are. Access to capital is one of the main challenges for women leading environmental justice initiatives around the world. Ada wants Hacienda Las Macriá to be a space where women can connect with nature and with their own self-worth. I loved watching couples when they first started going on TikTok, especially queer couples, interracial couples, plus-sized couples, couples of differing religious backgrounds.

Barely a month after being sacked as Uganda Cranes coach, Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has been appointed as the new tactician for the Libyan national football team. The Serbian, 54 replaces Salem Al-Jalali who has been serving as the interim coach. Micho will now be tasked with guiding Libya through the forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Serbian tactician has previously coached at SC Villa, Sudan's Al Hilal, St George (Ethiopia), Rwanda, Yugoslavia U-20, Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Zamalek(Egypt) and the Zambian national team. He was last month sacked as the Cranes coach in his second stint after a dismal display that saw the Ugandan national football team fail to qualify for the forthcoming African Nations Cup .

I visited the most devastated areas: Al Bayda and Derna, the epicenter of the catastrophe. Libya, a nation already battered by conflict, now has to cope with the aftermath of a catastrophe on a scale unprecedented in its history. In addition, many children are being affected by the lack of essential services such as healthcare, schooling, and water supplies. UNICEF has also deployed mobile protection and psychosocial support teams to help children and their caregivers navigate through these harrowing experiences. Our protection team has been particularly active, reaching hundreds of children with psychosocial support and recreational activities.

Following the devastation wrought by Storm Daniel, hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Libya are mourning the loss of loved ones, homes, possessions and livelihoods. Mental health services were one of the top 3 priorities – along with safe water and primary health care services ­– identified by an interagency assessment team that visited eastern Libya in the early days of the disaster. The need for mental health care is becoming even more acute in the aftermath of the crisis. Dr Ahmed Zouiten, WHO Representative in Libya, said that mental health services are essential. We are working with the authorities to make sure that people can obtain basic mental health support in primary health care facilities and community centres.

Libya requested UNESCO's assistance in helping rebuild the affected areas, as part of its mandate for education, culture and science. The Organization immediately responded favorably to this request, preparing to send a delegation of experts, in close cooperation with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the entire UN system. The UNESCO delegation is then scheduled to visit the site of Cyrene, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2016. Lastly, the UNESCO delegation will visit Derna, one of the towns hit hardest by the disaster, to assess the damage to educational and heritage buildings. Image : Archaeological Site of Cyrene, Libya © UNESCO/Giovanni Boccardi