A 32-year-old man has gone on trial, accused of corrupting three minors via webcam. Mr. Justice Aaron Bugeja will try the accused without a jury, upholding an application filed by the accused who wished to avail himself of this legal right. He is accused of corruption of minors aged under 15, namely a 12-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl. “The crime of corruption of minors doesn’t require contact, even the presence of the minor is sufficient,” said the lawyer. Lawyers Angele Vella and Danika Vella are prosecuting on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General.

ALBAWABA - A red atmosphere has covered the sky of Libya as the Middle Eastern country is hit with a devastating storm Daniel. A video was shared online showing red dust covering one of the Libyan cities as people were seen outside with some linking the red-covered sky with storm Daniel. Many netizens commented praying to God to protect people in Libya as at least 150 were announced killed in the Derna District in northern Libya by storm Daniel. Storm Daniel is affecting multiple cities in Libya including Benghazi, Al-Marj, and Derna. Videos and photos were shared online showing streets and cars submerged with water due to floods caused by the storm Daniel.

BENGHAZHI (Reuters) - A powerful Mediterranean storm swept through eastern Libya, damaging houses and roads and killing at least three people, government sources and witnesses said on Monday. Authorities declared a state of extreme emergency, closing schools and stores and imposing a curfew as the storm hit on Sunday and Monday. ?in Libya including Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra were closed from Saturday evening for three days, two oil engineers told Reuters. The United Nations in Libya said it was following the storm closely and would "provide urgent relief assistance in support of response efforts at local and national levels". (Reporting by Ayman Werfali in Benghazi and Ahmed Elumami in Tripli, Writing by Tarek Amara in Tunis, Editing by Nick Macfie)

ALBAWABA - Storm Daniel has killed at least 150 people in the Derna District northern Libya. The storm hammered through the cities of Benghazi, Al-Marj, and Derna among other Libyan territories, as residents of the affected areas suffer from water and electricity shortages.

Libya’s National Oil Corporation declared a state of emergency for its four oil ports amid a Mediterranean storm that swept through Greece last week and is now heading to northern Africa. The storm update comes as Libya’s oil production reached 1.207 million barrels daily, per the National Oil Corporation. NOC published the update on Facebook, also reporting that in August, total oil production stood at 36.5 million barrels. ADVERTISEMENTMeanwhile, Libya is planning to have its first oil and gas tender in 17 years to further boost its hydrocarbon production. The tender will be held in 2024 and should help Libya move closer to its target of 2 million bpd in daily oil output by 2026.

The Libyan government has declared the city of Derna a disaster zone as dozens are feared dead following floods caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel. Up to 50 people are feared dead in the city of Derna, Libyan media reports said. At least one person, a man, was confirmed dead due to the storm after he was stuck inside his car surrounded by heavy flooding. A number of homes were also destroyed in several areas of eastern Libya. On Saturday, authorities in eastern Libya declared a state of emergency, which included suspending classes in all public and private educational institutions, closing shops and enforcing curfews.

ALBAWABA - Heavy storms and strong rainfall hit the Libyan shores as Storm Daniel hammers through the cities of Benghazi, Al-Marj, and Derna among other Libyan territories. As the Mediterranean Storm Daniel advances into the area, the Benghazi Municipal Council has imposed a two-day curfew beginning at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 9, and lasting until Monday, September 10. Authorities have also ordered the evacuation of many neighborhoods in the city, particularly those in low-lying areas bordering streams and valleys. We will dedicate our efforts to protect, relieve our people, and mitigate the damage caused by these torrents and rains". Storm Daniel is expected to also hit the Egyptian shores as the Egyptian Meteorological Authority stated: "The storm is now heading toward the Egyptian shores, and is expected to affect the cities of El Salloum, Siwa Oasis and Marsa Matruh early Monday morning then reach Alexandria by the end of the day".

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) says its governor, Saddek Elkaber, has issued instructions to disburse the financial allocations for the Medical Centre in Sabha. The CBL indicated that the decision came on Sunday following a meeting between Elkaber and Mousa Al-Koni, vice President of the Presidential Council who hails from the southern region. Discussions focused on the disbursement of financial allocations to the Sabha Medical Centre and mechanisms for overcoming the fiscal woes that impede the hospital's work as a premier destination for medical treatment in the southern region. According to the Sabha Medical Centre on Facebook, the funds will be used to improve the infrastructure and to purchase the necessary medical equipment and supplies to ensure better health services to patients.

QNADoha, Qatar: The Head of the Government of National Unity of the sisterly State of Libya HE Abdul Hamid Mohammed Al Dbeiba left Doha on Sunday evening after a working visit to the country. His Excellency and the accompanying delegation were seen-off upon departure from the Doha International Airport by the Minister of Sports and Youth HE Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali, the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya HE Khaled Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari, and the Ambassador of the State of Libya to Qatar HE Mohammed Mustafa Al Saghir Al Lafi.

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MARSEILLE: The Ocean Viking, a rescue ship chartered by SOS Mediterranee, rescued 68 stranded migrants in international waters off Libya on Sunday, the France-based humanitarian NGO announced. “The Ocean Viking rescued 68 shipwrecked people from a double-decker wooden boat that left Zouara in Libya last night,” the NGO said. Images published by the NGO on X, formerly Twit­ter, show several dozen migrants crammed into a makeshift boat wearing orange life jackets. At the end of August, the Ocean Viking rescued 440 migrants in distress in international waters off Libya and Tunisia before heading for Genoa, northern Italy, the remote safe port assigned to it by the Italian authorities to disembark the survivors. The central Mediter­ranean is the most dangerous migratory route in the world, according to the International Organi­zation for Migration (IOM).

Nicole WinfieldThe Associated PressROME − "Poor Things," a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, won the Golden Lion on Saturday at a Venice Film Festival largely deprived of Hollywood glamour because of the writers and actors strikes. The film, starring Emma Stone, won the top prize at the 80th edition of the festival, which is often a predictor of Oscar glory. "Io Capitano (Me Captain)," by Matteo Garrone, won the award for best director while Garrone's young star, Seydou Sarr, won the award for best young actor. Woody Allen:The filmmaker attends Venice Film Festival with wife Soon-Yi Previn amid controversial receptionAgnieszka Holland's "Green Border," about Europe's other migration crisis on the Polish-Belarus border, won the Special Jury Prize. Peter Sarsgaard won best actor for "Memory," in which he co-stars with Jessica Chastain in a film about high schoolers reuniting.

TRIPOLI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday announced the completion of the second phase of a remedial classes program for about 20,000 Libyan students in 41 municipalities. "UNICEF Libya, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, celebrated the end of the remedial classes program -- phase II," UNICEF said in a statement. "The objective of the program that continued over a period of six weeks is to equip children aged 7 to 12 with skills in math, Arabic, and English," the statement added. The yearslong armed conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a heavy toll on Libya's education system, resulting in students falling behind, teachers stretched thin, and stagnant curricula limited to academic subjects and rote learning. In July 2022, UNICEF partnered with the Libyan Ministry of Education and offered interactive remedial summer school courses to more than 20,000 students who have fallen behind and are at risk of dropping out.

TRIPOLI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Sunday said the country's oil production has reached 1.207 million barrels per day. The NOC published the number in a statement on its official Facebook page, adding that the country's daily condensate production stands at 52,000 barrels. The NOC on Friday said the North African country produced more than 36.5 million barrels of crude oil, 199,438 tons of condensates, and about 1.07 billion cubic meters of natural gas in August. Oil and gas play a crucial role in Libya's economy, as the country possesses the largest proven oil reserves in Africa. However, the sector has faced challenges in recent years due to armed conflicts and disruptions in oil field and port operations.