The significant Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement highlights the rapid regional developments, where the majors powers of the world compete over hegemony. As regional powers, the two states decided to reduce tensions and align ranks to create a new regional order based on managing conflicts and neutrality. The aim is to achieve the most interests possible of Egypt and Turkey in hopes to impose a new regional and geopolitical equation that obligates relative stability in the region. Companies from the two countries participate in reconstruction in Somalia and Turkey has its biggest external military base in the East African state. Only a few days ago, the Turkish foreign minister said Turkey would sell warplanes to Egypt in a prelude to further military ties.

New strategic allianceFormer Egyptian Ambassador to Ankara, Ambassador Abdel Rahman Salah, said that Erdogan's visit to Cairo represents an opportunity to create a new alliance to address regional problems. Bayoumi described this visit as a "positive step" towards pushing bilateral relations forward and enhancing cooperation between the two countries. He highlighted the need for Turkish pressure on the Israeli government, in light of the important cooperation relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv, to stop the war against the Palestinians. In February 2023, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry made the first visit by Egypt’s top diplomat to Turkey since relations strained. In March 2023, then- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Egypt for the first time since relations soured.

LONDON: Libya’s interim prime minister on Wednesday said he expected to be the last head of a transitional government in the country and that political and economic reforms were beginning to take hold. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah told delegates that he “wanted oxygen to return to the body of Libya,” and that the rebuild of the country was moving forward at pace. Addressing the summit, Dbeibah said: “We announce that we will be the last transitional government, God willing. He noted that, since the discovery of oil in Libya, fuel support to citizens had been provided with a liter of gasoline in Libya currently costing three cents. “We decided, in fact, to replace fuel subsidies by paying this support directly into the pockets of Libyans,” he added.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief warned Tuesday that climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace, telling a high-level U.N. meeting that climate disasters imperil food production and “empty bellies fuel unrest. “Climate and conflict are two leading drivers of (our) global food crisis,” the secretary-general said. Simon Stiell, the United Nations climate chief, told the council that climate change is contributing to food insecurity and to conflict. Framework Convention on Climate Change said the Security Council “must acknowledge more can be done rather than hoping the problem will go away — which it won’t.”The U.N.’s most powerful body should be requesting regular updates on climate security risks, he said. But climate change, environmental and security pressures have led to increased tensions and competition between herders and farmers for scarce resources including water and land, she said.

The Benghazi Chamber of Commerce reported that 28 Tunisian companies working in 50 sectors made presentations at today’s Libyan-Tunisian Trade Forum. The Forum was launched in cooperation with Emaar Libya Holding Company, the Tunisian Export Promotion Center (Centre de Promotion des Exportations de la Tunisie – CEPEX), and the Commercial Attaché at the Tunisian Embassy – Libya in the Garyounis Conference Hall in the city of Benghazi. The Tunisian companies covered the commercial, industrial, service, health, food, construction, construction, engineering and consulting activities, as well as oil and concrete processing, water and sanitation, environment, occupational safety and health care sectors. On the sidelines of the forum, joint meetings and meetings were held between Libyan and Tunisian companies to exchange information and data and enhance opportunities for communication and joint commercial cooperation took place. The Libyan – Tunisian Trade Forum will be held in Benghazi on 13 February (libyaherald.com)

In a meeting that took place in his office in Qobba on Tuesday, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh engaged in discussions with Member of the German Parliament Tobias Bacherle and German Ambassador to Libya Michael Ohnmacht. The talks centered on exploring the latest developments in Libya’s political landscape and exploring potential avenues to address the ongoing crisis through the organization of elections, according to a statement released by the House of Representatives following the meeting. Saleh emphasized the importance of holding presidential and parliamentary elections as a means of resolving the current challenges facing Libya. He stressed the crucial role that a unified government, tasked with overseeing the electoral process post-elections, could play in promoting stability and democratic governance across the country. Sales, says the statement, also highlighted the necessity of establishing a cohesive government dedicated to implementing constitutional foundations and electoral regulations essential for conducting presidential elections and electing the National Assembly.

The 3rd Shippex Libya Misrata exhibition will take place from 29 June to 2 July at the Misrata Free Zone. The organisers, ADD Events say the event is held in partnership with the Misrata Free Zone, and with the support of the Misrata Municipal Council.

The Attorney General announced yesterday that the Criminal Court has issued a ruling convicting six employees of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL). The employees were convicted of the deliberate theft of equipment and supplies used to establish the electrical supply network and its maintenance. They were sentenced to ten years in prison and fined LD 1.466 million.

The Criminal Court has sentenced six employees of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) to ten years in prison and fined them 1,466,852 dinars, on charges of stealing company equipment and supplies, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a brief statement that the court dealt with the theft of components of the electrical supply network and then ruled the six defendants.

Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have pledged to ensure that the 143 Ghanaian migrants who voluntarily decided to return from Libya are properly integrated into society. The returnees are part of a larger group of over 5,000 Ghanaians who have received assistance through the Migrant Protection, Return, and Reintegration Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa, led by the International Organization for Migration – Ghana, since 2017. Under this initiative, the International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the government, aims to reintegrate the migrants into Ghanaian society. Speaking to the media, Chief of Mission for IOM Ghana, Fatou Diallo Ndiaye revealed that their support for these returnees extends beyond the airport. Plans are in place to ensure their social and economic reintegration into society.

CAIRO - 13 February 2024: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with CIA Director William Burns on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, including regional security, counterterrorism, and the situation in the Gaza Strip. El-Sisi and Burns discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip, where a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in place since May 2021. El-Sisi called for the international community to do more to support the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and to improve the living conditions of its residents. The two leaders discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, including regional security, counterterrorism, and the situation in the Gaza Strip.

"Amid the countless immediate political challenges confronting Libya’s fractious leaders, longer-term objectives like environmental protection and ocean conservation rarely receive priority. Libya's environmental catastropheAbdelbasset al-Miri, a local official, described the episode as “catastrophic” at the time even as it represented just one instance of the environmental issues that have battered the Libyan coast in recent years. Amid the countless immediate political challenges confronting Libya’s fractious leaders, longer-term objectives like environmental protection and ocean conservation rarely receive priority. In 2022, a Libyan environmental organisation raised the alarm that 500 varieties of fish had migrated away from Libya’s coast because of pollution. The international community can play a central role by integrating marine conservation into the sputtering campaign to forge a Libyan political consensus.

It also adds to evidence that the 77-year-old either does not understand how NATO works or is distorting the truth for political gain. President Joe Biden, who is on track toward a rematch against Trump in November, also issued a statement criticizing Trump. NATO members don’t pay to belong and don’t owe the organization anything other than contributions to a largely administrative fund. Trump has a history of misrepresenting NATO or suggesting that the United States might not honor its commitment to allies. Trump spoke that year about NATO as if it were a business going bankrupt until he came along.

A total of 143 Ghanaians who travelled to Libya in pursuit of bet­ter opportunities were voluntarily brought back home on Thursday night via a chartered flight. This brings to total 5,142 Gha­naians who have willingly returned since 2017 under the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) Voluntary Humanitarian Return Assistance Programme. Last year, the IOM, supported by the Migrant Protection, Return, and Reintegration Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa (MPRR-SSA), funded by the European Union, facilitated the safe return of 629 Ghanaians: 555 men, 58 women, and 16 children, via four chartered flights from Libya. Emphasising the pivotal role of the youth in the country’s growth, Ms Ndiaye encouraged them to leverage their competences for the development of Ghana and the families for whom they travelled. Additionally, the IOM and part­ners will support the migrants in developing comprehensive reinte­gration plans that address econom­ic, social, and psychosocial needs.

Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have pledged to ensure that the 143 Ghanaian migrants who voluntarily decided to return from Libya are properly integrated into society. Under this initiative, the International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the government, aims to reintegrate the migrants into Ghanaian society. Speaking to the media, Chief of Mission for IOM Ghana, Fatou Diallo Ndiaye revealed that their support for these returnees extends beyond the airport. Plans are in place to ensure their social and economic reintegration into society. The IOM has supported 5143 Ghanaians comprising 4449 men and 715 women who have voluntarily returned home under the programme since 2017.