Ship with over 700 containers docks in Misurata coming from Turkey, heading to China with 3,500 more
A large container ship with 701 containers on board, including 32 transit containers, docked Monday morning at the Free Zone Port in Misurata, coming from Turkey, according to the Zone. In return, it will be shipped with approximately 3,500 containers destined for the main ports of China, Misurata Free Zone said on its official Facebook page. The ship HAKUNA MATATA, with a length of 304 meters and a width of 40 meters, belongs to the Almarsah Shipping Company, it noted out. This is the first time a commercial ship with a length of more than 300 meters enters the Libyan ports, where the entry and docking maneuver took place with national elements of guides, marine crews and dock sailors, the Free Zone said.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 17:27 UTC
Libya’s House of Representatives proposes forming single government
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Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 17:19 UTC
Large Arab boycott of Libya conference as Italy's FM visits Egypt
Only five Arab countries attended the meeting including the foreign ministers of neighboring Algeria and Tunisia. Egypt boycotted so did Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, local media reported. Cairo's boycott came as Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Sunday with his Italian counterpart, Antonio Tajani, in Cairo. Italian authorities accused Egyptian security forces of torturing Regeni and killing him. The meeting between Egypt and Italy took place on Sunday, on the sidelines of what was supposed to be the Arab League periodic consultative meeting in Tripoli, Libya.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 17:03 UTC
The Holocaust in Libya: Allegra Guetta Naim's story
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Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 14:09 UTC
Libyan parliament proposes forming new single government
The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives said Sunday that they submitted a proposal to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on forming a new, single government instead of opting for a dual government system. A proposal has been submitted to the UN mission on the mechanism for forming a new government,” the House of Representatives cited Aguila Saleh as saying on its official Facebook page. Saleh stressed that elections that are planned to take place in the country should be held under the umbrella of a single government. No statements have been issued so far by the Libyan High Council of State or the UN mission on Saleh’s remarks. Last week, Saleh said the country’s stalled elections would be held before November after an agreement with the Tripoli-based high council.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 09:57 UTC
Libyan foreign minister: Arab League failed to show support for Libya
Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Mangoush, has accused the Arab League of failing to show support for Libya after powerful Arab foreign ministers boycotted a summit hosted by the Government of National Unity in Tripoli yesterday. Among those boycotting the gathering was Egypt, which questioned the legitimacy of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah’s government. The foreign ministers of Gulf monarchies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also did not attend, as well as Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit. In a statement released following the conclusion of the summit, Mangoush said she has “reservations about the position of some countries that were absent due to certain negative efforts”. “We read these negative efforts as not serving stability in my country, Libya,” she added.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 08:00 UTC
Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya’s capital
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Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 07:00 UTC
Arab states boycott meeting in Libya
TRIPOLI: Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya’s interim government on Sunday, with just five of the Arab League’s 22 members sending their top diplomats and even the bloc’s secretary general staying away. The snub underlines Arab divisions over the Tripoli-based government, whose legitimacy is contested by a rival administration in the war-scarred country’s east. Regional heavyweights Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were not represented at all at the gathering — a preparatory session ahead of a foreign ministers’ meeting in Cairo. Najla al-Mangoush, foreign minister in the Tripoli-based administration, condemned what she called “attempts by certain sides to crush Libyans’ desire to transform Arab solidarity into a reality”. The resulting power grab gave rise to myriad home-grown militias and prompted interventions by Arab powers as well as Turkiye, Russia and Western states.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 02:31 UTC
Italy's foreign minister eyes migration, energy on trip to Cairo
CAIRO : Italy's Foreign Minister said on Sunday his country saw Egypt as an important partner in stemming irregular migration across the Mediterranean and in bolstering its energy security. As part of efforts to tackle irregular migration, Italy was "ready to have more legal migrants, including those coming from Egypt", Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said during a trip to Cairo. "The solution to the Libyan problem is also part of the solution of the illegal immigration problem," said Tajani. Both Egypt and Italy have been deeply engaged in Libya, where migrant smugglers have found space to flourish amid conflict and political stalemate. Italy aspires to be a big European energy hub and on this point there can be convergence with Egypt," he said.
Source:Libya Today
January 22, 2023 23:38 UTC
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[WATCH] PM: Efficiency shown by police must be reflected in court judgments
The Prime Minister has said the efficiency and courage shown by the police must be reflected in court. “We cannot have a police corps which is working tirelessly, and is then demoralised when it sees its work fade to nothing when court sentences are handed down,” Prime Minister Robert Abela told party supporters in Zejtun. “The courts are expected by people to show the judicial process is strong and efficient,” Abela said. “The final amendment must reflect the final principles of protecting the women, doctors and life,” Abela said. The news comes after government earlier this week announced ‘Project Green’ will be coordinating Labour’s €700 million urban greening pledge.
Source:Libya Today
January 22, 2023 22:08 UTC
Italian, Egyptian FMs discuss energy security, migration and Libya
Italy sees Egypt as an important partner in stemming irregular migration across the Mediterranean and in bolstering its energy security, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said after talking with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry during a trip to Cairo on Sunday. Italy and Europe are also looking to North Africa to meet their energy needs in the wake of the war in Ukraine, Tajani said. Italian energy giant Eni has a strong presence in Egyptian gas production. Italy aspires to be a big European energy hub and on this point there can be convergence with Egypt,” he stressed. With the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry we addressed the issues of Libya and the stability of the Mediterranean.
Source:Libya Today
January 22, 2023 21:22 UTC
Some foreign ministers boycott Arab League summit in Libya
CAIRO ( Associated Press) – A handful of top Arab diplomats gathered in the Libyan capital on Sunday in a boycott by powerful foreign ministers who argued the Tripoli-based government’s mandate had expired. Local media reported that five of the 22 Arab League member states sent their foreign ministers to the regular consultation meeting, including Algeria and Tunisia. Among those who boycotted the meeting was Egypt, which has questioned the legitimacy of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabibah’s government after Libya’s eastern-based parliament appointed a rival prime minister last year. The foreign ministers of monarchies such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Abul-Ghait, did not attend. In response, the country’s eastern-based parliament appointed a rival prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, who has for months sought to install his own government in Tripoli.
Source:Libya Today
January 22, 2023 20:33 UTC
Most FMs boycott Arab League meeting in Tripoli amid dispute over Libyan government
CAIRO (AP) — A handful of Arab chief diplomats met Sunday in the Libyan capital in a gathering boycotted by powerful foreign ministers who argued that the mandate of the Tripoli-based government has ended. Five of the 22 member states of the Arab League sent their foreign ministers to the periodic, consultative meeting. The foreign ministers of Gulf monarchies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also did not attend. Najla Mangoush, the foreign minister of Libya’s Tripoli-based administration, said in televised comments they “insist on full exercise of Libya’s rights” in the Arab League, in reference to the rotating leadership of the pan-Arab organization. In September, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry withdrew from an Arab League session chaired by Mangoush, protesting her representing Libya at the pan-Arab summit.
Source:Libya Today
January 22, 2023 20:19 UTC
Libyan Crown Prince El Senussi to TML: 1951 Constitution Is Portal to Future
The crown prince is now conducting a series of diplomatic engagements with global leaders from both Western and Arab nations. Given current circumstances and Western interest in Libyan resources, some have proposed that this presents an opportune moment to revisit and implement the Libyan constitution of 1951. The 1951 Libyan constitution was considered to be highly progressive at the time of its approval, particularly with regard to women’s rights. This made the Libyan constitution one of the most advanced in the region in terms of women’s rights and gender equality. The crown prince has been invited to visit several Arab countries, with his most recent visit to the UAE being particularly successful.
Source:Libya Today
January 22, 2023 20:10 UTC
Italy's foreign minister meets with Egyptian officials on migration, Libya
"I asked for and received assurances for strong cooperation on the Regeni and Zaki cases," Tajani wrote on Twitter. Later in the day, he told a joint news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry that Cairo "is ready to remove roadblocks" to resolve both cases. The Regeni case roiled Cairo's relations with Rome, with Regeni's family and Italian authorities accusing Egyptian security forces of torturing and killing him. "The Regeni trial is blocked. But in 2022 Egyptian migrants were among the top nationalities arriving to European shores mainly by traveling first through neighboring Libya before taking perilous sea voyages.
Source:Libya Today
January 22, 2023 19:44 UTC