Shakshak reviews Korean companies' commitment towards Libya
The head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, discussed with the South Korean Ambassador, Lee Sang-soo the obligations of Korean companies in favour of the Libyan state and setting up a mechanism to deliver on their commitments. The meeting was joined by Sang-soo's assistant and officials from the Libyan Audit Bureau. Shakshak valued the Korean ambassador's visit and stressed the importance of cooperation and partnership between Libya and Korea in the field of development.
Source:Libya Observer
March 07, 2023 19:48 UTC
Pakistani migrants play deadly ‘game’ chasing future abroad
“I was happy he was going for his children, that it would brighten their future,” said his 20-year-old brother, Muhammad Usman. After coordinating the Rs2.2 million loan to pay the agent, Nadeem told a friend he anticipated a smooth passage. I am in the game,” he said, using a euphemism adopted for the illegal odysseys. One travelled legally, the others via agents in 2006 and 2020, and all now have the right to work, Nawaz says. But neighbour Faizan Saleem’s migration attempt to Spain saw him deported multiple times from Turkey at a loss of hundreds of dollars.
Source:Libya Today
March 07, 2023 07:39 UTC
Libyan HCS rejects HoR Speaker's decision to withdraw Audit Bureau's authority
The Head of the High Council of State (HCS), Khalid Al-Mishri, called on both the Head of the Audit Bureau and the Head of Administrative Control Authority not to implement the decision of the House of Representatives (HoR) regarding withdrawing the authority of the Audit Bureau and granting them to the Administrative Control Authority. In a letter addressed to the two Heads, Al-Mishri said the handover procedures mustn't be implemented with the committee formed by the Speaker of the HoR Aqila Saleh. While in another letter addressed to the HoR Speaker, Al-Mishri announced his rejection of the decision to withdraw the authorityof the Audit Bureau, saying that this decision affects the work of sovereign institutions without prior agreement with the HCS, and he stressed the need to adhere to the governing legislation. The First Deputy Head of the HCS, Naji Mukhtar, confirmed to his counterpart in the HoR, Fawzi Al-Nuwairi, that the decision to withdraw the authority of the Audit Bureau violated the Bouznika agreement regarding naming sovereign positions and distributing them to geographical regions, saying it negatively affected the factor of trust between the two chambers and hindered work on the file of unifying sovereign positions, calling on the HoR to review the decision. The HoR Speaker's decision to withdraw some of the Audit Bureau's authority and transfer it to the Administrative Control Authority was described by many analysts as an endeavor by Saleh to expand the circle of his personal influence, especially since Bouznika agreement says that the appointment of the Head of the Audit Bureau (Without Authority) is within the authority of the HCS, while the HoR appoints the new Head of the Administrative Control Authority, who will enjoy - according to HoR Speaker's decision - unprecedented powers.
Source:Libya Observer
March 07, 2023 05:49 UTC
Qatar University signs MoU with Libyan Academy
QU President Dr. Hassan Al Derham (right) and Academy President, Dr. Ramadan Al Madani signing the agreement. The PeninsulaDoha: Qatar University (QU) and the Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see the two parties exchange information, experience, including bulletins, periodicals, studies, statistics and data. The MoU will also facilitate conferences, meetings, training and cooperation in the field of research. QU President Dr. Hassan Al Derham and Academy President, Dr. Ramadan Al Madani signed the agreement in the presence of a number of university and academy officials. The Academy currently offers 117 master’s majors and 44 doctoral majors, and offers its programs in several languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, English and Arabic.
Source:Libya Today
March 07, 2023 05:22 UTC
Big XR News from Qualcomm, NTT DOCOMO, Varjo, Morpheus, GigXR, and CoSo Cloud,
Many revealed new use cases for XR technologies, impressive virtual worlds, and upcoming enterprise solutions. GIGXR Debuts Immersive HoloScenarios: BLS TrainingGigXR, an immersive healthcare training platform, launched updates for its HoloScenarios platform. Headless LMS to Power XR Learning, CoSo Cloud SaysCoSo Cloud and The Unconventional, two major immersive learning platform suppliers for the United States Department of Defense, discussed their latest cloud-based solution with XR Today in an exclusive interview. The company also explored the potential to integrate its offering on XR headsets and devices for expanded immersive learning training. The company’s XR Snapdragon Spaces XR Development Platform has taken on new firms to expand the number of Snapdragon Spaces solutions across XR devices, leading to wider availability.
Source:Libya Today
March 07, 2023 04:50 UTC
MEA, NCM rescue 12 Indian laborers stranded in Libya for two months
Iqbal Singh Lalpura speaks on rescue of 12 laborers from Russia. News Indian embassy in Tunisia helped in rescuing the 12 Indian workers from Libya. New Delhi: A joint effort of the National Commission for Minorities, Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian embassy in Tunisia helped rescue 12 Indian workers who were stranded in Libya for the past two months. As informed by the embassy, a resident of Benghazi in Libya helped in providing humanitarian assistance and relief supplies to the stranded Indians. With the help of the ministry and the embassy, four out of 12 Indians were successfully brought back from Libya on February 12.
Source:Libya Today
March 06, 2023 06:20 UTC
Libyan Local Governing Minister reviews election preparations in Germany
The Minister of Local Governing of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Badr Al-Deen Al-Tumi, discussed with the Minister of State for the German Foreign Ministry, Katja Keul, a number of issues related to political tracks, especially general elections and Germany's efforts in support of Libya through the Berlin conferences. According to the Ministry of Local Governing, Al-Tumi reaffirmed the readiness of GNU to hold elections according to the correct constitutional foundations and the aspirations of the Libyan people to end the transitional stages that lasted for years, referring to the success achieved in the municipal elections that were held recently in a number of cities and are still being held in others, including 30 targeted municipalities in the next two months. The two sides also discussed bilateral relations and cooperation in many economic and environmental fields, especially in the field of investment in renewable and clean energies as an alternative source to oil. Meanwhile, the German minister stressed the importance of the measures taken by the GNU in all fields, saying they confirm that there is a real will to achieve stability and real development, and advance the democratic track. The two sides also reiterated the need for continued cooperation in a way that contributes to bringing about development and improving the quality of life of citizens, in addition to holding elections on a sound constitutional basis and in a manner that guarantees the end of the transitional stages.
Source:Libya Observer
March 05, 2023 23:14 UTC
Dbeibah asks Finance Ministry to present Libyan embassies' bank accounts details
The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah asked the Ministry of Finance to provide the cabinet with data on the balances of the accounts of embassies and diplomatic missions according to the approved sections of the budget within 10 days from the date of the letter published by the Hakometna platform on its Facebook page. Dbeibah referred in the letter to his meeting with the Minister of Finance, Khalid Al-Mabrouk, last Wednesday in the presence of the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir, and a number of officials of departments affiliated with the Finance Ministry, during which the bank balances of embassies and diplomatic missions were discussed. He told the Minister of Finance that he should assign financial controllers in embassies and diplomatic missions urgently to provide him with data on the balances of the accounts of embassies and diplomatic missions, asking the Foreign Ministry to issue instructions to the heads of missions for cooperation so that the financial controllers can perform their assigned mission. Dbeibah stressed the need to take administrative measures against the financial controllers who violate their tasks in accordance with the legal procedures followed in this regard, provided that the reports are referred within ten days from its start.
Source:Libya Observer
March 05, 2023 20:01 UTC
Indians stranded in Libya rescued by Minorities Commission, MEA
National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura said that Indians stranded in Libya have been evacuated with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassy in Tunisia. The NCM is constantly working to ensure that no atrocities are committed against minorities, Lalpura added. The stranded Indians were wounded and facing scarcity of food and water. Shreyasi Banerjee / 07:14 pm on short byon
Source:Libya Today
March 05, 2023 19:50 UTC
‘European Dream’ of Gujrat man drowns with him in Mediterranean
The boat capsized in the rough waters of the Mediterranean Sea shortly after leaving the Benghazi coast in Libya for Italy. Ali was on the Italy-bound boat, which on February 22 met an accident, resulting in the death of 16 people. Since the beginning of the year, 327 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the Missing Migrants Project. The project is an initiative of the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to document such migrants. Before getting on the boat, Ali talked to his family and told them that he would text them when he had an Internet connection.
Source:Libya Today
March 05, 2023 07:18 UTC
Libyan PM rejects candidacy of military officers to elections before prior resignation
The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah rejected the candidacy of military officers for elections before resigning from their posts, adding that the constitutional basis for elections must be put to a popular referendum first, in reference to his refusal to approve it by the House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State (HCS). "We have wasted years on military rulings. Any soldier who wants to rule must take off his military uniform before entering elections. I am willing to give up my position if election laws were agreed upon, saying: "I swear by God, I am ready to step down tomorrow if the election laws are agreed upon together with a constitutional basis for Libyans to vote on." "I refuse to size up the election laws to one specific person because it can never suit the rest of us.
Source:Libya Observer
March 05, 2023 06:01 UTC
Quake Info: Reported Seismic-like Event (likely no Quake): 24 km Southwest of Zliten, Sha‘bīyat Mişrātah, Libya, Saturday, Mar 4, 2023 at 1:03 am (GMT +2)
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Source:Libya Today
March 04, 2023 11:16 UTC
Seven Pakistanis killed in Libya boat wreck: FO
Seven Pakistani nationals have drowned in a boat wreck near Libya’s port city Benghazi, the Foreign Office said Thursday. She said the embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also in contact with the families of the deceased. On March 10, the foreign minister will headline an event on Islamophobia in New York. This visit is taking place within days of the visit of the Foreign Minister and Minister of State to Germany for the Munich Security Dialogue. The FO spokesperson said Pakistan would continue to raise its voice against the grave human rights violations in IIOJK.
Source:Libya Today
March 03, 2023 17:05 UTC
Russian minister Lavrov wonders why Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan never dominated G20 discussions in past
Lavrov said US President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have publicly stated that Russia must be defeated on the battlefield. “They say Russia must suffer a strategic defeat and this they say is existentialist for the west in the context of global domination. Referring to the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Thursday, the Russian minister said the western leaders had raised the Ukraine issue, but wondered whether previous declarations of the grouping ever discussed the situation in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan or Yugoslavia. When Iraq was ruined as a state, a few years later Tony Blair said it was a mistake. You think the United States has the right to declare a threat just like they did to other countries, but no one questions it for that,” the minister added.
Source:Libya Today
March 03, 2023 15:13 UTC
4 March, Online Hearing: Libya hearing of the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism
Join the International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Libya. We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from our jurors. The hearing will take place on Saturday, March 4 at 10:30 AM EST (7:30 AM PST, 3:30 PM UTC) Register to listen online: https://bit.ly/libyatribunalSamidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is a co-sponsor of the Tribunal. Visit the Sanctions Tribunal website for more details or to sign up for additional hearings.
Source:Libya Today
March 03, 2023 14:18 UTC