HoR First Deputy Speaker briefs House on his meeting with Al-Sour
First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Fawzi Al-Nuwairi, gave a briefing before the House on Tuesday on his meeting with Attorney General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour. The HoR Spokesman, Abdullah Blehaq, said the parliament discussed during its session in Benghazi the draft law for youth and sports before referring it to the relevant committee for final review. Al-Nuwairi, who headed Tuesday's session, said he discussed with the Attorney General measures to activate the investigation authority, enhance integration between the oversight bodies and the Public Prosecution, and support the national reconciliation project. On Monday, the HoR called on the Attorney General to provide a briefing on the extradition of Abu-Ageila Masoud to the United States of America.
Source:Libya Observer
January 04, 2023 21:38 UTC
Economy Minister Hwej says development of the south needs US$ 10 billion for several years, calls for Libya’s division into ten governorates
Tripoli, Under the slogan “Challenges of Reality and Steps to the Beginning”, the Libya International Spatial Development Forum was held today at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Tripoli. The event was held in the presence of Ramadan Boujanah, Deputy Prime Minister, Mohamed Al-Hwej, Minister of Economy and Trade, several undersecretaries, specialists and interested parties from state institutions, business leaders, and a group of dignitaries from the Libyan south. It seeks to provide a full briefing on the characteristics and advantages of the Libyan south and to draw a road map for the development of the regions of the Libyan south through transit trade and its services. Transit trade needs infrastructure expenditure: airports, ports, roads, and warehousesMinister Hwej said Libya will need four main airports in large cities to establish transit trade, deep ports to accommodate ships of large sizes and deep drafts, and two main roads. One of these transit trade roads would extend from Misrata to the southern Free Zone of Tamanhint and from there to Niger and the rest of the sub-Saharan African countries.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 20:56 UTC
RealWear to Debut Navigator 520 at CES 2023
This week, RealWear is debuting its Navigator 520 augmented reality (AR) headset at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The RealWear Navigator 520 product is available via official resellers for $2700, with a 1-year warranty. A vital feature of the new RealWear Navigator 520 headset is its new HyperDisplay. CES 2023: RealWear Navigator 520 to Power Modern Frontline WorkforcesThe RealWear Navigator 520 device builds upon the features of previous models. CES 2023: RealWear Navigator 520 is Building on a Successful 2023The debut of RealWear’s Navigator 520 device follows a successful year for RealWear.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 17:01 UTC
LPC Deputy Head: Border demarcation between countries is not matter of unilateral action
The Libyan Presidential Council (LPC) Deputy Head, Abdullah al-Lafi, said the issue of border demarcation between countries is not subject to unilateral action. Demarcation of borders is regulated by stable rules in international law, and is governed by recognized mechanisms that preserve the rights of all countries and prevent any encroachments outside those rules and mechanisms, Al-Lafi added, during his meeting with the head of the Land and Maritime Borders Committee, Muhammad al-Hariri, and the Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces, Major General Nouruddin al-Buni. LPC Deputy Head stated that the Libyan state, like all member states of the African Union, is committed to the former Organization of African Unity’s decision to respect the borders inherited from the colonial period. Egypt had recently announced the demarcation of the western maritime borders with Libya unilaterally, which was rejected by several parties in Libya.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 14:55 UTC
Big XR News from ARuVR, Meta, and Microsoft Hololens
2023 looks to be a transformative year for extended reality (XR) technology and the companies working within the emerging space. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 is just around the corner, and many major XR firms are ready at the wings with new XR hardware. ARuVR: Immersive Learning Solutions Provider Reflects on its Achievements in XRLast week, London-based immersive learning solutions provider ARuVR reflected on a successful 2022 growth rate of over 320 percent. The growth rate enables ARuVR to scale research and development (R&D) into its enterprise-grade XR learning platform. As 2023 continues, ARuVR is building a solid team of employees, providing an expanding client list with bespoke immersive learning applications.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 11:55 UTC
Libya’s 2022 public revenue is $28 billion, spending $26.8 – CBL
Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that public revenues amounted to 134.4 billion dinars (about $28 billion) during the past year, while public spending amounted to 127.9 billion dinars (about $26.8 billion). In his monthly statement of public revenue and expenditure, which covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 2022, revenues were distributed at 105.5 billion dinars from oil sales, 13.6 billion from oil royalties, 11.4 billion from oil royalties for previous years, and 1.4 billion dinars from taxes.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 11:47 UTC
Libyan government ready to hold elections in 2023: PM - Daily News Egypt
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Monday said his government is ready to hold general elections in the year 2023. “The Government of National Unity and the National Elections Commission are fully prepared to hold the national elections in Libya,” Dbeibah said during a cabinet meeting. “The year 2023 is the year of elections, the year of uniting civil institutions, sectors, and organizations, and supporting national figures whose demand and the goal is to hold successful elections,” Dbeibah said. Libya failed to hold general elections in December 2021 as previously scheduled due to disagreements over election laws among the Libyan parties. The prime minister also stressed that his government’s priorities include achieving development in Libya and avoiding armed conflict and war.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 09:10 UTC
LIBYA : UK diplomat Joanne Adamson eyes number two job in UN Libya mission
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Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 06:07 UTC
Libya readies for 2023 elections
— Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Monday said his government is ready to hold general elections in the year 2023. “The Government of National Unity and the National Elections Commission are fully prepared to hold the national elections in Libya,” Dbeibah said during a cabinet meeting. “The year 2023 is the year of elections, the year of uniting civil institutions, sectors, and organizations, and supporting national figures whose demand and the goal is to hold successful elections,” Dbeibah said. The prime minister also stressed that his government’s priorities include achieving development in Libya and avoiding armed conflict and war. Abdoulaye Bathily, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, on Saturday expressed hope that elections would be held in Libya in 2023.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 04:02 UTC
Brega confirms readiness to set up Janzour Oil Depot and cooking gas cylinder factory
Gas cylinders factoryThe Brega Media Office stressed that the company is working in coordination with the NOC to establish an oil factory and a factory for metal and plastic cooking gas cylinders. New petrol stations and gas cylinder distribution centresThe Media Office revealed that Brega intends to establish 30 own-brand petrol stations, 26 cooking gas cylinder distribution centres, two instant cooking gas cylinder filling points and five direct selling sites for cooking gas cylinders across various regions. Online gas cylinders booking systemWith regard to opening the reservation and registration system and preparing a database for applications to obtain cooking gas cylinders, with the support of the NOC, Brega received approval to import/supply 700,000 thousand metal cooking gas cylinders. This, Brega said, will facilitate the company’s operations in the provision of cooking gas cylinders. It was decided that the capital was too big and important to have just one main source of storage and supply of fuel and cooking gas cylinders.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 03:38 UTC
Prince Harry's polo chum stopped at airport on suspicion of working as a mercenary in war-torn Libya
One of Prince Harry’s closest friends has been stopped by security officials on suspicion he was working as a mercenary in war-torn Libya. According to local reports Mr Mann was stopped moments before he was supposed to board a private jet bound for the North African state. Pictured: Harry and Mr Mann at a polo match in Ascot in 2015Mr Mann recently appeared in the fourth episode of the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary series Harry & Meghan. Mr Mann was photographed among a group of wealthy and privileged men who make up Harry’s inner circle. ‘I have visited Libya previously in my role as a private security consultant.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 01:10 UTC
Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. Ukraine already has semi-autonomous attack drones and counter-drone weapons endowed with AI. Experts say it may be only a matter of time before either Russia or Ukraine, or both, deploy them. Ukraine's digital transformation minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, agrees that fully autonomous killer drones are “a logical and inevitable next step" in weapons development.
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 00:48 UTC
2023 Tax season kickoff
Everything tax practitioners need to know about the laws, rules, regs, tools, technologies, staff and more that will shape the run up to April 15. CPE Credit InformationSubject Area: TaxCourse Level: OverviewInstructional Method: Group Internet BasedPrerequisites: NoneAdvanced Preparation: None
Source:Libya Today
January 04, 2023 00:30 UTC
Attorney-General holds talks with Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Libya’s Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, met on Tuesday with the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fawzri Al-Nuwairi, and other members of parliament, for talks on cooperation. A statement released by the Attorney-General’s office said that both sides discussed “issues of common interest” and “enhancing cooperation between the two authorities.”They also reportedly discussed “enhancing the effectiveness of the Attorney-General Office’s communication” with parliamentary committees specialized in “evaluating legislative actions”.
Source:Libya Today
January 03, 2023 17:14 UTC
8 bodies recovered from mass grave in Libya
Tripoli, Jan 3 (IANS) The Libyan authorities have said that eight unidentified bodies were discovered in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of the capital Tripoli. "The field teams from the Excavation Department recovered 8 unidentified bodies from a dump site in Tarhuna," said the General Authority for Research and Identification in a statement. The recovered bodies will be transferred to the forensic laboratory for identification and determination of the cause of death, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement. Tarhuna was once the eastern-based army's main military operation center during the war against the former UN-backed Government of National Accord in and around Tripoli. --IANSint/sha
Source:Libya Today
January 03, 2023 07:51 UTC