Vice-President of Libyan Presidential Council meets Qatar’s Ambassador
QNATripoli: Vice-President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya H E Abdullah Hussein Al Lafi met on Sunday with Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya H E Khaled Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari. The meeting dealt with reviewing bilateral cooperation.
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June 28, 2022 06:42 UTC
Regrettable That Still No Agreement on Constitutional Basis for Holding Elections in Libya: India
United Nations, Jun 28 (PTI) India has said it is regrettable that there is still no agreement on the Constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya, saying that the priority right now is to ensure that elections are held at the earliest in a free, fair, inclusive, and credible manner. “It is also regrettable that there is still no agreement on the Constitutional basis for holding elections,” he said adding that India notes that the Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh and President of the High Council of State Khaled Al-Mishri is scheduled to meet at the UN Office at Geneva on 28-29 June to discuss the draft constitutional framework for holding elections. In this regard, we once again reiterate the importance of holding the Presidential and Parliamentary elections at the earliest. It has been about half a year since the missed milestone for holding elections as decided by Libyans themselves. It is important for the Security Council and the international community to support the Libyan people as they prepare for the elections.
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June 28, 2022 05:04 UTC
A global look at mass deaths of trafficked migrants
A global look at some of the deadliest incidents involving trafficked migrants in trucks or shipping containers:— June 27, 2022: 50 migrants died after being abandoned in a sweltering tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio. — Feb. 20, 2017: 13 African migrants suffocated inside a shipping container while being transported between two towns in Libya. — April 4, 2009: 35 Afghan migrants suffocated inside a shipping container in southwestern Pakistan. — April 9, 2008: 54 Burmese migrants suffocated in the back of an airtight refrigerated truck in Ranong, Thailand. — May 14, 2003: 19 migrants died inside a sweltering tractor-trailer while they traveled from South Texas to Houston.
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June 28, 2022 03:44 UTC
Security Council: Libya
Note: A complete summary of today's Security Council meeting on Libya will be available on Tuesday, 28 June. The lack of security women are experiencing is one of the biggest issues impeding women's participation in politics, preventing gender equality and marginalizing their future engagement. She also called upon the Council and the wider international community to hold true to the spirit and the letter of the Berlin Process, the relevant Security Council resolutions and the conclusions stemming from subsequent regional and international meetings on Libya towards realizing a peaceful, stable and prosperous Libya. Stressing the need to implement Security Council resolutions related to the withdrawal of forces, foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya in a simultaneous, phased, gradual, and balanced manner, he noted that security vacuums must not be exploited by extremist and terrorist groups that are waiting for any opportunity to expand and extend their control in Libya. He called on the Security Council to ask the United Nations to support the electoral process and send teams to that end.
Source:Libya Today
June 27, 2022 22:20 UTC
Dbeibeh’s government denies modification of border points with Tunisia
The Tripoli-based Defense Ministry, led by outgoing prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, denied on Sunday reports which claimed the country’s border points with Tunisia have been modified. Director of the Office of the Defense Minister of Defense, Jibril Muftah Al-Shtiwi, met yesterday Chairman of the Land and Maritime Border Committee, Muhammad Al-Hashimi Al-Hariri, to discuss the alleged reports, according to a statement by the ministry. Both officials affirmed thatthe borders between the two countries are “defined by clear coordinates and approved on the basis of an agreement dating back to 1910”. The ministry’s statement came in response to the Security Directorate of Sahel Al-Gharbi, which had reported a “partial diversion” of the border marker in the Saniyat Al-Ahmar area. According to the directorate, this area, which is a Libyan territory, was annexed to the Tunisia by placing border marker at a distance of about 150 meters to the east and about 6 km to the south.
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June 27, 2022 22:11 UTC
UN urges Libya's rivals to agree on elections this week
Placeholder while article actions loadUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. political chief urged Libya’s rival factions on Monday to agree on measures governing the transition to elections during talks in Geneva later this week, expressing hope this will lead to long-awaited voting “at the earliest possible date.” Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine. The country was then split by rival administrations, one in the east, backed by military commander Khalifa Hifter, and a U.N.-supported administration in the capital of Tripoli. The failure was a major blow to international efforts to end a decade of chaos in Libya. The rival administrations are now claiming power, after tentative steps toward unity last year.
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June 27, 2022 21:10 UTC
UN Security Council briefing on Libya: Ambassador James Kariuki’s speech
Statement made by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on LibyaTranscript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered:“Thank you, President“Thank you Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for your briefing. I also thank Ms Al Hodiri for reminding us of the importance of womens’ participation in matters of peace and security. “Third, it is more important than ever that we secure the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, including the Wagner Group. Their continued presence is detrimental to peace and security in Libya and the broader region. We will be in touch with Council members in the coming days on the upcoming renewals of the Panel of Experts and UNSMIL mandates.
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June 27, 2022 20:47 UTC
Reaffirming our readiness to build more peaceful, stable future for Libyan people
I also thank Ms Al Hodiri for reminding us of the importance of womens’ participation in matters of peace and security. First, the UN has been clear that, as the December elections did not go ahead, the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap has not expired. We support the work of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission to implement the October 2020 Ceasefire Agreement and urge further progress on implementation. Finally, President, the UK reaffirms its readiness to work with Libya and all international partners to build a more peaceful, stable future for the country and for the Libyan people. We will be in touch with Council members in the coming days on the upcoming renewals of the Panel of Experts and UNSMIL mandates.
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June 27, 2022 20:34 UTC
Ambassador of Republic of Korea discusses with Minister of Tourism & Antiquities ways to enhance cultural cooperation between the two nations
Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Egypt, Mr. Hong Jin-wook met with the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El-Anany on Monday, June 26th to exchange views on ways to enhance people to people exchange and enhance cultural cooperation between the two nations. Ambassador Hong said that the relation between Korea and Egypt is witnessing active and tangible progress in various areas beyond the traditional trade and investment centered cooperation. Ambassador Hong also stressed that enhancing people to people exchange through activating tourism and cultural cooperation is very important to promote mutual understanding between the two countries. The two sides agreed to work closely to enhance people to people exchange and strengthen cultural cooperation between the two countries, and discussed ways of cooperation including the resuming of direct flight between the two countries and cultural heritage ODA cooperation. "Enhancing people to people exchange and strengthening cultural cooperation will be the solid foundation for the development of bilateral relations” Ambassdor Hong said.
Source:Libya Today
June 27, 2022 20:24 UTC
Libya says it may suspend oil exports from key terminals
Libya's state oil company said it may suspend exports from the Gulf of Sirte, which contains many of the OPEC member's main ports, in the next three days amid a worsening political crisis, Bloomberg reports. The Gulf of Sirte includes the exports terminals of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Brega and Zueitina. Libya's production has slumped since mid-April from 1.2 million barrels a day, further tightening the global oil market. The move comes as Libya grapples with protests that are forcing many oil fields and ports to shut down. READ: Libya leaders urged to establish legal basis for elections
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June 27, 2022 18:25 UTC
Dbeibeh suspends GECOL board over blackouts
Libya’s outgoing prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, suspended the board of directors of the state-owned General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) over the country’s electricity crisis, Dbeibeh’s government announced on Sunday. The GECOL board, led by Wiam Al-Abdali, will be subjected to an investigation over failure to address the crisis, which led to long hours of blackouts across Libya. The investigation committee, which includes two ministers of Dbeibeh’s government, will look into GECOL’s use of funds allocated to address the electricity crisis since 2021 in light of failure to achieve corresponding results. The committee will also investigate GECOL’s failure to complete contractual procedures for periodic maintenance projects.
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June 27, 2022 18:09 UTC
Libya: contracts threatened by oil blockade -company
The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) on Monday warned to declare a "force majeure" on its facilities in the northern Gulf of Sirte within 72 hours, as it is unable to meet its contractual obligations due to their forced closure. Invoking a "state of force majeure" allows the company to be released from its contractual obligations while exonerating it from any responsibility for its non-performance. Despite the country's oil wealth, Libyans face a dozen hours of power cuts a day, while the temperature hovers around 40 degrees. The National Electricity Company (Gecol) lamented a "loss of about 1,000 megawatts" due to a disruption in gas supply caused by the blockades, Tripoli government representative Mohamed Hamouda said Sunday. Mr Dbeibah has "temporarily suspended" the Gecol board pending an "administrative investigation".
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June 27, 2022 17:38 UTC
LNA shuts down Fezzan event for demanding self-ruling in southern region
A force of the Libyan National Army (LNA) reportedly shut down a conference in the country’s southern region of Fezzan on Monday after the participants called for self-governance in the region. Hosted by a group of civil society organizations based in the southern region, the conference took place at the Qamar Desert Resort in the municipality of Al-Ghurayfa, near Ubari, about 700 kilometers south of the capital Tripoli. According to multiple Libyan press reports, LNA initially authorized the event whose declared agenda focused on support for organizing national elections. However, the army decided to shut it down over the participants’ demand for self-governance in Fezzan. Citing an unnamed source, Libyan news website Bawabat Al-Wasat reported the participants’ demand was intended as a call for political autonomy but not separation from the state.
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June 27, 2022 17:05 UTC
Libya Says It May Suspend Oil Exports From Key Terminals By Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Libya’s state oil company said it may suspend from the Gulf of Sirte, which contains many of the OPEC member’s main ports, in the next three days amid a worsening political crisis. The National Oil Corp. said it could declare force majeure, a clause in contracts allowing shipments to be halted, within 72 hours, according to a statement on Monday. The Gulf of Sirte includes the exports terminals of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Brega and Zueitina. The move comes as Libya grapples with protests that are forcing many oil fields and ports to shut down. No individual or minister should be allowed to use the oil sector as a bargaining chip in any negotiations or agreements, NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla said.
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June 27, 2022 17:00 UTC
Sudan calls back ambassador to Ethiopia over abduction, killing of 7 soldiers, civilian
CAIRO – 27 June 2022: The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday that it is calling back its ambassador to Ethiopia over the latter's "public execution" of seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian that it had kidnapped on June 22, 2022. The Sudanese foreign ministry further revealed that the bodies had been disfigured, and that a complaint had been submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) among other international and regional organizations. In May 2021, the Sudanese and Ethiopian armies engaged Wednesday in military clash using heavy weapons in Bashenda border area. In February of the same year, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Sudan did not accept any mediation in the then ongoing conflict with Ethiopia over borders at that stage. Further, the ministry added that if Ethiopia thinks it has rights in Al Fashaqa, it can resort to law.
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June 27, 2022 16:53 UTC