Leaders of Libyan and Tunisian central banks discuss cooperation
The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek Elkaber, held talks on Sunday with his Tunisian counterpart Marwan Al-Abbasi in the capital Tunis. According to brief statement by CBL, the two governor discuss issues of mutual concern in t”he banking and financial aspects” and reviewed “some cooperation agreements”.
Source:Libya Today
August 07, 2022 14:12 UTC
Libya records 4 new cases of COVID-19
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Sunday that 4 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 25 percent of the infection rate. 140 people recovered in the same reporting period. The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have reached more than 500,000 since the start of the pandemic, while over 490,000 of which have recovered, according to the NCDC. The virus has claimed the lives of 6,433 people in total. Over two million people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over one million were fully vaccinated with two doses.
Source:Libya Today
August 07, 2022 13:11 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
August 07, 2022 06:43 UTC
Dutch Ambassador voices support for unification of Libyan institutions
The Ambassador of Netherlands to Libya, Dolf Hogewoning, has expressed his support for the unification of Libyan state institutions. During his meeting with the Fact-Finding Committee on Violations of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in the House of Representatives, Ambassador Hogewoning reaffirmed his country's support for efforts to unify Libyan state institutions, and the role of the House of Representatives in this regard. He praised the efforts of the House of Representatives to work on Anti-Violence Against Women Act. The Ambassador also stressed the depth of relations with Libya, expressing his delight at visiting the city of Benghazi, and his first visit to the headquarters of the House of Representatives in the city, according to the Media Office of the House of Representatives. During the meeting, they discussed the reports issued by the independent fact-finding mission established by a resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Source:Libya Observer
August 07, 2022 03:03 UTC
Armed groups clash in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI: Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital. The fighting, with light and heavy weapons, occurred in the El Jebs district in the city’s south, media reports said. The fighting ended when another group called the 444 Brigade intervened to mediate, according to Libyan media. Tensions between armed groups loyal to the rival leaders have increased in recent months in Tripoli. On July 22, fighting in the heart of the city left 16 dead and about 50 wounded.
Source:Libya Today
August 07, 2022 01:29 UTC
UN discuss latest developments in Libya with Foreign Minister
Zenenga reiterated UNSMIL’s commitment to support Libya to overcome the ongoing political divisions at this critical time and resume the path to stability, in line with the outcomes of the Berlin and Paris conferences and the Libya Stabilization Conference as well as relevant UNSCR, UNSMIL said in a statement.
Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 18:06 UTC
Italian emergency plan to receive victims of Bint Baya accident
The Italian government announced, on Friday, the allocation of three million euros in order to ensure the implementation of exceptional and urgent interventions to support rescue operations and help the victims of the accident of the explosion of a fuel tanker in southern Libya. The initiative came at the proposal of the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, and includes activating the Remote Centre for Health Rescue Operations (Cross) to detect available beds at the national level, and developing an appropriate organizational plan for the national health system to transport the injured to Italy, according to the AKI Italian news agency.
Source:Libya Observer
August 06, 2022 15:44 UTC
Libyan armed groups clash in Tripoli: reports
On Saturday, Israel said it struck Islamic Jihad posts and militants preparing to launch rockets. Islamic Jihad said it had targeted Israel’s main international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport. Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, began firing missiles from the Gaza Strip toward Israeli cities and towns at 9 p.m. on Friday. “The enemy bears full responsibility ... We will not be lenient in responding to this aggression, which represents a declaration of war against our people,” Islamic Jihad said in a statement. A neighbor, Mariam Abu Ghanima, 56, said the Israeli military did not issue a warning before the attack, as it had done in previous rounds of violence.
Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 15:18 UTC
5 victims of Bent Bayya incident sent to Italy and Spain for treatment
Five people were sent by the Tripoli-based government to Italy and Spain in order to receive medical treatment for injuries sustained from fuel tanker explosion in the southern town of Bent Bayya, which took place last Monday. The ministry also announced that, on the same day, another wounded victim was sent to Spain for treatment. All five were severely wounded and are in a critical condition, the ministry said. At least 8 people were killed and 70 were injured in the deadly fuel tanker explosion in the southern town of Bent Bayya. Tripoli-based premier Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh announced last Tuesday that his government will send 15 wounded Libyans to Italy and 10 to Spain to receive treatment abroad as Libyan hospitals lack technical capabilities to care for those severely wounded in Bent Bayya incident.
Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 15:07 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 13:01 UTC
82 new people test positive for Coronavirus in Libya
82 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 23 percent of the infection rate, according to a Friday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC). The center also said 168 have recovered during the same reporting period. The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have exceeded more than 50,000 since the start of the pandemic, while over 490,000 of which have recovered, according to the NCDC. The virus has claimed the lives of 6,433 people. Over two million people received one dose of the vaccination, while more than one million others were vaccinated with two doses.
Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 12:54 UTC
Armed groups clash overnight in Tripoli
Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital. An AFP journalist heard gunfire and explosions around 1:00 am Saturday (2300 GMT) in the city. The fighting, with light and heavy weapons, occurred in the El Jebs district in the city’s south, media reports said. Saturday’s clashes were between armed groups loyal to Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, head of the unity government based in Tripoli, and others following his rival Fathi Bashagha, named in February as prime minister by the parliament. The fighting ended when another group called the 444 Brigade intervened to mediate, according to Libyan media.
Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 11:11 UTC
Tugendhat demands answers from Bank of England Governor over controversial Libya meeting
More infoThe chairman of the Foreign Affairs select Committee in Parliament and former leadership has publicly damned Mr Bailey at a time when the Governor is coming under pressure over his handling of inflation in the UK. It has emerged Mr Bailey met with Saddik Omar al-Kabir, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), on July 1 which has been the subject of a damning report. Mr Tugendhat blasted the meeting for “seeming to endorse the practices of a troubled organisation.” Mr Tugendhat said: “Bailey has met with a man who has overseen an institution beset by fraud. “It is clear public money flows out of Libya, into London banks, and into the hands of gangsters and militias. Either way the Libyan public foots the bill, handing out more foreign currency than the imported meat is worth.
Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 10:07 UTC
China summons Japan, European envoys over G7 statement on Taiwan
China's Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li on Thursday urgently called in Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi as well as European envoys from other G-7 members and made solemn representations to them over the statement, according to the ministry. In the G-7 statement issued Wednesday, the foreign ministers said they were "concerned by recent and announced threatening actions" by China, particularly live-fire exercises and economic coercion. Deng claimed the G7 statement represented "interference in China's internal affairs." On Thursday, China abruptly called off a foreign ministers meeting with Japan on the fringes of regional gatherings in Phnom Penh in a show of protest over the G-7 statement. The G7 consists of Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the United States, plus the European Union.
Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 04:14 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
August 06, 2022 04:08 UTC