Libyan PM-designate asserts presidential, parliamentary elections to be held as scheduled
CAIRO - 14 June 2022: Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha asserted that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held as scheduled, noting that the government is working hard to maintain the unity and stability of the country. The premier's remarks were made during his meeting with Italian Special Envoy to Libya Nicola Orlando and Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi as they discussed the latest developments on the Libyan arena. The Libyan envoy, for his part, praised the Libyan government for rejecting the use of force and opting for legal methods to carry out its tasks in all the Libyan cities. Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council, adding that human rights there have also deteriorated, UN News reported. “We are concerned that the protracted political impasse is having an increasingly negative impact on security,” said Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo.
Source:Libya Today
June 14, 2022 11:20 UTC
Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK
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Source:Libya Today
June 14, 2022 07:05 UTC
Libya’s Fragile Peace Is A Major Oil Market Risk
Both before this 2020 agreement and after it began to break down, Libya’s oil sector has been subject to various-scale blockades of its key oil facilities, and even now around half or slightly more of Libya’s oil production is offline, according to various estimates. These sites are key suppliers of mostly high-quality light, sweet crude oil, notably including the Es Sider and Sharara export crudes. This said, the NOC had plans in place before 2011 to roll out enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques to increase crude oil production at maturing oil fields. From that level, there still appeared scope to increase this to the 2.1 million bpd targeted by Libya’s Oil Ministry, and to hit the informal interim targets of 1.45 million bpd by the end of 2022, and 1.6 million bpd by the end of 2023. Given this potential, there was, and to some degree still is, the prospect of major international participation in Libya’s oil sector.
Source:Libya Today
June 14, 2022 06:57 UTC
Libyan FM meets ambassador of Qatar
The PeninsulaMinister of Foreign Affairs of Libya H E Dr. Najla El Mangoush, met with Ambassador of Qatar to Libya H E Khalid Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari in Tripoli. During the meeting, relations between the two countries were reviewed.
Source:Libya Today
June 14, 2022 06:20 UTC
XR Advertising Case Study in Focus: Varjo and MUJI
Increasing its efforts to communicate a sense of “serenity” to customers, MUJI launched a virtual reality experience based on nature. Using a Varjo Aero headset, users can sit on one of the pine wood beds offered by MUJI, and view a world taken straight from Finnish nature. The stunning visual capabilities of Varjo Aero allowed MUJI to convey every detail of its VR environment with perfect clarity. Varjo Aero won the prestigious Auggie from AWE for best headworn device. Changing the Face of Marketing and SalesThe Varjo Aero installation within the Finnish MUJI store was an exclusive early-access solution before the Aero was officially released.
Source:Libya Today
June 14, 2022 05:58 UTC
Oil Down as Libya’s Oil Exports Drop By Investing.com
By Zhang MengyingInvesting.com – Oil is up on Tuesday morning in Asia over a tighter supply due to a drop in Libya’s oil export. China’s resumption of COVID-19 curbs such as partial lockdowns in Shanghai also added to worries that it might dent oil demand. Libya’s exports dropped amid a political crisis that has hit output and ports spurred worries of tightness in supply. Libya’s oil minister Mohamed Aoun said the country’s production has dropped to 100,000 barrels per day from 1.2 million bpd last year, according to Reuters. Adding to worries on the demand side, Beijing has raised fears of new lockdowns as it saw clusters of outbreaks.
Source:Libya Today
June 14, 2022 04:27 UTC
Italian envoy meets Aqila Saleh, stresses importance of elections
Copy LinkSpeaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aqila Saleh, held a meeting on Monday with Italian Special Envoy to Libya, Nicola Orlando, and Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino, in al-Qubba in the Eastern Region. “Continuing his consultations in Libya, this morning in Qubba Special Envoy Nicola Orlando met the Speaker of the House of Representatives Agila Saleh with Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino,” Italian Embassy in Libya tweeted. The Italian diplomats met Sunday with the outgoing Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and Deputy President of the Presidential Council, Abdulla al-Lafi, in Tripoli. Orlando and Buccino stressed “the importance of continuing the political track in Libya, to hold presidential and parliamentary elections,” according to a statement by the Presidential Council. It is noteworthy that the Italian Consulate General in Benghazi has started granting tourist visas to Libyan citizens wishing to enter Italy, the Tripoli based Libyan Foreign Ministry confirmed today.
Source:Libya Today
June 13, 2022 22:14 UTC
Al-Sayeh: There are suspected Monkeypox cases in Libya
The Head of the National Center for Disease Control, Haider Al-Sayeh, said there are more than one suspected cases of monkeypox, but none of them have been confirmed. Regarding the virus spreading in schools, Al-Sayeh explained that “this is something that happens every year, and not only in Libya, but also in several countries,” adding that the monitoring teams in municipalities have taken some samples for tests in the center’s laboratories. "There are cases of both A & B influenza, but they are few and do not pose any danger; while treatment is available and has been distributed to hospitals." Regarding the epidemiological situation for Covid-19, he confirmed that the situation is stable and there are no new variants. "You will hear news that there is a large spread of swine flu, and this is not true – the truth is that this (H1N1) influenza has become a seasonal flu and its treatment is available.” Al-Sayeh said, confirming the availability of polio vaccinations, and saying that the rest of the vaccinations had been approved by the government, and the medical supply apparatus will provide them in coordination with the Central Bank of Libya.
Source:Libya Observer
June 13, 2022 20:46 UTC
Members of HoR, HCS discuss eligibility criteria for Libya’s presidency
Members of the House of Representatives and High Council of State continue to hold constitutional talks in Egypt for the second day, as part of U.N.-mediated efforts to establish legal framework for general elections in Libya. The negotiators discussed today eligibility criteria for the presidency of Libya among other disputed issues, according to a report by Italian news agency Nova. Citing an unnamed Libyan delegate present at the consultations, Nova also revealed that another meeting will be held this evening to examine and possibly approve the results of the discussion about the presidency criteria.
Source:Libya Today
June 13, 2022 18:01 UTC
Pico Adds New Hires to Support US Expansion
Pico hired 40 new staff members to support its US expansion, working from offices in the Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego. Additionally, Btyedance is investing significant capital into VR games and experiences running on Pico hardware. Furthermore, Pico is specifically hiring for a Head of Pico Studios, Head of VR Game Strategy, Head of Overseas Content Ecosystem, and an Operations Manager. The partnership looks to supply global immersive content developers with the tools and resources required to create high-quality VR experiences for Pico products. Qualcomm is incorporating all future Pico VR experiences into its Snapdragon Spaces service, which helps immersive content developers accelerate production and distribute their applications.
Source:Libya Today
June 13, 2022 17:08 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
June 13, 2022 14:58 UTC
China asks India to ‘properly resolve situation’ emerged after BJP leaders’ blasphemous remarks
BEIJING: A Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Monday hoped that India would properly resolve the relevant situation emerged as a result of BJP leaders’ blasphemous remarks causing strong dissatisfaction among Indian Muslims and Islamic countries. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also issued a strongly worded statement against blasphemous remarks by Indian leaders. Wang Wenbin said that China had always maintained that different civilizations and different religions should respect each other and live on an equal footing. “We should abandon arrogance and prejudice, deepen our understanding of the differences between our own civilization and other civilizations, and promote exchanges, dialogue and harmonious coexistence among different civilizations,” he added. Otherwise, the worsening ethnic contradictions and religious conflicts in India will lead to the final division of the country, he added.
Source:Libya Today
June 13, 2022 14:56 UTC
Italian Envoy and Ambassador meet with HoR Speaker in Qubba
Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aqila Saleh, held a meeting on Monday with Italian Special Envoy to Libya, Nicola Orlando, and Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino, in al-Qubba in the Eastern Region. “Continuing his consultations in Libya, this morning in Qubba Special Envoy Nicola Orlando met the Speaker of the House of Representatives Agila Saleh with Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino,” Italian Embassy in Libya tweeted. The Italian diplomats met Sunday with the outgoing Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and Deputy President of the Presidential Council, Abdulla al-Lafi, in Tripoli. Orlando and Buccino stressed “the importance of continuing the political track in Libya, to hold presidential and parliamentary elections,” according to a statement by the Presidential Council. It is noteworthy that the Italian Consulate General in Benghazi has started granting tourist visas to Libyan citizens wishing to enter Italy, the Tripoli based Libyan Foreign Ministry confirmed today.
Source:Libya Today
June 13, 2022 14:06 UTC
GNU announces primary results of Libyan Youth Parliament elections
The primary election result of the Libyan Youth Parliament was announced on Sunday in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. In his speech on the occasion, Dbeibah emphasized the need to proceed with the youth elections and called on the media to raise awareness in this area as these elections are relatively new in Libya. The youth parliamentary elections organized by the Government of National Unity received 148,594 votes via SMS, of which 51,439 were valid. The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Youth announced the winning candidates in the 13 electoral districts across the country. More than 2,000 young candidates aged between 17 and 40 competed in this round.
Source:Libya Observer
June 13, 2022 13:44 UTC
Libya Loses 1.1 Million Bpd As It Shuts Down Nearly All Its Oil Fields
Libya is losing oil production at the rate of 1.1 million barrels daily, the country’s oil minister Mohammed Aoun has said, adding that almost all of the country’s oil fields were shut down. According to reports, the groups shutting down fields and export terminals are affiliated with the Bashaga camp. Bashaga has been sworn in as the new prime minister of the country, but Dbeibah has refused to step down. According to the oil minister, the only functioning fields right now in Libya are Hamada and the Mellitah complex, with the Wafa field producing from time to time. This means that Libya is producing almost no oil, putting further strain on an already undersupplied oil market.
Source:Libya Today
June 13, 2022 13:14 UTC