News Headlines, Friday, May 31, 2024
Dbeibah, Saied discuss reopening Ras Ajdair border http://lyo.ly/5k79Council of Arab Information Ministers names Tripoli as headquarters for Arab Peace Institute http://lyo.ly/5k78Menfi arrives in Chad and holds talks with President Deby http://lyo.ly/5k77Qatar relief project assists thousands impacted by Derna disaster http://lyo.ly/5k6vFrom Benghazi to Nicaragua: Shady flights despite airspace ban http://lyo.ly/5k6rAudit Bureau prepares to issue its annual report for 2023 http://lyo.ly/5k6qKoury holds political discussions with Al-Koni http://lyo.ly/5k6oUNSMIL reaffirms support for women participation in political process http://lyo.ly/5k70NOC, Turkish TIPEC initiate talks on industry collaboration http://lyo.ly/5k6z15 open-heart surgeries were performed in Benghazi http://lyo.ly/5k6pLibyan and Moroccan health officials review cooperation in medicine, insurance http://lyo.ly/5k6nOil wealth propels Libya into top ten of Africa's wealthiest countries http://lyo.ly/5k6xAl-Ahly Benghazi qualifies to African Basketball League's final http://lyo.ly/5k76Europe is ready to help Libya face illegal immigration challenges, delegation says http://lyo.ly/5k6lLibyan PM and Chinese Foreign Minister discuss activating 18 agreements http://lyo.ly/5k6kMenfi in Nairobi to participate in meetings of African Bank and African Development Fund http://lyo.ly/5k6iKoury discusses with leaders and coordinators of Libyan parties ways to advance political process http://lyo.ly/5k67Al-Haddad discusses with Orlando EU role in enhancing stability in Libya http://lyo.ly/5k662nd Conference on Women and Elections launched in Tripoli http://lyo.ly/5k64Libyan PM visits China to strengthen bilateral relations http://lyo.ly/5k62EU, Libya discuss efforts to develop institutional capacities http://lyo.ly/5k69Mohamed Aoun returns to assume his duties in Oil Ministry http://lyo.ly/5k65GNU, TIKA discuss cooperation in technical and vocational education http://lyo.ly/5k68
Source:Libya Observer
May 31, 2024 09:43 UTC
In conflict-torn Libya, artist's family turns home into museum
Bayt Ali Gana ("Ali Gana's House" in Arabic) finally opened this year, and seeks to offer both retrospection and hope in a country constantly threatened by violence and where arts and culture stand largely neglected. Once past a lush garden, visitors reach the museum's permanent exhibition of paintings, sculptures and sketches by the masterful Ali Gana. Set on a wall, an old shipping container houses an artist residency for "curators and museologists" whose skills are scarce in Libya, said Hadia Gana. During the unrest that began in 2011, Hadia Gana said she feared "losing everything if a rocket hit the house". Hadia Gana lamented that while museums should be educational spaces, "here in Libya, we don't have that notion yet".
Source:Libya Today
May 31, 2024 03:21 UTC
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Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 18:42 UTC
Cleveland Museum of Art to Return a Rare Ancient Icon to Libya
While excavating an ancient Greek palace in eastern Libya in the 1930s, an archaeologist dug up a large earthen storage jar, looked inside and spotted something unexpected — a 2,200-year-old sculpture of a bearded man carved from basalt, a dark volcanic stone. The two-foot-tall antiquity, most likely chiseled during ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic Dynasty, was a rare find. Known as a striding male figure, it is one of only 33 statues like it known to exist, Egyptologists say. But it wasn’t long before thieves got ahold of the bearded figure and took it on an illicit odyssey that brought it, in 1991, to the Cleveland Museum of Art. On Wednesday, after curators had reviewed abundant proof that the item was stolen from Libya, including photos of it on display in the 1940s at a small museum near its discovery site, the museum agreed to transfer ownership to Libyan officials.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 17:23 UTC
Qatar relief project assists thousands impacted by Derna disaster
The Qatar Fund for Development has announced the successful completion of a relief project aimed at aiding over 18,000 families. In collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the initiative extended support to nearly 100,000 individuals across diverse communities. According to a statement by the Fund, the project targeted approximately 6,499 families affected by the Derna disaster, delivering essential food supplies and household items. "The aid facilitated economic recovery by granting assistance to 538 families to either initiate or restart their businesses, thereby enhancing their financial autonomy and resilience," the statement noted. The fund also highlighted that the project improved living conditions for around 8,328 families by providing essential materials and offering financial aid to approximately 82 families.
Source:Libya Observer
May 30, 2024 16:13 UTC
Top Chinese diplomat meets foreign guests
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met respectively with foreign guests who came to China to attend the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing on Wednesday. Dbeibah said that Libya attaches great importance to developing relations with China and firmly adheres to the one-China principle. Hussein said that developing relations with China is a diplomatic priority of the Iraqi government, and Iraq always firmly supports China in safeguarding its core interests. During the meeting with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf, Wang said that China and Algeria are sincere friends and natural partners. When meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, Wang expressed congratulations on Syria's return to the Arab League family.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 15:38 UTC
Serbian Ambassador visits Libyan Businessmen’s Council – wide cooperation discussed
The Libyan Businessmen’s Council (LBC) reported yesterday that on the occasion of the resumption of the work of the Serbian embassy in Tripoli, and the transfer of its services from Tunisia, including its consular section services, the Ambassador of Serbia, Dragon Todorovic, visited the LBC yesterday. During the meeting, bilateral relations between the two countries and support for trade and economic programmes, were discussed. The ambassador expressed his happiness at returning to work in Libya based on his previous experience working at the Serbian embassy in Tripoli, and his good relations with Libyan institutions and bodies in the public and private sectors. He stressed his interest in economic cooperation and empowering the private sector in the two countries to support this sector, as well as interest in exchanging delegations and visits between the two countries. For his part, the LBC Executive Director gave an overview of the LBC and its objectives and stressed its support for cooperation between the two countries and the provision of all facilities in this regard.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 14:33 UTC
Cleveland Museum of Art to return Libyan sculpture: The Wake Up for Thursday, May 30, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m.A New York judge in August ordered the Cleveland Museum of Art to give up an ancient Roman bronze sculpture, long believed to represent Marcus Aurelius, because of a criminal investigation involving antiquities illegally removed from Turkey and trafficked through New York.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 14:00 UTC
Libya, media: Saddam Haftar meets US entrepreneurs in Rome regarding the Susah port project
Saddam Haftar, one of the sons of the commander-in-chief of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, would have met in Italy, in Rome, a group of American entrepreneurs to discuss investment opportunities in the North African country. “Libya Udpate” underlines that the operation “reflects the openness of the prominent Libyan commander Saddam towards the West and the efforts to find a balance in Libya”. According to the Libyan press, Saddam Haftar could be promoted soon to the rank of lieutenant general (equivalent to a three-star general). The Susah safe port, the US company reported at the time, is conceived as a multi-purpose deep-water seaport, the first public-private partnership port project in Libya and the first port to be built to be globally competitive and efficient in the country North African. The “Susah Secure Port” project, the company added, could play a “fundamental role in the reconstruction phase of Libya and was recently approved by the Libyan Government of National Unity” based in Tripoli.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 12:34 UTC
REAoL participates in Sustainable Energy Planning workshop in Tunisia
The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAoL) reported yesterday that it had participated in and co-organised a workshop yesterday entitled Sustainable Energy Planning in Tunisia, under the slogan Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Adaptation in Libya (SECCAR) project. The event is co-organized by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). The workshop, REAoL reported, dealt with many topics and projects and the transformation and orientation of the world to renewable energies and their importance and expansion, including the following topics:• Information on Tunisia’s energy transition, regulatory framework and concession systems. • Offer of support proposed by the German Agency for International Cooperation for Energy Efficiency (GLZ). • Prioritising energy efficiency measures. REAoL, in turn, gave the participants a full explanation of Libya’s National Strategy for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency and REAoL’s plans and programmes to achieve this strategy, especially since the world is now taking steps and launching projects to be implemented in a tangible reality.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 12:21 UTC
Participants at 3rd Digital Conference on Railways in Africa impressed by Libya’s transit rail link to Chad and Niger
Participants at the Third Digital Conference on Railways in Africa were impressed by Libya’s rail system plans including its transit rail link to Chad and Niger, Libyan Railroads reported yesterday. Libyan Railroads were participating in the second day of the Third Digital Conference, held in the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé. At the event, Mohamed Ali Tabouni, Director of the Office of Cooperation and External Relations, gave a presentation in English on the Libyan Roads’ plans.The presentation contained an explanation and definition of the railway and metro roads project in Libya and the objectives of the railway link between Libya and Chad and Niger through the huge Libyan ports overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. This is to form a transit trade rail link between the landlocked Sub-Saharan African countries and the European Union.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 12:21 UTC
Trial of El Hiblu 3 will go ahead despite calls by activists for case to be dropped
The trial of the El Hiblu 3 will go ahead despite calls by activists to drop the charges against them. In a short court session on Thursday, it became clear that the case will not be dismissed and the trial will go ahead. Amara, Abdalla, and Kader found themselves in Malta after preventing an unlawful pushback to Libya while on board the El Hiblu oil tanker. “We are appalled that Amara, Kader and Abdalla will remain in legal limbo after more than five years,” activists said. We will stand with the El Hiblu 3 as long as it takes and until they are free.”
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 10:19 UTC
QFFD and ICRC conclude humanitarian project in Libya
QNADoha: In a collaborative effort to address the ongoing humanitarian needs in Libya, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have successfully implemented a comprehensive aid project that has significantly impacted the lives of many people in Libya. The project has provided critical support to more than 18,000 households, reaching approximately 100,000 individuals across various communities. For her part, the head of the humanitarian aid department, Aisha Al Kuwari said, “We are proud to mark the successful milestone of our humanitarian project in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Libya. This partnership highlights our shared commitment to alleviating human suffering and providing essential support to communities in need. The project emphasizes the commitment of ICRC and QFFD to supporting communities in crisis and highlights the importance of international cooperation in humanitarian efforts.
Source:Libya Today
May 30, 2024 06:30 UTC
Cleveland Museum of Art Returns 2,200-Year-Old Statue to Libya
“Statue of a Man” (200–100 BCE or later), Ptolemaic dynasty, black basalt, 22 13/16 inches tall (image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art)The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) will transfer ownership of a 2,200-year-old Ptolemaic statue to Libya, as announced today, May 29, in a press release issued jointly with Libya’s Department of Antiquities. The museum attributed the decision to “new information” from the Department of Antiquities and its own research. The announcement comes on the heels of a pending lawsuit over a $20 million ancient sculpture at the CMA. Months later, the CMA sued the Manhattan DA’s Office, a rare occurrence in museum repatriation claims. “Statue of a Man” will remain on view at the CMA for “several years,” although a specific timeline has yet to be established.
Source:Libya Today
May 29, 2024 21:24 UTC
Cleveland Museum of Art will return ancient statue to Libya
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) has agreed to return to Libya a 2,200-year-old statue from Ancient Egypt's Potelamic Dynasty that is suspected to have been looted after the Second World War. Collector Lawrence A. Fleischman gave the statue to the museum in honour of Arielle P. Kozloff, the museum’s then-curator of ancient art. In 2023, the Libyan department of antiquities reached out to the CMA, requesting acknowledgement that the statue had been taken from the Ptolemais Museum in Libya. The CMA's agreement with Libyan authorities is in keeping with the museum's bespoke approach to repatriation issues, according to Griswold. Despite this recent history, the museum has challenged the Manhattan District Attorney’s order to return an ancient bronze statue once thought to depict Marcus Aurelius to Turkey, suing to block restitution efforts.
Source:Libya Today
May 29, 2024 21:05 UTC