Dbeibah receives a letter from Japanese counterpart
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has received a letter from his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. Kishida’s letter was delivered on Tuesday by the Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister, who is also Director General of the Ministry's Africa and Middle East Department, Kansuke Nagaoka, according to our government's platform. Dbeibah received the Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister, Kansuke Nagaoka, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangoush. The media office of the government reported that the meeting with the Japanese delegation covered political and economic cooperation between the two countries, and emphasis were also made on opening the Japanese embassy in Tripoli during the second half of this year, following the stability witnessed by Libya.
Source:Libya Observer
January 25, 2023 07:39 UTC
Femicide acquittal raises need for proper training for lawyers and judiciary
The Women’s Rights Foundation’s observatory on femicide has called on the Maltese judiciary to ensure continuous ongoing training and sensitivity to the harmful attitudes and negative impact of gender stereotyping. 52-year-old Ismael Habesh from Libya and 55-year-old Faical Mahouachi from Tunisia were indicted for Grech’s murder in 2005. Grech’s body had been found, dumped in a field after she was stabbed 17 times. Prosecutors were forced to admit an embarrassing error and withdraw two heads of the indictment, as the trial of two men accused of the murder of Sion Grech reached its closing stages. The heads of indictment in question had referred to offences under the Arms Act, which had been introduced to replace the Arms Ordinance in August 2005, four months after Grech’s murder.
Source:Libya Today
January 25, 2023 07:29 UTC
Horndahl to Asharq Al-Awsat: Libya is being let down by its leaders
The British ambassador to Tripoli stressed the necessity of expelling the mercenariesThe British Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, said in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat yesterday, Tuesday, that “Libya’s leaders are failing their country,” indicating her desire for real measures that show that these leaders are “ready to put Libya’s interests first, instead of protecting their own.”In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Hurndall said: “When these leaders fail to make progress, ordinary Libyans lose every day. More than 10 years after their (revolution), Libya must develop, benefiting from its vast enviable natural and human resources.”Hurndall stressed that the responsibility for upholding the arms embargo in Libya “is the responsibility of every member state of the United Nations, and we expect all countries to do so.” And she continued, “The same applies to foreign fighters and mercenaries present in the country. Their presence is also a violation of the arms embargo, and we want to remove them, without delay.”The British ambassador to Libya rejected criticism of her country’s bias towards political Islam in the region and not only in Libya, and said: “This is not true.” And she believed that “the United Kingdom does not spread any particular ideology in Libya, but encourages all parties to engage in political dialogue to find a way out of the current crisis.”… More
Source:Libya Today
January 25, 2023 07:13 UTC
LIBYA : French embassy considers using TLSContact for visa applications in Libya
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Source:Libya Today
January 25, 2023 06:12 UTC
New passport rankings show that the world is opening up — but not for everyone
This means that passport holders around the world are receiving permission to travel to more countries without first obtaining a visa than ever before. U.S. passport holders rank a bit lower, with access to 173 countries. At the bottom of the list is Afghanistan, whose passport holders have direct access to just 39 countries. Envisioning mobility for allHow do we account for the human costs associated with these passport scores and rankings? He offers, if only symbolically, his own passport, his own citizenship – his own place in the world.
Source:Libya Today
January 25, 2023 00:32 UTC
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes south of Malta
A magnitude-five earthquake to the south of Malta, was felt across the islands on Tuesday evening followed by two smaller aftershocks. The earthquake, which measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale, struck some 100km south of Malta at 9:25pm, the Seismic Monitoring and Research Group (SMRG) of the University of Malta said. The SMRG also recorded two smaller quakes measuring 4.3 and 3.6 on the Richter Scale at 10:42pm and 11:10pm respectively. The earthquake happened 92km south of Malta at a depth of 10km. Between 17 and 19 January, 10 significant earthquakes were registered in the same area, two of which measured 5.1 on the Richter Scale.
Source:Libya Today
January 24, 2023 23:57 UTC
Eni, Libya's NOC eye $8B deal to produce gas offshore Libya (NYSE:E)
Eni (NYSE:E) will sign a production agreement with Libya's National Oil Corp. to spend $8B to produce ~850M cf/day from two offshore gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea, the chairman of the Libyan state-owned company said, S&P Global Platts reported Tuesday. Eni (E) already produces gas in Libya from its Wafa and Bahr Essalam fields operated by a joint venture between the Italian company and NOC. Separately, Eni (E) CEO Claudio Descalzi said Italy can significantly boost its gas imports from Africa and transfer some of the supply to northern Europe if it improves its infrastructure in the next few years. "Our goal is to have an oversupply of gas in order to be able to bring energy to Northern Europe," the CEO said. Recent reports say Descalzi is on course to secure Italian Prime Minister Meloni's support for an unprecedented fourth term leading the company.
Source:Libya Today
January 24, 2023 23:01 UTC
Altspace VR to Shutdown Following Microsoft Lay Offs
Last Friday, Microsoft-owned immersive social platform Altspace VR (virtual reality) announced the closure of its service effective March 10, 2023. The decision comes following recent lay offs at Microsoft. #socialvr https://t.co/peCwpaaBl3 — AltspaceVR (@AltspaceVR) January 20, 2023Microsoft operated Altspace VR under its mixed reality (MR) division alongside the development of Hololens, Azure AI, and Mesh immersive solutions. In addition to closing Altspace VR, Microsoft is ceasing development into its mixed reality tool kit (MRTK) software development kit. What is Microsoft MeshDespite recent events, a significant internal XR investment Microsoft continues to back is its XR collaboration service Mesh.
Source:Libya Today
January 24, 2023 12:37 UTC
Libya Urges Arabs To Back UN Efforts For Holding Stalled Elections
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush on Sunday called for Arab support to UN efforts for holding the country's stalled electionsTRIPOLI,LIBYA/ (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jan, 2023 ):Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush on Sunday called for Arab support to UN efforts for holding the country's stalled elections. The call was made at the opening of a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in the Libyan capital Tripoli. "Libya insists on practicing its full rights in the Arab League," Al-Mangoush said, rejecting what she called "politicization of the work rules" in the pan-Arab league. The Libyan diplomat called on the Arab League to support efforts aimed at activating the role of the UN mission in Libya "to create a favorable atmosphere for holding the elections and ending the transitional periods peacefully." Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit were not present.
Source:Libya Today
January 24, 2023 00:47 UTC
UN envoy urges international support for Libya
Tripoli: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily called for international support to help the country overcome its crisis. “I call on all international stakeholders, including Libya’s neighbours, to speak with one voice and step up their support to help Libya overcome its long-term crisis,” Bathily tweeted Sunday. Libya failed to hold general elections in December 2021 as previously scheduled due to disagreements over election laws among the Libyan parties. The UN envoy said he considered the consultative meeting of Arab foreign ministers as “the expression of solidarity and support for the Libyan people in establishing a peaceful and prosperous future”. The participants of the meeting expressed their support for stability in the country, the unity of the Arab position, as well as the efforts of the UN Support Mission in Libya to achieve stability and support the Libyan elections, Al-Mangoush added.
Source:Libya Today
January 24, 2023 00:07 UTC
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[WATCH] PM passes buck to court on delays: ‘We’ve given them all the resources’
Court delays are unacceptable, but the Prime Minister said that the courts are being given all the necessary resources to try and deliver quicker sentences. “To have a verdict given 18 years after the occurrence is a delay that’s completely unacceptable,” he stated. Abela noted that one of the two accused spent 10 years in prison waiting for the trial only to be acquitted. But on how to solve the delays, Abela said this is an endemic issue and any efforts to address it have not worked out. “We allocated all the resources that were asked of us by the court – whether it was an increase in judges, we met the request.
Source:Libya Today
January 24, 2023 00:05 UTC
Top Diplomats Boycott Arab League Meeting in Libya
Of the 22 member states that make up the Arab League, only five sent their foreign ministers as expected, some sent envoys of a lower rank, and countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates did not send envoys at all. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Egypt did not attend the meeting, leading Mohamed Hammouda, the spokesman for the Government of National Unity in Libya, to accuse him of being “biased toward one member state over another” during a televised press conference. Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush said that the boycott was part of some countries’ attempts “to crush Libyans’ desire to transform Arab solidarity into a reality” since, during Sunday’s Arab League meeting, she called on Arab countries to support United Nations efforts to hold the country’s stalled elections. Hassan says that this kind of meeting usually is called for by the country that holds the rotating presidency of the Arab League, which currently is Libya. She notes that some Arab countries did not attend the Tripoli meeting as an attempt to stay distant from the Libyan conflict.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 23:52 UTC
UN envoy urges int’l support for Libya
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has called for international support to help Libya overcome its crisis. Bathily made the remarks after attending a consultative meeting of the Arab foreign ministers in the Libyan capital Tripoli, during which issues of common concern were discussed. “I call on all international stakeholders, including Libya’s neighbors, to speak with one voice and step up their support to help Libya overcome its long-term crisis,” Bathliy tweeted. Libya failed to hold general elections in December 2021 as previously scheduled due to disagreements over election laws among the Libyan parties. The participants of the meeting expressed their support for stability in Libya, the unity of the Arab position, as well as the efforts of the UN Support Mission in Libya to achieve stability and support the Libyan elections, Al-Mangoush added.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 23:27 UTC
Libyan crisis solution must be reached through cooperation from all major parties, says Italian FM from Cairo
A solution for the Libyan crisis must be reached through cooperation from all major parties, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday, also stressing that Egypt is playing an important role in facilitating such cooperation. Tajani’s remarks came during a press conference held in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, Ahram Online reported. The discussions also tackled the Palestinian cause, irregular migration, the energy file, developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, food security and the repercussions of the Russian-Ukranian crisis. In early January, Egypt facilitated a meeting in Cairo between rival Libyan leaders Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh and Head of Higher Council of State Khaled Al-Mishri. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the outcomes of the meeting, describing it as an “important step” towards holding presidential and parliamentary elections simultaneously as soon as possible.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 20:55 UTC
Minister of State meets VP of Libya's Presidential Council
QNATripoli: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met yesterday with Vice-President of the Presidential Council of Libya H E Abdullah Hussein Al Lafi, on the sidelines of the consultative meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers, which was held in Tripoli yesterday, at the invitation of Libya. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation and relations, and means to further develop them, in addition to a host of topics of mutual interest.
Source:Libya Today
January 23, 2023 18:52 UTC