News

HNEC kicks off second group of municipal elections

The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced on Sunday the start of implementing the municipal council elections (second group), in 63 municipal councils.

The HNEC explained in a statement that this process will begin with the implementation of the candidate registration phase, which will last for a period of 21 days starting from Sunday, followed by the voter registration phase, which will be announced at a later time.

Economy

Dbeibah, NOC Acting Chief review plan to increase oil production

‎The Acting Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Masoud Suleiman, briefed the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, on the daily oil and gas production and the progress of development projects in the sector.

Dbeibah held a meeting with Suleiman in his office in Tripoli on Sunday to follow up on the progress of the plan to increase oil production and the work of development projects in the sector, according to what was published by the Hakomitna media platform on its Facebook page.

Sports

CAF slaps Libya fans with two-match ban, $50.000 fine

The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided on Sunday to punish the Libyan Football Federation by banning fans from attending two matches of the Libyan national team, with a fine of 50.000 dollars.

CAF said on its website that the penalty was due to the incidents that occurred during the match between the Libyan national team and Benin, which was held in Tripoli on November 18.

Variety

Tripoli among Africa’s most affordable cities for 2025

Tripoli has been ranked as one of Africa’s top five cities with the lowest cost of living for 2025, according to Business Insider Africa.

The rankings, derived from data analyzed by the global database Numbeo, place the Libyan capital in third position on the continent and 15th globally, with a cost of living index score of 20.6.

Education

PM Dbeibah celebrates graduation of 2,500 students at Tripoli University

Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah joined a grand graduation ceremony at the University of Tripoli on Saturday, honoring the achievements of approximately 2,500 graduates from various faculties.

The event also saw the attendance of several senior officials, including Minister of Higher Education Omran Al-Qeeb, Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs Walid Al-Lafi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs Adel Jumaa, University President Khaled Aoun, faculty deans, and members of the teaching staff.

Health

Dbeibah awards medics of Tripoli Eye Hospital

‎Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah honored on Saturday the medical, paramedical and administrative personnel at the Eye Hospital in Tripoli, in appreciation of the exceptional efforts they made during 2024.

Dbeibah hailed in a speech during a ceremony celebrating Tripoli Eye Hospital as one of the most prominent medical institutions in Libya what he described as the achievements made by the hospital, which included examining 200,000 patients and performing 12,000 surgeries in 2024.

Opinions

Will the people unite in 2025?

This will not happen while Haftar is among us. So why is it impossible to establish a successful state in Libya under Khalifa Haftar’s control?

Libya is now classified as a failed state, and the USA classifies Libya as a threat to its security, as do European countries, which place Libya in level 4 in terms of travel warnings.

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