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News Headlines, Sunday, December 03, 2023

Libya and Chad to form joint committees to ensure protection of Libyan investments http://lyo.ly/5c2j

 

Bathily to brief UN Security Council on developments in Libya http://lyo.ly/5c2g

 

Bathily: We agreed with Tunisia to support a consensual path to holding Libyan elections http://lyo.ly/5c2d

 

Takala reviews with Bogdanov political developments in Libya http://lyo.ly/5c2a

 

Libyan HoR Speaker says new government will be formed by year's end http://lyo.ly/5bwg

Economy

Italy to organize economic event in Libya

The Italian-Libyan Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Libyan embassy in Italy and in cooperation with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, is preparing to organize the “Libya and Italy...Growing Together” event, which will see the largest participation of Italian and Libyan companies since 2011.

Sports

Libya draws with Cameroon in World Cup qualifiers

The Libyan national football team drew 1-1 with its Cameroonian counterpart at Benina Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi, in the second round of the group D of qualifiers for the upcoming 2026 World Cup, which includes: Libya, Cameroon, Angola, Cape Verde, Eswatini, and Mauritius.

The Cameroonian national team's first goal came from penalty in the 33rd minute of the first half, and before the end of the first half, in the 43rd minute, the Libyan national team equalized the score through Abdel Moneim Akasha.

Variety

Response operations in flood-hit communities at risk amid lack of funding

Head of the Authority for Search and Identification of Missing Persons, Kamal Al-Siwi, has cautioned that their operations may be jeopardized if they do not receive adequate funding to respond in the flood-affected regions.

In a press statement, Al-Siwi noted that despite the lack of financial resources, their teams are still providing services in Derna, which was severely impacted by the floods.

Education

Al-Qaib, Bosnian ambassador discuss cooperation in higher education

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Imran Al-Qaib met on Sunday with the Bosnian Ambassador to Liya, Nermin Misnovic, to discuss cooperation in the field of higher education between the two countries.

Al-Qaib presented during the meeting a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation to be studied by the Bosnian side.

The proposal includes dispatching campus assistants, faculty members, outstanding students, and rare medical specialities students to universities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Health

Misrata reopens health complex after a decade-long wait

Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah attended a ceremony on Saturday to mark the reopening of the Misrata Golden Clinic Complex after undergoing maintenance work.

In his address, the PM deemed the development a crucial step towards

reforming the "dilapidated" health sector, noting that 27 health facilities have been developed across various cities, including new sections and intensive care rooms.

The Misrata Golden Clinic Complex had been out of operation for over a decade, but now it has been restored with all its historical significance, the Dbeibah said.

Opinions

Gaza reshapes the globe

Certainty and inevitability of the victory of the Palestinian resistance over the occupier is not a guesswork, a bet that has a share of chances of victory, or out of desire or wishes. Rather, it is a fact recorded by the experiences of the struggling peoples, who made sacrifices and presented their children on the altar of freedom, and history recorded this in the clearest way, on its pages and its most beautiful lines, its bravery, and heroism until it achieved glory and snatched its freedom and independence from the fangs and claws of the colonialists.

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Libya releases four Hamas prisoners

The Libyan authorities in Tripoli have released four Hamas prisoners, Marwan Al-Ashqar, Nasib Shabir, Muayyad Abed, and Baraa Al-Ashqar, who were detained in 2016.

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