Weekly News Roundup: Friday, September 20, 2024
Local official says 40.000 Sudanese refugees are registered in Al-Kufra http://lyo.ly/5m8f
US Chargé d’Affaires reviews CBL crisis with delegation from GNU http://lyo.ly/5m89
Al-Hadad emphasizes administrative reform http://lyo.ly/5m86
US Envoy Norland holds talks with Egyptian officials on Libya's political process http://lyo.ly/5m82
Bank official in Sabha arrested for fraudulent transactions http://lyo.ly/5m85
CBL denies "rumors" about financial data, says it's committed to transparency
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has denied what it describes as misleading news and rumors that are spread about the financial statements published by the CBL recently.
It explained in a statement on its official Facebook page that what it published regarding the public revenue and expenditure data comes within its full commitment to transparency and all regulatory legislation. It confirmed that it had sufficient resources to end the public debt, noting that the previous administration did not disclose those resources.
Libyan Football Federation increases number of league teams to 36
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) announced that the start date of the new season of the Libyan Premier League for 2024/2025 will be on October 2, with the participation of 36 teams.
Libya's telecom authority reviews progress on 5G roadmap
The Chairman of Libya’s General Authority for Communications and Informatics has reviewed the progress of a committee tasked with preparing a roadmap for the implementation of 5G and future technologies.
During a meeting at the Authority’s HQ, the committee provided an update on its work, including the evaluation of the draft 5G roadmap. The presentation covered technical specifications and recommended scenarios for launching 5G services.
The discussion also touched upon preparations for post-5G advancements, with a focus on telecom tower sharing and cybersecurity regulations.
MoE ready to receive over 2 million students for new school year
The Ministry of Education of the Government of National Unity announced on Thursday its readiness to receive more than 2 million and 300 thousand male and female students for the new school year 2024-2025 immediately after the end of the Holy Birthday of the Prophet and Martyr's Day holiday.
Ministry of Health investigates importation of "low-quality cancer medicine"
The Ministry of Health of the Government of National Unity announced its intention to form a multidisciplinary investigation committee to follow up on the source of the complaint related to (the supply of low-quality cancer drugs) and to limit the medicine used to the special batch numbers.
The almost impossible mission of DiCarlo in Libya
Against the backdrop of the Central Bank crisis, oil production and exports halt, and failure of the parties to the crisis to reach an acceptable settlement, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, visited Libya and held talks with the parties in power in the east and west, as she was trying to determine degree of maturity of conditions for holding a new political dialogue, and to provide the necessary support to the Acting Envoy, Stephanie Koury.
11 Egyptians killed in an accident near Derna
Al-Wahda Hospital in Derna has confirmed the death of 11 Egyptians and the injury of 15 others of the same nationality, as a result of a traffic accident in the Al-Ezziya
Al-Hadad emphasizes administrative reform
The Libyan Chief of Staff, General Muhammad al-Hadad, held a meeting on Wednesday with senior military officials to discuss administrative reforms within the military ins
Bank official in Sabha arrested for fraudulent transactions
A bank official in Sabha has been arrested for fraudulent banking activities.
US Envoy Norland holds talks with Egyptian officials on Libya's political process
US Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, has engaged in discussions with key Egyptian officials to boost the political process in Libya.
US medical team performs pediatric heart surgeries in Benghazi
A medical team from the US Novak Foundation has performed heart surgeries on children at the Benghazi Medical Centre.
Child died drowning in floods hit municipality of Al-Barakit
The head of the Crisis Management Committee in the municipality of Al-Barakit, Jibril Ali, has announced the death of the child, Saif Abdul Karim, 13 years old, drowning
Tripoli Criminal Court ruled to imprison former ambassadors of Libyan mission in Ukraine
The Tripoli Criminal Court has ruled to imprison three ambassadors, three health affairs officials, and cultural attachés at the Libyan mission to Ukraine.
Ministry of Transport cancels contract with Italian company implementing Tripoli Airport project
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport in the Government of National Unity, Wissam Al-Idrissi, has announced the cancellation of the contract with the Italian co
Italy's Interior Minister announces Libya's participation in G7 ministerial meeting
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has confirmed that a G7 ministerial meeting will be held under the presidency of Italy and will include ministers from Libya,
Over 70 immigrants are lost in the Mediterranean after setting off from Libya
Alarmphone organization reported that 77 illegal immigrants set off from the eastern Libyan coast and are lost in international waters south of the Greek island of Crete
