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Bathily urges Libyan political leaders to pave the way for elections

The UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily said on X platform that a part of his ongoing consultations with a wide range of Libyan constituencies, and in parallel with his efforts to bring the major political stakeholders together, he met with members of the High National Council for Libyan Women.

Bathily added that the participants deplored the lack of women’s representation at all levels and called for meaningful political participation, saying that they had also welcomed his call for a dialogue between the main actors and promised to share a written contribution on the way to end the political stalemate.

Economy

Minister of Economy participates in 39th meeting of the COMCEC Committee in Istanbul

The Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity, Mohammed Al-Hawij, has participated in the 39th meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Co-operation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC), in Istanbul, headed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the presence of the Ministers of Economy, Trade and Industry, and representatives of member states.

The meeting touched on the developments of the global economic situation, in addition to a number of topics and files of common interest, and strongly condemned the terrorist attack against the Palestinian people.

Sports

Abu Salim secures historic win at CAF Confederation Cup

Abu Salim football team won 1-0 against the Angolan Sagrada Esperança team at 19 May 1956 Stadium in Algeria on Sunday evening in the second round of the second group of the CAF Confederation Cup.

The only goal of the match was scored by Abdelmonem Okasha. With this result, Abu Salim won its first match in the group stage, bringing the team’s tally to three points from two matches.

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

Education Ministry allows monitors to decide on classes suspension over weather conditions

The Minister of Education of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mousa Al-Magaryef, decided to grant municipal education monitors the chance to decide to halt classes next Sunday in order to preserve the safety of students, teachers, and workers in the sector due to weather fluctuations.

The National Center of Meteorology expects the northern regions to be affected by unstable weather conditions accompanied by heavy rain early next week.

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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