A new, parallel government could emerge in the east of Libya if the upcoming general elections in December were to be delayed, warned Aguila Saleh, speaker of the House of Representatives.
Tatneft is ready to resume oil production in Libya and company’s specialists are already working on this matter locally, CEO of the Russian oil producer Nail Maganov told reporters on Tuesday.
The High National Election Commission (HNEC) announced on Wednesday that has extended the deadline for voter registration of the general elections in December 24, HNEC chairman Imad al-Sayeh announced on Wednesday.
More than 2.5 million eligible voters have registered to take part in the general elections on December 24, said the High National Election Commission (HNEC) on Wednesday.
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Sunday that 3,161 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 30 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 31 people died of the virus, while 1,013 have recovered during the same reporting period.
The High Council of State (HCS) has attempted to blackmail Imad al-Sayeh, the chairman of the High National Election Commission (HNEC), by threatening to push him out of office if he doesn’t agree to postpone the general elections scheduled for December 24, a former Libyan minister alleged on Wednesday.
Mustafa Sanalla, the chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), and Muhammad Bin Shatwan, the chairman of the operation committee of Mellitah Oil and Gas Company (MOG), held talks on Tuesday to discuss the financial challenges facing the NOC subsidiary due to delay in approving the state budget.
The Deputy Interior Minister Faraj Aqaim and the Italian Consul in Libya Carlo Batori discussed on Tuesday the migration crisis and ways of cooperation and training between the two countries, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry.
Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini, the commander of the European Union’s Operation IRINI, discussed his “assessment of the overall strategic and security situation in and around Libya” with a number of Libya, European and American officials during his visit to Washington and New York last week, according to a statement by the Operation IRINI.