Stephanie Williams, the former U.N. Advisor on Libya who left office at the end of last month, stated that “Libya suffers from external interference”, which she says is courted by the country’s own political leaders.
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The United Nations urged political leaders in Libya on Friday to “put in place practical mechanisms for youth inclusion in the decision-making process”.
Libya’s electricity generation capacity has reached 5,900 megawatts, while the gap between supply and demand has narrowed, said the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) on Friday.
Libya’s outgoing prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh announced on Friday several initiatives in support of the country’s youth including real-estate grants and disbursement of one billion dinars for marriage fund.
The Acting Head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga met 10 August with Tripoli-based Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad, to discuss “the latest security developments in Tripoli and adjacent areas as well as the progress on the military and security track,” UNSMIL revealed on Thursday.
Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha met on Friday night with a delegation of social and tribal leaders from the city of Zliten, 160 km to the east of Tripoli.
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Friday that 76 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 23 percent of the infection rate. 247 people recovered in the same reporting period.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Benghazi and other cities of eastern Libya with various intensities on late Friday night.
Using funding from Germany’s government, the World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 2 fully equipped mobile clinics to the Directorate of Health Services in Benghazi to supplement primary health care services in the municipality, WHO said in a statement on Thursday.
The U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, paid tribute on Thursday to Sheikh Al-Basha Saleh Al-Atyush, a leading figure of Al-Mghrabi tribe from eastern Libya, who passed away yesterday.