Senior representatives of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), an American energy firm, met in Tripoli yesterday to discuss cooperation in oil exploration and drilling, NOC said.
Libya’s Presidential Council said it will intervene to ensure that the general elections are held on time if the House of Representative and High Council of State fail to come to an agreement on electoral legislations.
719 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 14 percent of the infection rate, according to a Monday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC). The center also said that 16 people died of the virus, while 1,444 have recovered during the same reporting period.
The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Enterprise Greece, the official investment agency of the Greek state, to cooperate on investment and renewable energies, according to a statement by the LIA.
The international conference on Libya, hosted by France in November 12, will focus the withdrawal of foreign forces in the country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the press yesterday.
Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Manqoush, announced starting exit of foreign fighters from the country, in a step that would open the door to implementing the faltering roadmap.
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The former Italian Minister of Interior, Marco Minetti, has warned the Libya would face a similar fate to Syria if the upcoming elections on December 24 did not go ahead.
One migrant was killed and at least 15 others injured, six seriously, when security forces in Tripoli carried out raids on houses and temporary makeshift shelters on Friday in Gargaresh, an area of Tripoli heavily populated by migrants and asylum-seekers.