Month: July 2023

President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, stressed on Monday the importance of doubling efforts to develop and modernize the telecommunications sector in line with global developments.

This came during his discussion with the Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Eng. Misfer Al-Numeir, about the progress of work in the Ministry and the level of implementation of its plans and programs for the past year.

President Al-Mashat reviewed the report submitted by the Minister of Telecommunications on what was included in the ministry’s plan for the year 1445 AH in various aspects.

The President praised the efforts of the Ministry’s leadership and cadres to improve and expand the services it provides to citizens.

Source: Yemen News Agency

Today, Monday, the UN envoy to Libya, “Abdullah Batili,” briefed a number of ambassadors and representatives of African diplomatic missions in Libya on his efforts to reach a political settlement between the Libyan parties to enable the holding of inclusive elections.

Batili said in a tweet that he posted on his Twitter account that the meeting also discussed the potential impact of recent developments in neighboring countries on Libya.

Source: Libyan News Agency

The US Embassy to Libya and the US Agency for International Development reaffirmed their continuation of working side by side with the Libyan people and international partners in order to enhance stability in Libya and the region.

The Director of the United States Agency for International Development in Libya, John Cardenas, said in a video clip posted on the US Embassy’s Facebook page that the agency is working with national institutions, civil organizations and the private sector to enhance stability and support the Libyan people, indicating its cooperation with municipal councils to improve services provided to citizens. .

Cardenas pointed to the projects supported by the agency, such as repairing roads and installing solar-powered lighting poles, as well as building stadiums, renovating markets and establishing emergency health operations centers.

“Cardenas” explained that there is aid to increase electric power generation, integrate renewable energy, and reduce consumption to ensure the continued flow of energy in the country for years.

The USAID director in Libya touched on projects in the south, saying that the agency helped with its partners in Murzuq to provide tables and equipment for schools to ensure the improvement of the education of students there, and provided one million dollars in aid to restore Sebha Airport to ensure linking the south with the rest of the regions.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi said that strengthening the GCC-Iraqi relations is of mutual benefit in accordance with the common interests of both sides.

This came during his meeting today in Baghdad with Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Mohammed Hussein. The two sides discussed a number of issues, the most important of which is the relations between the GCC countries and Iraq and ways to enhance them in all fields.

Al Budaiwi stated in a press statement that the joint work plan between the two sides for the period (2019-2024) and the electrical interconnection project between the GCC countries and Iraq were reviewed.

GCC Secretary General also reaffirmed the importance of supporting Iraq in preserving the integrity and unity of its lands, its full sovereignty, its Arab-Islamic identity and social fabric.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Member of Parliament, Ismahan Baloun, considered that the United Nations Mission in Libya, led by “Abdullah Batili”, is adopting a new approach.

Baloun said in a statement to the Libyan News Agency that the international community, led by the United States of America, will not agree to change the government of national unity headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba, which was chosen under the auspices of the United Nations in Geneva before the election laws were issued.

Baloun explained that any procedures for choosing a new government will not be the same as before, pointing out that the new procedures for choosing a new government have reached a dead end.

She indicated that if the House of Representatives and the state insisted on choosing a new government, its fate would be similar to that of the government headed by Fathi Bashagha.

She stressed that the new government will not be able to enter the capital, Tripoli, and will rule from the east of the country without international legitimacy, saying, “This is what we do not want.”

And “Baloun” ruled out that the House of Representatives and the state would form a new government without regard to the approval of the superpower, out of concern for international legitimacy and a guarantee of not returning to square one, she said.

Source: Libyan News Agency