News

Menfi, US envoy to Libya discuss mechanism for ending political impasse

The Head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, discussed in a meeting on Monday in Tripoli with the United States (US) Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, mechanisms for ending the current impasse in the political process and ways to reach consensus leading to holding elections.

Presidential Council's media office said that the meeting also reviewed the importance of activating the work of the High Finance Committee due to the inability to reach a unified, constitutional budget law, and the importance of the participation of all parties to cover basic requirements, prioritizing spending and addressing inflation.

Economy

Economy Minister visits Maltese industrial zone, reviews developing Libyan ports

Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Al-Huweij conducted a field visit to the Malta Free Port and the industrial zone in Malta, accompanied by the Minister of Marine Wealth, Adel Sultan, and the Maltese Minister of Economy. The visit included discussions about developing the services of some Libyan ports.

Sports

North Africa Classic Car Show

The first show for classic car owners in North Africa was held in Tripoli by Tripoli Classic Car Club, in the presence of the mayor of the central municipality of Tripoli, the ambassadors of Algeria and Mexico in Libya, and classic cars fans.

 More than 50 cars and motorcycles from Libya, Tunisia and Algeria participated in the show.

Variety

Relief for family as kidnapped child reunited in Benghazi

The Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Saturday the liberation of a child from his captors in Benghazi and the apprehension of those involved in the crime.

According to a statement from the office, they received reports of the abduction of three-year-old Mohammed Ahmed, a Chadian national, to extort his family for a ransom of 20,000 dinars.

Education

National "Reading Challenge" takes off, Souk Al-Jumaa hosts first stage

The Ministry of Education launched the first phase of the "Reading Challenge" competition on Sunday at the Abdullah bin Masoud School under the supervision of the Education Directorate in Souk Al-Jumaa.

Minister of Education Musa Al-Maqreif announced in his address at the opening ceremony that the ministry intends to roll out a national version of the initiative, distributing libraries to 900 educational institutions in the near future.

Health

State of emergency declared in Kufra as displaced population brings disease outbreak

The Director of Kufra Teaching Hospital, Ismail Al-Ayda, has expressed concern about the spread of infectious diseases among displaced individuals arriving from Sudan to Kufra. He noted that the Ministry of Health has declared a state of emergency in response to this situation.

Al-Ayda described the health situation in the city as extremely critical, highlighting that a significant number of displaced individuals are suffering from infectious and potentially life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis, AIDS, viral hepatitis, malaria, and various skin conditions.

Opinions

Six months have passed with advent of Eid al-Fitr, yet Gaza is in distress

Six full months have passed since the aggression on Gaza, half a year of genocide, killing, continuous fear and kidnapping of lives in unbearable horror. The Zionists, have treated the people of Gaza throughout this period with unspeakable brutality, so much so that they [Zionists] said one to another: Do not consider them human beings!

They left no mortal old man, no infant, no pregnant woman, no shelter, no relief convoys, no medical teams, no hospitals, and no patients in intensive care rooms.

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