Today, Tuesday, Ahmed Abdul Malik, Director General of ALS, said in an exclusive statement to our source that ALS is the general and exclusive agent for air freight for Buraq Air, as it has provided branches for freight services within the city of Tripoli, Benghazi and Tobruk.
The General Manager of ALS stated that the company added express delivery services to 75 cities inside Libya, explaining that Buraq Air’ air freight delivers to the main cities, and ALS takes delivery within the cities that the flight does not reach.
Abdul Malik added that the organization of freight services in the international stations of the destinations that Buraq travels to, which are still active, are Istanbul, Tunisia and Egypt. Soon a special cargo plane will be provided with a capacity of 22 tons per trip.
The Director of the Libya Logistic Company for organizing exhibitions and conferences, Al-Senussi Ba-iu, said today, Tuesday, in an exclusive statement to our source, that Libya Logistic Company organizes several exhibitions annually. Among these exhibitions, there is Libya Transport and Logistic Expo.”
Ba-iu stated the importance of this Exhibition in the development of the country, as transport is equivalent to oil and tourism.
The Director of the Libya Logistic Company for the organization of exhibitions and conferences added that the number of companies participating in this exhibition is 60 companies, including Polish, Turkish and Algerian companies.
The Head of the Ministry of National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, said: “The country’s crude oil exports are on the way to fully resuming after months of interruptions.”
He added that the National Oil Corporation board reform, which was rejected by former Chairman Mustafa Sanalla and his supporters, was based on the consensus of all Libyan groups and was not part of a political agreement.
He continued by saying that “we need to facilitate the entry of major oil companies, especially European ones, to help us increase production and develop the sector.”
The dollar exchange rate at the Central Bank of Libya rose today, Monday, July 18, to 4.91, where it was recorded yesterday between 4.90 to 4.85, and this rise is likely to rise globally.
The exchange rate of the dollar in the parallel market also recorded 5.15, while it was recorded yesterday 5.13.
The President of the Tripoli Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Faraj Dribel, visited the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, accompanied by a member of the Board of Directors, Tayeb Al-Salihi, and a group of businessmen and investors affiliated with the Chamber, to see the activity of Indonesia in the field of blue economy, aquaculture and fishing.
The Chamber also held a meeting with the Jakarta Chamber of Commerce with the aim of enhancing economic and trade cooperation and exchanging experiences between the two sides.
This visit will continue until Thursday, July 21 to carry out field tours to many companies and small and medium-sized enterprises with the aim of networking between the private sector in both countries and enhancing the role of localization of industries and achieving development and economic diversification.
The head of the Supreme Council of State, Khaled Al-Mashri, accompanied by the second deputy, Omar Bushah, discussed with the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Seddik Al-Kabeer, the head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, and the head of the Administrative Control Authority, Suleiman Al-Shanti, during their meeting today, Sunday at the council’s headquarters in the capital, Tripoli, the most important administrative, financial and economic issues ongoing in the country.
According to the media office of the Supreme Council of State, the meeting discussed a number of current issues in the country, especially the administrative, financial and economic developments. They also discussed the latest developments in the unification of the monetary authority and the mechanism for enhancing the Libyan economy and the income of citizens. During the meeting, Al-Mashri stressed the concern of the Supreme Council of State on ownership of the financial management and transparency in its liquefaction, and the readiness of the Council to provide all kinds of support and cooperation to all institutions.
The Prime Minister of the National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh held a meeting today, Saturday, with the Ministry of Health, in the presence of the Undersecretary for Medical Centers Affairs, Tawfiq Al-Darsi, in order to know the preparations of the National Center for Disease Control towards the new wave of Coronavirus and the cooperation between it and the Ministry.
Dbeibeh issued his instructions on the necessity of early preparation and developing an effective plan to follow up on the epidemiological situation and take the necessary precautionary measures. He also reassured the workers in the isolation centers that their rewards have been processed and will be disbursed next week with the need to adopt the statements from the Audit Bureau and address the observations received from it.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dbeibeh stressed the need to complete the financial reconciliation work with the Ministry of Finance so that we can implement the increase due to workers in the sector in accordance with Resolution N° 885.
Mustafa Sanalla confirmed in a phone call to the British news agency, Reuters, today Thursday, that executives and companies affiliated with the Libyan National Oil Corporation still recognize him as president, after the Tripoli-based government said it had replaced him and appointed a new head at the corporation’s headquarters, adding that he is still in Tripoli and working on what he called “mitigation” efforts to resolve the crisis, without clarifying what it is.
Sanalla considered that without international pressure, the crisis could lead to the emergence of a parallel national oil corporation, as happened during the last civil war in the country when competing administrations ruled in the east and west, noting that “it is expected that there is no commitment like the previous one from the international community”.
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s decision, on Tuesday, to replace Sanalla has exacerbated the political crisis in Libya and threatens to push the National Oil Corporation into the factional infighting that was mostly avoided during the years of conflict.
Reuters said that a new chairman of the National Oil Corporation, appointed by Dbeibeh, Farhat Ben Gdara, was installed at the corporation’s headquarters on Thursday, after an armed force deployed around the building.
Sanalla said that Dbeibeh did not have the authority to dismiss him because the term of the National Unity Government had expired. Dbeibeh rejected this, saying that his term will not end until elections.
Sanalla acknowledged transferring NOC revenues to the central bank earlier this year for use by Dbeibeh’s government — his critics say this fact shows his recognition of Dabaiba as prime minister.
The newspaper also said that UN Security Council resolutions recognize the National Oil Corporation as the only legitimate producer of Libyan crude, and during the last round of conflict the international community stopped the parallel branch of the National Oil Corporation established by the eastern government from selling crude oil.
The General Electricity Company confirmed today, Friday, that the announcement by the National Oil Corporation to lift force majeure on oil fields and ports will positively affect the capacity of the public electricity network in all parts of Libya.
The company stated that the re-export will lead to the return of gas supplies to the power stations, especially in the eastern wing, which will improve the performance of the network by an important difference, noting that the resumption of oil exports will work for the network teams to return to operating the stations as soon as possible as soon as the export resumes.
The General Electricity Company announced the recent tests of the first unit of the West Tripoli emergency station project.
It started experimental work within the public network with a capacity of 100 megawatts, and it is expected to officially enter the network with a total capacity of 185 megawatts next week.
