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The General Electricity Company: “Theft, looting and attacks on the components of the electrical network continue”

The General Electricity Company said that the theft, looting and attacks against the electrical network and its components continued and increased significantly in more than one area, which led to the Company incurring double material costs and losses and increased the suffering of the citizens as a result of long hours of power outage.

The company explained in a publication today, Thursday, that the latest attacks were the theft of low-pressure copper wires at a distance of 1359 meters and 13 columns, in addition to the theft of low-pressure wires at a distance of 2000 meters and 15 columns from the line “Ras Al-Tabla Branch Ahmed Al-Filali” in the Nesma Distribution Department that is a part of Gharyan Distribution Department , which led to a power outage in a number of residences in the area.

Al-Jareh denies sharing his involvement in the publication of Fathi Bashagha’s article in The Times newspaper

In a statement to our source, the journalist Mohamed Al-Jareh denied the news circulated that he was behind writing and publishing the article that was published in The Times recently, quoting the statement of the Prime Minister of the Government of Stability, Fathi Bashagha, that Libya stands with Britain against “Russian aggression against Ukraine.”

Al-Jareh said in his statement that the publication was “not true” and that it “has no official capacity” and “does not work with Bashaga or whoever,” explaining that he “was not in contact with the newspaper at all,” and considered that linking his name to the subject may be due to the fact that he was among the first to publish the article, in addition to publishing a tweet in which he asked, “If there is coordination with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar or Aqila Saleh in particular,” which gave the impression of a link between him and the publication.

The Minister of Oil and Gas participates in the “OPEC +” meeting and confirms that Libya is still excluded from production cuts

The Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun participated today, Thursday, in the twenty-eighth meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC oil exporting countries via video technology, which dealt with the review of the report on the status of the global oil market and developments in oil markets.

During the meeting, it was agreed to continue compensating the production cuts agreed in April of the year 2020 by 432,000 barrels of crude oil per day from next June, and Libya will be excluded from these cuts, and it was also agreed to hold the next meeting of the organization on the second of next June.

Libyan Ambassador in Moscow: “Libya is interested in buying agricultural products from Russia”

The Libyan ambassador in the Russian capital, Moscow, Mohamed Al-Maghrabi, said that Libya is interested in buying agricultural products from Russia, noting that the first trial batch of flour estimated at about 100,000 tons will be shipped to Libya next week, specifically after the 11th of May.

Al-Maghrabi added, in statements to the Russian TASS news agency, that he participated in Libyan negotiations with the Russian side regarding grain and flour, which resulted in an agreement to ship a trial batch of flour to Libya estimated at 100,000 tons. This is considered a big batch which causes logistical difficulties in light of the difficulty of delivering Russian goods after the sanctions.

The ambassador Al-Maghrabi indicated that Libya had submitted a request to import about 350 thousand tons of Russian flour, adding that the Libyan authorities intend to organize a meeting in the country for businessmen to discuss the available options for importing basic commodities.

Al-Mashri discusses with Stephanie Williams the path of the political process to reach fair elections

Today, Thursday, the President of the Supreme Council of State, Khaled Al-Mashri, met with the Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephanie Williams to discuss the latest developments in the political process in Libya, in the capital, Tripoli.

During the meeting, the efforts of the Supreme Council were reviewed to break the political stalemate and make the constitutional path successful in order to reach the minimum level of consensus. This is in preparation for reaching the electoral benefits that all Libyan people aspire to, on constitutional and legal foundations.

Bashagha was surprised and what was reported in The Times is a lie

In a tweet on his Twitter account, the Prime Minister of the Government of Stability, Fathi Bashagha, denied the statement published by the English newspaper The Times yesterday, which was attributed to him “Libya standing by Britain against the Russian war on Ukraine.”

The article attributed to Bashagha stated that Libya is facing one of its most difficult battles today, and that the Ukrainian groups are facing Russia with British missiles, and Libya is facing the same battle.

Bashagha expressed his surprise at what the newspaper reported and called on it to “check accuracy to avoid getting involved in publishing false articles.”

What is the story of gasoline containing impurities in Tripoli ?

A number of social media pages and citizens circulated news of the presence of “gasoline containing impurities” in Tripoli, which caused a number of cars to stop in Tripoli.

For its part, Brega Oil Marketing Company denied this during a statement published and confirmed that it is fake news, while noting that it is responsible and puts all its receiving documents and the results of analyzing its products with its demand for those with relevant to monitor the cleaning operations of stations tanks in which fuel is stored in the quality of gasoline and diesel, due to the possibility of deposits that resulted in the discharge operations inside the stations or the corrosion of some others’ tanks in addition to not giving some the necessary stabilization time before the refilling of cars.

In his publication, the technical blogger Amin Saleh attacked Brega Oil Marketing Company and filled a complaint against it with internal security, with his demand for citizens to write about what happened with them in detail.

He also said: “Gasoline is a national security. Who imported it or thought of supplying it impure to this people, has a punishment of a treason, because he tries to paralyze the movement of citizens and the state, steal the people and destroy them psychologically and financially.”

He continued: “Food, health, water, education, energy, fuel and electricity sources, and communications, are national security. Whoever is trying to trade in them or cheat the people must be imprisoned.”

He added: “Every nationalist and security and monitoring apparatus should move and investigate this matter, which is a dangerous thing, otherwise we will have a very dangerous slide like electricity.”

An official at the Ras Ajdir crossing explains to our source the reasons for not allowing thousands of Libyans to pass through Tunisian territory

An official source from the Ras Ajdir crossing border confirmed today, Wednesday, in a special statement to our source, that the Tunisian side is responsible for the standing of thousands of Libyan citizens in front of the crossing since yesterday and not allowing them to enter Tunisian lands.

The source added that the reason for the Tunisian side intentionally not allowing Libyan citizens to enter their lands is unknown to this moment, stressing that the passport system operates naturally without any obstacles.

He also pointed out that the Ministry of Interior has not yet done anything despite the tragic conditions in the crossing with the presence of a large number of women, elderly and sick people have been waiting for entering since yesterday, pointing out that the crossing has long been suffering from neglect and marginalization

The suffering of the Libyan pilgrims at Jeddah airport in Saudi Arabia and Afriqiyah Airways reveal the reasons

Pictures and videos circulated in some pages of social networking sites showed the suffering of a large number of Libyan pilgrims at Jeddah Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while they were waiting for the journey to return to the homeland after performing the Umrah rituals in light of the delay in the flights from their date and canceling other trips and the pilgrims still, among them the elderly, are waiting for their journey to go back.

Afrqiyah Airways company explained that what is happening in confusion in the return of Libyan pilgrims through Jeddah Airport is the result of extreme crowding in air traffic and the inability of handling companies and airport services to fulfill the requirements of flights for all international companies operating to Jeddah airport, noting that the airport is witnessing a large number of take-off and landing from all countries of the world to return to pilgrims, causing delay for all international companies and not only Libyan companies.

It added that the timing of flights are linked to the timing of the ground services, as well as when a trip is delayed affected by the rest of the flights, stressing that Afriqiyah Airways seek at a quick pace to transport their flights to other airports close to avoiding any delay.

Brega Oil Company denies the veracity of the circulating news that gasoline contains impurities or is mixed with water

Brega Oil Marketing Company denied, in a statement today, Tuesday, the validity of the news circulated on social media pages regarding gasoline containing impurities suspected of being mixed with water, stressing that the fuel received from oil tankers or the company’s warehouses is free of impurities and polluting materials.

The Company explained that it follows a strict system and procedures for quality and control of fluid movement in accordance with the Libyan specifications issued by the Libyan National Center of Standardization and Metrology to ensure the safety and quality of fuel and its conformity with international specifications approved by the National Oil Corporation and Brega Petroleum Marketing Company.

It added that it checks the shipments through the certificate issued in the country of origin and by taking a sample before the unloading process by a neutral party, inspection companies, conducting the necessary analyzes and verifying the specifications and measurements of the shipment while retaining samples from each shipment received for reference, as for the shipments coming to Ras Al-Minqar warehouse, Misrata and Zawiya, homogeneous samples are taken after conducting the analyzes and comparing them with the Libyan specifications.

Brega Oil Company confirmed that it is in solidarity with the citizens for the damage they have suffered and asks the relevant authorities to monitor the cleaning of the tanks of the stations in which the two types of fuel, gasoline and diesel, are stored due to the possibility of sediments resulting from the unloading operations inside the stations or the corrosion of the tanks of others, in addition to not giving some the necessary stability period Before repacking the cars.

The company indicated that it is responsible and places all its documents related to its receipts and the results of analyzes of its products before the concerned authorities for examination and audit, adding that it is not responsible for changing fuel specifications if it occurs outside the framework of its warehouses or stations directly affiliated to it.