Within the framework of cooperation with the Libyan government and the Ministry of Justice regarding the preparation of a package of cyber legislation, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced on Wednesday that the Cyber Libya Project was launched.
The Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush, that the Government of National Unity (GNU) will propose on Wednesday “Libya Stability” initiative at Berlin II Conference, which aims to allow Libyans to have their say in this new period in cooperation with countries that supported our stability.
Al-Mangoush said that government also aims at creating mechanisms to resolve security and economic issues, unify the Libyan Army under one command and activate the ceasefire agreement, including putting a deadline for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya.
The minister also reiterated that the government would push for the implementation of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s roadmap, especially holding general elections and achieving national reconciliation as well as unifying state institutions.
The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Dbaiba, has issued decisions to appoint Abdulkader Al-Saltni as the Chairman of the Board of the Urban Planning Authority (UPA), Saleh Abdullah Ali Hadia as Deputy Minister of Higher Education, and khaled Mohamed Khaled Abdullah as Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction.
The Head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, held a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Rome, on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Menfi stressed the importance of partnership and cooperation with Italy.
An agreement was reached for greater coordination in matters related to security and to the prevention of illegal immigration from Libya, and Italy has offered to provide further support to help secure Libya’s borders.
The Chairman of the Libyan Post Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC), Faysal Qarqab, met with the chairman of Telecom Egypt, Adel Hamed, and representatives of the Egyptian telecommunications sector on Monday.
During the meeting, the two parties agreed to establish data centers that comply with international data protection standards in Libya, in addition to investing in fiber communication cables between the two countries in the Mediterranean Sea, reaching European countries to the North.
Qarqab said that Libya’s digital transformation journey began in 2013, but was slow due to the problems facing the country, noting that Libya is seeking to keep pace, with foundations being laid to improve all sectors of Libyan communications.
He added that the LPTIC and Telecom Egypt have similar goals and values, stressing that despite the difficulties facing Libya, telecommunications is one of the most important sources of income for the Libyan economy in addition to being a particularly important for the development of private sector projects.
On 18 June, the European Commission announced €20 million in humanitarian funding to be provided in 3 Arab Countries, including Libya.
Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management said: “the EU’s assistance will help the most vulnerable people to meet their basic needs, as well as access protection and education, among other support.”
The Commission said that €6 million will help extremely vulnerable people in Libya access health care, education, shelter, protection services and meet their basic needs.
The Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Dbaiba, met on Monday with the chairman of the board of Directors of the General Electricity Company (GECOL), Waem Al-Abdalli, in order to discuss the reasons for the increase in the hours of power outages.
The meeting also discussed what was achieved by the company in the urgent plan adopted to solve the outage crisis.
The Prime Minister stressed the need for daily follow-up to the urgent plan, and on the appearance of Al-Abdalli and company leadership in the media to present details on the electricity situation to the Libyan citizens.
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Dbaiba, announced on Sunday that the Libyan Airbus A340 presidential plane has arrived at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, after a stalled eight-year maintenance in France.
In press statements at Mitiga Airport, Dbaiba said that the plane belonged to the Libyan people, and its return to the country is a very important step for restoring national sovereignty. The plane was kept in France due to several financial and administrative obstacles.
According to Dbaiba, the government will endeavour to return 12 Libyan planes from abroad, including two warplanes that are still being held outside the country.
The Libyan Ministry of Finance has forwarded on Monday permission to the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) for payment of state salaries for the month of Juin.
The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Dbaiba, allocates 7.655 million LYD to the counter-terrorism force working at the GNU’s Sirte-Jufra Operations Room as a reward to its members, as per his agreement with Ibrahim Bayt al-Mal in exchange for opening the Misrata-Abugrein part of the coastal road.