The Sustainable Development Department of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) delivered on Sunday some medical equipment and apparatuses to Zwara Marine Hospital and Ragdaline Rural Hospital.
The takeover ceremony was attended on behalf of Zuwara Municipality by the Mayor of the municipality, Hafez ben Sassi and Member of the Municipal Council, Anwar Abu Al-Shwashi, on behalf of the Sustainable Development Department, Ali Kridan, and the representative of Eni North Africa Ziyad Al-Shanta.
The equipment included newborn breathing apparatuses, vital functions monitoring devices, anesthesia apparatus, ultrasound devices, heart echo device and fetal pulse meter, in addition to other medical equipment and devices, as well as electrical current regulators for the Radiology Department.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangoush, visited Libya’s southern border regions over the last few days, including Qatrun.
Mangoush said: “We wish stability to the neighbouring country, Chad, according to what its people decide and what achieves their aspirations and by peaceful means.
In Libya, we have suffered a lot from armed groups of different nationalities crossing our borders and from their employment by the conflicting Libyan parties. We have repeatedly called on these countries to help us to control their citizens and reach solutions in their countries that protect us and protect them from the evils of war.
Today we renew the same demand for the necessity of the departure of foreign forces and mercenaries “Wagner, Janjaweed, Syrians and other mercenaries in all of Libya, whether in the south, west or east by working immediately from our country and cooperating with us through a time plan that will be drawn up by the 5 + 5 Committee under the supervision of the United Nations.
In accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, we are working on liberalizing our sovereign decision and preparing for free and fair elections free from the pressure of arms and force.’’
The Libyan government on Thursday announced that it created a fund for the reconstruction of cities affected by the war in recent years.
According to a statement by the Government of National Unity, a fund of 1.5 billion Libyan dinars (around $335 million) has been created for the reconstruction of the second largest city of Benghazi and eastern Derna city.
It was said that the reconstruction fund, a legal entity based in Benghazi, aims to reconstruct the regions destroyed by the war and to repair the damage to the infrastructure and buildings.
The fund will also undertake the task of determining priorities, establishing a mechanism for the payment of compensation, contracting for maintenance, rubble removal and maintenance works, as well as coordination with local authorities for urban development of devastated areas.
The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has publicly released the findings of its long awaited assets valuation.
In the presence of the Prime Minister, the CBL Governor, and heads of Deloitte agency, LIA released that it has received the final results of evaluating its assets for the year 2019, and that the value of its assets has reached 68.4 billion dollars.
Its assets comprise of: cash (48.9%), investment portfolios (29.4%), subsidiaries & real estate (16.7%), and others (5%).
LIA concludes that its assets have increased in value by around $1.4 billion since the last valuation in 2012.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, met on Tuesday with Toufik Hakkar Adle, Chairman and General Manager of the Algerian company Sonatrach, in the presence of the CEO of Sibiki Company and a number of heads of oil services companies in Algeria.
During the meeting, developing of ways of mutual cooperation between the two sides was discussed and the possibility of Sonatrach’s return to work in Libya, through completing its contractual obligations in Contract Areas 065 and 96/95, especially after the improvement of security conditions and stability in an encouraging manner, as the results of good exploration drilling for these Areas and finalizing development plans for production were discussed in detail.
A brief presentation was also made by the service companies of Sonatrach (construction, drilling and implementation of projects), where Sanalla commended the ability of Algerian companies and called them to develop twinning programs with their counterparts from the service companies affiliated with the NOC such as (National Oil Wells Drilling and Workover Company, Construction Company and a Taknia Libya Engineering company).
Sonatrach service companies welcomed the idea and it was agreed to form joint committees in this field and to sign memoranda of understanding in particular.
The vocational training programs and the preparation of technical personnel in welding and inspection were also discussed and the two Companies will work to implement these programs in the shortest time.
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Tuesday that it had received LYD 1.35 billion on its account at the Central Bank of Libya (CBL).
The NOC said it had given 350 million dinars to Sirte and Arab Gulf companies, while the one billion dinars would be distributed to the rest of the oil companies under the NOC.
The NOC hoped the rest of its budget would be soon sent to its bank account to be able to implement its production plans.
Parliament Speaker, Ageela Saleh, met on Sunday with the Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush, the Libyan Interior Minister, Khalid Mazen, the Libyan Minister of Planning, Fakher Bufarna, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Electricity Company (GECOL), Wiam Al-Abdali.
During the meeting, Ageela Saleh, received the amended general budget proposed by the Government of National Unity (GNU).
The delegation discussed with Ageela Saleh the situation in the country, and the functioning of the government during the past period.
They also touched upon power issues that befell any citizen as a result of regular power outages, as well as ways to overcome them.
The governor of Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir, met on Sunday with the UN Special Envoy to Libya Jan Kubis.
The meeting covered issues related to the economic and financial situation in Libya, as well as the Central Bank’s efforts to end liquidity crisis.
The meeting also discussed cooperation with the Government of National Unity (GNU) on supporting oil and electricity sectors.
For his part, Kubis praised the key role which the CBL plays in resolving crises faced by the Libyan economy and its cooperation with international scrutiny file.
The General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL) announced on Friday, successful repairs on the eastern regions network after a complete power outage on Thursday.
The electricity company added that the network will gradually return the network to work.
Initial investigations into the sudden disconnection of the power lines at the Khums Power Station showed that there was deliberate fire shooting on the transmission towers, which led to their burning.
“The electricity was cut off by an act of sabotage, and the biggest obstacle facing me is the citizen’s lack of confidence in the government,” Dbaiba said.
