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Libyan jobseekers: “The NOC refused to hire us”

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Speaking in a televised interview with WTV channel and Tabadul Platform late on Saturday, a number of Petroleum Engineering graduates and jobseekers concurred that they were hit by the reality of high unemployment as the National Oil Corporation (NOC) refused to assign them.

Shukri Qarish: “Public institutions are systematically destructing the Libyan youth.”

Shukri Qarish, coordinator of oil and gas engineering graduates’ protest called on the NOC’s chairman, Mustafa Sanalla, to find solutions for college graduates and appoint them in the corporation.

Qarish called for employing Petroleum Engineering graduates due to their very high level of competence, compared to those appointed in public institutions.

He also described a large number of NOC employees as incompetent, accusing them of corruption.

During his interview, Qarish called for the necessity to liquidate state institutions.

According to Qarish, the Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation confirmed that the National Oil Corporation had refused to employ the candidates referred by the Ministry of Labor claiming that it had its own labour office.

“Competencies are on the street, given a choice between immigration, crime, military operational employment, or sinking in rough seas.” he said, accusing public institutions of continuing the process of appointments for non-specialists and the systematic policy of destruction of the Libyan youth.

He also accused public corporations of continuing to appoint non-specialists and adopting the policy of systematic destruction of the Libyan youth.

Yussef Al-Shteiwi: “I am the first in my class, and I have not worked yet.”

Yousef Al-Shteiwi, a graduate and jobseeker, also confirmed that he has not been appointed yet, despite that he had graduated top of a class composed of 17 individuals.

“However, others were appointed through “mediation.” he said.

While expressing his surprise at the bitter reality that he encountered after graduation, Al-Shteiwi said that foreign companies require relevant experience for the NOC’s posts.

Badr Souissi: “I had to work in the army, and I thought about migration across the sea.”

“When I crashed with the reality of high unemployment, I was obliged to join the military institution.” Said Badr Souissi, a graduate and jobseeker, adding that he thought about migrating across the sea.

Ayman Mansouri: Libyan oil engineer working as a salesman

  Ayman Mansouri, a graduate and jobseeker, said that the National Oil Corporation should bear full responsibility along with the Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation.

“When I submitted my dossier to the NOC, I was genuinely surprised when an official told me that I will not get the job as long as I don’t have contacts.” He said, pointing out that he works as a salesman at a clothing store in view of the circumstances and difficult conditions.

Al-Shuhumi says CBL should maintain monetary stability

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The economist and founder of the Libyan capital market, Suleiman al-Shuhumi, said that the integrity of the banking system and the preservation of monetary stability are the most important duties of the Central Bank of Libya and its governor.

“Maintaining monetary stability and the integrity of the banking system is the first and most important duty of the central bank and its governor, not preserving foreign currency reserves,” al-Shuhumi argued in a post on his official Facebook page.

He went on saying: “The reserves will have no benefit if they do not contribute to achieving monetary stability, and there is no effective banking system that serves the dealers and is able to fulfil banking requirements of all kinds.”

Mellitah Oil & Gas Company to Restart Al-Feel Oil Field

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The Mellitah Oil & Gas Company is preparing to restart the operation of the Al-Feel oil field, also known as the Elephant field. This field is connected to the Mellitah complex on Libya’s western coast.

The company’s technical teams have completed exploration operations of the oil and gas transmission line on the part of the Sharara field, over a distance of 205 kilometres going north.

According to the company’s statement, the engineers gathered data on the specific distance detected within the crude oil pipeline, which has a total length of 742 kilometres. The statement added that the company’s technical teams could not fully disclose information for security reasons, as well as over fears regarding the spread of COVID-19.

The company said that it had worked to equip its workers with the cars, equipment, and devices necessary for the detection process. It included measuring and communication equipment, and other devices.

Moreover, ongoing maintenance in Abu Attifel Oil Field to be ready for restart soon.

UNHCR offered aid to combat the Coronavirus pandemic

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has delivered three ambulances to the municipalities of Hay Al-Andalus and Tajoura and the Emergency Unit of the Ministry of Health.

The Chief of UNHCR Mission in Libya, Jean-Paul Cavalieri, and the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, attended the handover ceremony.

This initiative comes within the framework of the UNHCR support to the health sector in Libya to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.

Oil jumps on supply cuts in U.S. Gulf, wariness about North Sea, OPEC

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Oil settled above $43 a barrel on Thursday on support from output shutdowns ahead of a storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the possibility of supply cuts from Saudi Arabia and Norway.

Markets rose sharply at noon on a Dow Jones report that Saudi Arabia is considering reversing course over OPEC’s planned production increase early next year.

Brent crude settled up $1.35, or 3.2% to $43.34, after falling 1.6% on Wednesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude added $1.24 cents, or 3.1%, to $41.19 after falling 1.8% on Wednesday.

Libyan delegations meet in Malta for peace talks

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Delegations from the Libyan Supreme Council of State and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives met Friday in Malta as part of ongoing Libyan talks, according to Maltese media. 

Libyan politicians said a solution is “close” following the talks, according to the Times of Malta.

Libyan Supreme Council of State member Abdulaziz Taher Hariba told the newspaper that there was nothing better than having Libyans meeting to find solutions for their problems.

“Interference from other parties can make the problem more complicated,” he said.

Underlining that there is hope from the meeting, Musab al-Abid, a member of the Tripoli parliament said: “Foreign interference is the main issue of Libyan conflicts”.

Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo said his wish is to see peace and stability in Libya.

“Libyan politicians need to work together to plan how to build Libya afresh,” said Bartolo.

GECOL: 600 meters of wire stolen from two power lines

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Unidentified assailants stole 600 meters of wires from two power lines in the Al-Azizia area, south of Tripoli, and Al-Jihad, in the city of Zliten.

The General Electricity Company said that the two incidents occurred on Wednesday night according to a statement.

450 meters of stolen wire supplied 15 transformers in the Azizia and North Azizia districts, the theft led to power cuts to a number of homes and farms.

150 meters of wires stolen on the Al-Jihad line fed four transformers, leading to power cuts to a number of homes.

The company had previously warned of “the increase in theft, looting and attacks on the electrical network during the recent period and in more than one region,” adding that these incidents “cause the power to cut off entire neighborhoods and drown them in complete darkness for long hours.”

PC reviews economic situation in Libya

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The Libyan Presidential Council (PC) held a meeting Thursday at its HQ in Tripoli with the chairmanship of its President Fayez Al-Sarraj and the presence of Vice-Presidents Ahmed Maiteeq and Abdul Salam Kajman, in addition to council member Mohamed Amari Zayed.

The meeting discussed several issues, top of which was the current political, security, and military situation, besides the regional and international positions towards the Libyan crisis.

The PC emphasized the need to resume the political, security, and economic process in accordance with the Berlin Conference outcomes.

At another level, the attendants reviewed measures to improve the performance of the services sector, including those concerning the electricity crisis and the developments, regarding the maintenance work and related projects.

They also followed up on the efforts made to confront the Coronavirus pandemic and the extent of commitment to implementing the preventive and precautionary measures, as well as the remedial action.

Norland discusses the resumption of oil production in Libya

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The US Ambassador in Libya Richard B. Norland headed, on Thursday, to the Turkish capital, Ankara, for talks on resolving the Libyan crisis.

“I’m continuing my travels in Ankara for consultations with Turkey on how best to support de-escalation and the Libyan Political Dialogue in a constructive way, that returns full sovereignty to Libya,” the Ambassador said on Twitter. 

Norland’s visit came in the wake of his recent visit to Egypt where he met with high-level officials from Egypt and Libya to discuss updates on the Libyan crisis. 

On Tuesday, he and  the US Ambassador in Egypt, Jonathan Cohen, met with Egypt’s Chief of the General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel.

Kamel and the two ambassadors discussed ways to accelerate a political solution to the crisis in Libya, resume oil production, and ensure equal distribution of oil revenues among the country’s two ruling sides.

This came in addition to discussions on unifying state institutions, as well as Egypt’s continuing efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis. The latter most recently included the hosting of rival Libyan military and security officials for talks in the Red Sea city of Hurghada, last week. 

7 Indians kidnapped in Libya

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Seven Indians, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, were kidnapped in Libya last month and India is in touch with authorities in the African nation to secure their release, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

The Indians were kidnapped at a place called Asshwerif on September 14 when they were on their way to the Tripoli airport to catch a flight to India, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said at a media briefing.

“The government is in touch with their family members and would like to assure them that we are making all possible efforts in consultation and coordination with Libyan authorities and the employer to trace our nationals and secure their release from captivity at the earliest,” he said.

Srivastava said the Indian nationals were working at a construction and oil field supplies company.