The Libyan Presidential Council decided to reopen mosques for all prayers provided that mosque-goers take all necessary precautionary measures in order tlimit the risk of coronavirus spread.
It will be reminded that Mosques in Libya shut down last March as part of Covid-19 response scheme of the government.
1,045 new cases of Coronavirus were registered in Libya, according to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC announced in a statement on its official Facebook page that 421 new recoveries had been registered, in addition to 6 deaths due to COVID-19.
This brings the total number of the pandemic cases in Libya to 39,513, including 16,074 active cases, 22,831 recoveries, and 608 deaths.
The General Transport Authority of the Libyan Interim Government notified the Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday, to open the airspace for international flights departing and arriving in Libya through Libyan airports.
In a statement published on its Facebook page, the Transport Authority authorized the Civil Aviation Authority to take all necessary arrangements to complete the procedures related to the opening of the airspace.
The GNA’s Ministry of Finance condemned the detention of the head of the permanent committee for rationalization of salaries, which was carried out by order of the Prosecutor at the Office of the Military Prosecutor General.
According to an official statement, the Ministry denied the existence of any link or functional relationship between the committee and the military prosecutor’s office, as the head of the committee is a public employee who does not hold any military rank, stressing that the incident being investigated “is not a crime to which the military law applies.”
The ministry noted that the issue under investigation is an administrative procedure related to the salaries of the Military Prosecutor’s Office.
The ministry added that the delay in completing the procedure was caused by the delay on the part of the Ministry of Defense in providing the committee with the supporting documents.
During a televised interview for Libyan WTV channel and Tabadul Platform, the member of the House of Representatives (HoR), Abd Al-Salam Nseya, has considered that the briefing of the governor of Central Bank of Libya (CBL) focused on the bank’s consulting role, which prompted him to change his programmed questions, adding that the briefing of Al-Kabeer was expected to revolve around fundamental issues similar to the fees on currency, exchange rate and liquidity.
“As far as the aforementioned issues are concerned, it was expected that the CBL represents its viewpoint, the potential solutions, as well as the necessary precautions… It was also expected that the Central Bank would invite to find a solution in the matter of Property Speculation.” Abd Al-Salam Nseya said.
Regarding the questions that he raised during the session, the member of the House of Representatives explained that they focused on the exchange rate, liquidity, the deterioration of banking services, the issue of the 24 billion salary bills, as well as the tasks of the Central Bank.
He added that he addressed the issue of state administration carried out through enhancing the general policy of the State.
Abd Al-Salam Nseya criticized the lack of communication between the Central Bank, the Minister of Finance and the Head of the Presidential Council (PC), calling for a meeting to draw a unified, general state policy.
The House of Representatives member considered that Al-Kabeer’s answers regarding the liquidity crisis, the Libyan dinar and the commercial banks were not convincing.
The General Administration of Petroleum Industries at the National Oil Corporation (NOC), held the technical meeting for the year 2020. This was with the Benghazi-based, Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO).
During the virtual meeting, the two sides reviewed the precautionary measures taken at the refineries and explained these were taken “in order to ensure the health and safety of the workers, as well as the safe and optimal flow of operations.”
They also discussed the activities and operations of the Tobruk, and Al-Sarir refineries, including current ongoing projects. They reviewed the proposed estimated budget for 2021.
The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Management Committee of AGOCO, Mohamed Bin Shatwan, general directors, and department directors. The NOC’s Director General of the General Administration of Petroleum Industries, Khaled Goueli also attended the meeting.
Libya’s National Center for Disease Control announced the registration of 1,031 new coronavirus infections and 6 deaths in Libya for Monday, according to a statement on the local epidemiological situation.
The center said in a statement released on Tuesday, that it had received 4,108 samples from a number of laboratories with the results showing that 3,077 were negative.
The total number of recorded infections in Libya is now at 38,468 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country. There are currently 15,456 active cases, 22,410 recoveries and 602 deaths.
Through the Libya Stabilisation Facility (LSF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is launching a new project in the North African country. This time it involves the construction of a wastewater treatment plant, which was recently the subject of an agreement signed between the Tripoli city council, the UNDP and the managers of the National Cardiology Centre (NHC) in Tajoura.
The new wastewater treatment plant aims to replace the old one which is in an advanced state of disrepair “and with no possibility of rehabilitation”. “Wastewater is pumped behind the hospital (NHC), causing pollution and damage to patients and families living near and behind the hospital. In fact, the stagnant water causes diseases due to insects in addition to the bad smells it gives off,” says UNDP.
The Minister of the Interior, Fathi Bashagha, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding in the field of financial integrity and combating terrorist financing, with the American company “K2Intelligence”.
Bashagha clarified on his personal account on Twitter, Monday, that the priority will be in drawing up a national strategy to combat terrorist financing and money laundering, tracing its networks, and the training, equipping and qualifying of a special section of the ministry for this.
Bashagha stressed that this partnership will help the ministry track financial crimes, its networks inside and outside the country, and ensure the establishment of secure and reliable systems for exchanging information.
It is worth noting that the Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashagha, signed a cooperation agreement on the tenth of last August with the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Siddiq al-Kabeer, in the field of combating corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing.
Libya continues to ramp up crude oil production with the daily total now getting closer to 300,000 bpd and exports on the rise, too.
By the end of last week, production had risen from below 100,000 bpd to 270,000 bpd, exceeding the country’s National Oil Corporation’s expectations and now, according to Bloomberg, it has hit 295,000 bpd. Sources in the know who spoke to the news agency say the ramp-up is set to continue.
Exports, as a result, are also on the rise at the three terminals that eastern-affiliated forced allowed to reopen last month. The Brega terminal is likely to see some 1.8 million barrels exported this month, divided into three cargos, while the Hariga terminal has already loaded two cargos of one million barrels each, Bloomberg reported, citing a cargo loading program. The third free terminal, Zueitina, is scheduled to export five cargoes of crude this month.