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Ben Gdara has announced opportunities for over 7000 graduates: “They will be employed in oil companies upon successful completion of the training program”

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The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation, Farhat Ben Gdara, from the city of Benghazi, announced the launch of the training program for graduates of oil specialties, comprising over 7000 graduates from various Libyan cities. He confirmed that those who successfully pass the training program and show commitment will be employed in oil companies.

Ben Gdara clarified that the graduates will receive a monthly grant of 1000 dinars during the training program, adding that the National Oil Corporation is investing in the youth by training and developing them to create a capable and productive generation.

The Chairman of the NOC, Ben Gdara, emphasized that the institution’s goal is to instill ambition in these graduates to lead the sector in the future.

Dbeibeh discusses with Bathily ways to expedite the Electoral Process

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The Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, held a meeting today, Sunday, with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, to discuss the latest developments in the country’s political process and ways to expedite the electoral process

During the meeting, they addressed the difficulties facing the electoral process and mechanisms to address them with all relevant parties.

Dbeibeh assured the envoy that elections are the path to fulfill the aspirations of the Libyan people in ending the transitional phase and proceeding directly to fair elections.

The meeting was attended by the United Nations Mission in Libya team, along with the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, and a member of the team for communication with the UN mission and the advisor.

Tripoli Criminal Court sentences officials from NOC and BPMC to Prison with fines, with orders to return 147 Million Dinars

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The Criminal Court in Tripoli has sentenced the officials responsible for the General Administration of International Marketing in the National Oil Corporation and the General Administration of Supply and Maritime Transportation at Al-Brega Oil Marketing Company to two years and a half in prison, along with a fine of 10,000 dinars and an order to return 147 million dinars. This is due to their involvement in the case of adulterated gasoline.

The Attorney General’s office stated that after the Public Prosecution investigated the case of supplying gasoline that did not meet the Libyan standard specifications, imported to the country in mid-2022, the investigations revealed abuses of authority by the officials responsible for the General Administration of International Marketing in the National Oil Corporation and the General Administration of Supply and Maritime Transportation at Al-Brega Oil Marketing Company. They intentionally refrained from contracting with producing companies and received fuel quantities that did not conform to the Libyan standard specifications. They relied on immediate supply contracts that did not guarantee the maintenance of the public interest. Their actions caused damage to public funds and were linked to incidents of damage to citizens’ properties due to the negative impact of the type of fuel used in their vehicles.

The Attorney General’s office added that the investigator concluded the criminal case, and the Criminal Court in Tripoli, after conducting the necessary investigations, issued a verdict in its last session, convicting the officials responsible for the General Administration of International Marketing in the National Oil Corporation and the General Administration of Supply and Maritime Transportation at Al-Brega Oil Marketing Company. They were sentenced to 30 months in prison, fined 10,000 dinars, ordered to return 147 million dinars and acquitting the Director of the Supply Department at the National Oil Corporation of what was attributed to him.

Al-Kabeer discusses the implementation of financial technology programs for 2023

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Today, Sunday, the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Seddiq Al-Kabeer, held a meeting with the Strategic Projects Committee at the bank to discuss the development of electronic payment systems, digital transformation, and the progress of implementing financial technology programs for the year 2023.

During the meeting, it was emphasized that the pilot versions of these projects will be launched by the end of 2023.

Al-Meshri: “The government went crazy when the parliament voted on the roadmap towards elections”

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The President of the Supreme Council of State, Khaled Al-Meshri, stated that when the Council voted on the roadmap towards elections, the government went crazy and instructed its security apparatuses to obstruct the Council by any means possible. Massive funds will be allocated to these authorities. Additionally, some Council members who were on an official mission to Turkey were prevented from traveling and had their passports seized.

Al-Meshri emphasized the importance of issuing the agreed-upon laws in his communications with the House of Representatives. He believed that this would happen in the near future and regarded it as a genuine and serious step towards elections. However, the government vehemently rejected these steps due to the vested interests of those in power who do not want elections to take place.

Furthermore, Al-Meshri highlighted the necessity of forming a unified government to oversee the elections, with its term lasting less than 8 months.

Al-Meshri acknowledged the efforts of the Supreme Council in facilitating the elections, while the government accused the Council of the opposite. It should be noted that the Council has not received any budget since September of the previous year, but this is not a problem for them. Their main concern is to extricate the country from this predicament. In contrast, the government and its allies, who control certain ministries, receive hundreds of millions and actively hinder the elections, even impeding the Council’s meager budget that has been consistently lower than that of other entities in previous years.

Al-Meshri further expressed that the government and some holders of sovereign positions have gone mad after unifying certain positions. The government has been acting irresponsibly, committing crimes, and leading us towards dangerous setbacks.

Regarding the case of the detention of Faraj Boumtari at Mitiga Airport by the Internal Security Agency, Al-Meshri mentioned his communication with the Attorney General, who informed him that this respected individual is not even suspected of corruption or any wrongdoing, as his record is clean. Al-Meshri added that during the war on Tripoli, Boumtari served as the Minister of Finance in the Government. Thus, he shares positions that do not align with his social composition. When the opportunity to apply for sovereign positions arose, he tried to participate through the Supreme Council but failed to progress even through the committee established by the House of Representatives. This Libyan citizen faced obstacles in obtaining endorsements and this position. He was arrested solely due to his involvement regarding the Central Bank of Libya, which is unacceptable.

Al-Meshri also highlighted that the first person to be banned from traveling was Suleiman Zoubi, an 80-year-old legal advisor from Benghazi who was imprisoned for two years during the Libyan Dawn war. He is the father of three martyrs. Al-Meshri expressed astonishment that someone like Zoubi was prevented from traveling by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, who played no role in the February 17 revolution or the sacrifices made. Al-Meshri received threatening messages, and he remains resolute, having never yielded during Muammar Gaddafi’s era, the attack on Tripoli, or the attempt to seize legitimacy in 2014.

Al-Kabeer tracks banks’ progress in banking services and digital transformation

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Seddiq Al-Kabeer, followed up, during a meeting with the Board of Directors of Jumhouria Bank, the Executive Management, the Control Authority and the External Auditor, the performance of commercial banks in improving their banking services and ensuring the implementation of the Central Bank of Libya’s strategy in expanding in the areas of electronic payment, digital transformation and strengthening financial inclusion in Libya.

In addition to a number of issues related to governance and the implementation of international standards and requirements to reduce and evaluate banking risks, increasing the capital of Jumhouria Bank according to international standards, and closing the final accounts of the bank.

During this meeting, the Council of the Bank presented its vision of raising the quality of banking services provided, implementing the electronic payment strategy for the year 2023, addressing the issue of suspensions and settlements, classifying the credit portfolio, addressing the situation of bad public sector indebtedness, agreeing to complete the closing of the bank’s final accounts for the year 2022, presenting a vision of an increase mechanism of the bank’s capital and holding the extraordinary and ordinary general assembly of the bank no later than the end of next August.

Dbeibeh and Bathily participate in the Forum for Sustainable Development and Peacebuilding in Libya

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The Head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdoulaye Bathily, participated today, Thursday, in the work of the forum held under the auspices of the Ministry of Planning and the United Nations under the title “Sustainable Development and Peacebuilding in Libya, UN Framework for Cooperation in Libya 2023-2025.”

The forum was attended by ambassadors accredited to Libya, ministers of state for cabinet affairs, local government, economy, finance, labor and rehabilitation, and a number of representatives of international organizations operating in Libya, in addition to heads of a number of relevant government agencies and institutions.

In his speech, Dbeibeh said that the will to build, develop, stabilize and prevent wars is the goal of the government. He added that the access to elections and permanent stability in the country is the goal of all Libyans, praising cooperation between government institutions, the United Nations and its affiliated organizations, and following up on development programs and projects through the ministries of planning and local government. .

For his part, Bathily stressed the need to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and government institutions to implement programs and projects that contribute to achieving sustainable development in Libya.

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Georgette Gagnon, presented her report on the progress of the work of international organizations inside Libya, and set the priorities for their work.

The Minister of Planning, Mohamed Al-Zaidani, gave a presentation showing the implementation steps of the United Nations strategic framework and the challenges facing its implementation, highlighting the cooperation between international organizations and Libyan governmental institutions for the success of development programs.

The ambassadors participating in the forum praised the state of stability and development in the country, and the willingness of international partners to achieve this, which contributes to accelerating sustainable development programs.

Ministry of Oil proposes to amend tasks of the committee that will be formed by the Presidential Council to review the allocations of expenditure clauses and their distribution

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The Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity published a statement today, Tuesday, regarding the decision of the Presidential Council, regarding the organization and follow-up of public spending, in which it proposed moving forward with the formation of the Presidential Committee with the amendment of its tasks so that it moves away from implementation and leaves it to the executive authorities and institutions charged with the law, explaining that this committee is responsible for reviewing the allocations of expenditure clauses and their distribution among expenditure categories and regions in the country.

The Ministry indicated that with this amendment, the financial system is preserved, the law and legislation are followed in this regard, and the participation of all agencies and regions in the country in the procedures for preparing and distributing expenditure items between regions and exchange categories so that they are fair and meet all the requirements of the necessary national consensus.

The Ministry indicated that the composition of the committee should include some members and technicians from the oil sector so that the committee’s proposals and recommendations are consistent with the capabilities of the sector as the most important source of income in Libya.

Exclusive: Our source reveals a review of the Libyan Budget Expenditure of 2022 to increase transparency and accountability in Libya

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Our source obtained a review of the Libyan Budget Expenditure of 2022 published by the Central Bank of Libya, where the Government of National Unity spending patterns are examined and analyzed according to general and sectoral levels.

The Review revealed that fuel subsidies have been relocated outside of the official budget, that two-thirds of the budget was spent on salaries and subsidies, and that the month of December 2022 marked a substantial escalation in both total expenditures and revenue.

On a sectoral level, expenditure on security is substantial, unprecedented increase in social protection, government priorities are misguided, misaligned priorities become particularly evident in the health sector, where the issue of cancer has reached alarming levels in Libya in recent years, without clear understanding of its root causes, and certain allocations made to the Prime Minister’s office have raised significant concerns regarding financial controls.

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Al-Lafi discusses ways to lift the air ban on Libyan airlines and resume their flights with Italy

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The committee formed by the head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, to lift the air ban on airports, headed by the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Al-Lafi, discussed with the Ambassador of Italy to Libya, Gianluca Alberini and his accompanying delegation, ways to lift the air ban on Libyan airlines and the resumption of flights between the two countries.

During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments of the joint Libyan-Italian technical teams and the results of the field visit last May, related to checking safety procedures at Libyan airports and the timetable related to opening the airspace and re-running flights between the two countries.

The Italian delegation informed the Libyan side of the Italian government’s decision to lift the Libyan civil aviation ban on Italy, after completing the technical and security requirements.

The two sides agreed to conclude an agreement and a memorandum of understanding, reopen the airspace between the two countries, and choose a Libyan and an Italian air carrier to resume flights to and from Italy no later than next August, provided that the first direct commercial flights from Libya to Italy take off next September.

Al-Lafi confirmed that Prime Minister Dbeibeh attaches utmost importance to this file, as it has positive repercussions on facilitating the travel of Libyan citizens, and supporting the economic relationship between Libya and Italy.

For his part, the Italian ambassador affirmed his country’s determination to continue cooperating with the national unity government to facilitate the lifting of the embargo imposed on Libya over European airspace in general.

The meeting was attended on the Libyan technical side by the head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Mohamed Shlibak and his accompanying technical team, and on the Italian side, the director of the Italian Aviation Corporation and his technical team.