Skip to main content

Author: LS

The decisions of the House of Representatives after its session today regarding Bent Baya incident

The spokesman for the Libyan House of Representatives, Abdullah Blihaq, said that today’s session, Monday, August 15, 2022, held in the city of Tobruk, summarized several decisions, including considering the municipality of Bent Baya a disaster area, assigning the Health Committee of the Parliament to follow up on the conditions of the injured in Bent Bayah incident locally and abroad.

Also, addressing the Attorney General and the regulatory bodies to expedite the transmission of their reports to the Parliament on the incident, calling on the National Oil Corporation to expedite the South Refinery project and spatial development projects, and approving an amendment to the owners of investment portfolios Law No. 25 of 2013 to cancel the freezing of the wealth program.

Shakshak discusses the implementation of an integrated program to reduce the phenomenon of fuel smuggling

The Head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak met today, Sunday, with Deputy Prime Minister, Ramadan Boujnah, and the Chairman of the Management Committee of Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, Ibrahim Abu Breda, to discuss the implementation of an integrated program to curb the phenomenon of fuel smuggling.

Shakshak stressed the Bureau’s keenness to combat this phenomenon that has exhausted the national economy, and the importance of this system in its effective role in limiting fuel smuggling, recommending facilitating the procedures related to the system for citizens so as not to cause confusion, for the success of this project.

Al-Qatrani discusses files related to the service and development sectors with the mayors of the municipalities of the eastern region

Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Al-Qatrani held a meeting today, Sunday, to discuss many files related to the service and development sectors, resuming work on suspended projects in the municipalities of the eastern region, addressing the water and sanitation shortage, maintenance of desalination plants, and attention to hygiene.

The meeting was attended by mayors and representatives from the municipalities of Tobruk, Al-Marj, Jardis Al-Obeid, Sahel Al-Jabal, Tokra, Al-Qayqeb, Madwar Al-Zaytoun, Omar Al-Mukhtar, Soussa, Al-Wifaq and Al-Abyar.

National Oil Corporation explains the reasons for the decline in natural gas production

The National Oil Corporation clarified today, Saturday, that as a result of the power outage, Mellitah Oil & Gas stopped working completely, which led to the suspension of production from Bahr Al-Salam, which resulted in a decrease in gas production rates.

The Corporation added that production has gradually resumed, as the amount of the company’s gas transferred to the coastal network amounted to (356.6 sq m), while the amount of gas transferred from Al-Faregh field to Al-Sarir power station amounted to (88.6 sq m), and the amount of gas received in the Zueitina and North stations Benghazi amounted to 261 sq m, per day.

It pointed out that the General Electricity Company was able to operate most of the generation units that had stopped due to the low gas pressure, and to restore the electrical network to its normal situation.

Dbeibeh announces important decisions for Libyans including loans and marriage grant

The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Dbeibeh announced the start of the third billion for the Marriage Fund, and with regard to loans, he said that housing loans are divided into three. 

Land plots will be distributed to young people and a real estate certificate will be given to be disposed of.

There are two types of housing loans with no interest. The first type will be given from the Saving & Real Estate Investment Bank with the plot of land, and the second type will be given to people who have land or want to build on the family house.

He continued by saying: “The unified salary schedule has been started, and there will be a unified salary soon for all Libyan citizens.”

The Central Bank warns against messages circulating on social media pretending to register for sums of money

The Central Bank of Libya, Tripoli, warned citizens of messages circulating on social media and various Internet sites, as they pretended to register for sums of money, with the aim of fooling citizens and hacking their devices, financial theft, data theft or electronic extortion.

The bank confirmed its keenness that citizens do not fall victim to attempts to deceive and electronic fraud, which were monitored by the bank.

The Central Bank calls on to not respond to or circulate such attempts, noting that the publications that represent it are published on its official social media pages.

Brega Company: “We assure citizens that fuel is available and distribution operations are going on as usual”

The Brega Petroleum Marketing Company said in a statement, in which it reassures the citizens that fuel is available with the continued implementation of all orders for the benefit of all distribution companies, after noticing signs of congestion at gas stations.

It also said that the company’s warehouses are operating normally, and the operational balances in the company’s various warehouses are witnessing reassuring storage capacities, especially since the receipts from the imports of refineries and oil tankers, in coordination with the National Oil Corporation, on the entire Libyan coast are proceeding according to scheduled operations.

Brega Company also appealed to the citizens to show a spirit of responsibility and not to create a crisis that burdens the simple citizen by lining up at the stations without any justification.

Abu Janah is following up the study of the unified medical pricing with the Libyan Clinics Union

Deputy Prime Minister, Ramadan Abu Janah, met today, Thursday, to follow up the study of the unified medical pricing in private clinics with the Libyan Clinics Union.

Abu Janah stressed the keenness of the Ministry and the Government of National Unity to provide the necessary full support to provide the best services to citizens, and gave instructions to stop the decision until a committee is formed to re-examine the unified pricing of medical services in private clinics based on the proposal submitted by the Libyan Clinics Union, in addition to activating medical insurance in the health sector.

Al-Huwaij is following up the procedures for implementing the decision to control the fuel distribution mechanism, especially in the southern regions

The Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammed Al-Huwaij, met today, Wednesday, to follow up the procedures for implementing a decision regarding the control of the fuel distribution mechanism, especially in the southern regions, with the head of the Municipal Guard, Rajab Qatusa, the head of the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Privatization Affairs, Jamal Al-Lamoushi, the director of the internal trade department in the ministry, Mustafa Ben Gdara, the Director of Operations Department at Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, Ibrahim Abu Breda’a,  and the President of the Bakers Syndicate, Mahmoud Al-Araibi.

Al-Huwaij stressed the need for the distribution mechanism to conform to the specifications approved by Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, as well as the possibility of allocating special stations to supply bakeries with fuel in the south, stressing that vehicles for transporting fuel should be equipped with a tracking device (GPS) and a meter that shows the quantity of liters carried by truck and obliging owners of fuel distribution stations to e-mail addresses.

Al-Mijna confirms that Lifeco Urea Plant operates the second ammonia and second urea plants, with a production capacity of 80% for each factory

A member of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation, Masoud Al-Mijna, confirmed that Lifeco Urea Plant has operated the second ammonia and second urea plants with a production capacity of 80% for each factory, and the daily production of urea has reached about 1,400 tons, and ammonia is about 800 tons per day. In the coming days, the first ammonia factory is expected to start operating.

This operation comes after a long pause due to force majeure on the oil ports, within the framework of the efforts of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation in the return of petrochemical products, especially urea, due to its importance in the field of agriculture, especially since the plowing season is at the door to achieve the state’s goals in achieving food security.