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Libya Weather Forecast, Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has expected the weather to be moderate in most regions of the country, while the wind will be active this evening in the northwestern regions, with an increase in clouds and a chance of scattered rain in some areas of the Nafusa Mountain - Gharyan - Tarhuna, as well as some areas extending from Khoms to Misrata.

The NCM expected, in its daily bulletin, that most regions of the country will witness stable weather conditions tomorrow, while the western region, especially the interior and south, will be affected on Friday by active southeasterly winds stirring dust, with a slight rise in temperatures.

Economy

Elkaber discusses Libya's membership in AFREXIMBANK

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek Elkaber, has met with the President of the African Import-Export Bank (AFREXIMBANK), Benedict Oramah, to discuss Libya's membership in the bank and its contribution.

According to a statement by the CBL on Tuesday, the parties met last Friday in Washington as part of the bank's vision to expand its dealings with African financial institutions.

They discussed the bank's objectives, promoting exports among African countries and launching a system for financial settlements across the continent.

Sports

North Africa Classic Car Show

The first show for classic car owners in North Africa was held in Tripoli by Tripoli Classic Car Club, in the presence of the mayor of the central municipality of Tripoli, the ambassadors of Algeria and Mexico in Libya, and classic cars fans.

 More than 50 cars and motorcycles from Libya, Tunisia and Algeria participated in the show.

Variety

Gang leader sentenced to prison for fuel smuggling charges

The Criminal Court has convicted the leader of a criminal gang for deliberately trafficking illegal fuel off the coast of Zuwara city.

The court sentenced the defendant to six years and six months in prison and ordered him to repay around 113,549,821 Libyan dinars.

Additionally, he was deprived of his civil rights for the duration of the sentence and two years after its completion.

The Public Prosecutor's Office clarified Tuesday that investigations revealed the gang's deliberate smuggling of 165,669 litres of diesel fuel.

Education

National "Reading Challenge" takes off, Souk Al-Jumaa hosts first stage

The Ministry of Education launched the first phase of the "Reading Challenge" competition on Sunday at the Abdullah bin Masoud School under the supervision of the Education Directorate in Souk Al-Jumaa.

Minister of Education Musa Al-Maqreif announced in his address at the opening ceremony that the ministry intends to roll out a national version of the initiative, distributing libraries to 900 educational institutions in the near future.

Health

State of emergency declared in Kufra as displaced population brings disease outbreak

The Director of Kufra Teaching Hospital, Ismail Al-Ayda, has expressed concern about the spread of infectious diseases among displaced individuals arriving from Sudan to Kufra. He noted that the Ministry of Health has declared a state of emergency in response to this situation.

Al-Ayda described the health situation in the city as extremely critical, highlighting that a significant number of displaced individuals are suffering from infectious and potentially life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis, AIDS, viral hepatitis, malaria, and various skin conditions.

Opinions

Six months have passed with advent of Eid al-Fitr, yet Gaza is in distress

Six full months have passed since the aggression on Gaza, half a year of genocide, killing, continuous fear and kidnapping of lives in unbearable horror. The Zionists, have treated the people of Gaza throughout this period with unspeakable brutality, so much so that they [Zionists] said one to another: Do not consider them human beings!

They left no mortal old man, no infant, no pregnant woman, no shelter, no relief convoys, no medical teams, no hospitals, and no patients in intensive care rooms.

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