20 years imprisonment for Algerian who threatened to blow up his country’s consulate in Libya
Algerian court sentenced an Algerian citizen to 20 years in prison in absentia who threatened, through a post on social media, to blow up the Algerian consulate in Libya.
The Criminal Court of First Instance in the Algiers imposed a penalty against the accused for the crime of participating abroad in a terrorist and subversive organization, with the aim of harming the interests of Algeria, according to the Algerian An-Nahar channel.
Libyan Central Bank to start "Article IV" consultations with IMF in May
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced the launching of "Article IV" consultations for the second year in a row with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team as well as relevant state institutions at the beginning of May 2024.
This announcement came during a meeting at the IMF's headquarters in Washington, DC, last Saturday, in the presence of the Governor Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir, the Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at IMF, Jihad Azour, and others. The meeting touched upon preparations for Article IV consultations for the current year, after their success last year.
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.
Public Prosecutor orders detention in warehouse arson case
The Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered the detention of officials from an electrical works company and two guards, pending an investigation into charges of deliberately setting fire to the firm's warehouse in the Al-Karimia area of Tripoli.
According to the investigations, the fire was caused by a deliberate placement of flammable materials ignited by a heat source. Consequently, the blaze consumed a warehouse housing components and electrical equipment valued at 179,370,264 Libyan Dinars.
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.
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.
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.
Libya, British Council discuss teacher training with University of Cambridge
Minister of Education Moussa Al-Maqreif received Mark Knight, the Director of Examinations Operations at the British Council, on Monday to outline the framework for signi
Libya, US discuss potential oil and gas sector partnership
Finance Minister Khalid Al-Mabrouk and the Minister of Oil and Gas Khalifa Abdul Sadiq convened with the US Deputy Secretary of State for Energy Resources, Jeffrey Byatt,
Libya teams up with ALECSO to safeguard intangible cultural heritage
Minister of Culture Mabrouka Toghi discussed with Emad Soula, an international expert at the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALECSO), the ministry's
Libya, Nigeria discuss counterterrorism cooperation at African meeting in Abuja
A military delegation affiliated with the Government of National Unity (GNU) discussed the exchange of information on counterterrorism with Nigerian Defence Minister Moha
Aboul Gheit: There is no Libyan vision that might pave the way for elections
Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has stated that there are no indications of a Libyan legislative vision that open the way to general elections.
Libyan Robotics team wins Judges' Choice Award at World Robotics Championships
The Libyan Quanta Robotics team won the Judges' Choice Award at the World Robotics Championship held in Houston, Texas, USA.
Flights between Tripoli and Kufra resumed after stopping since 2019
Libyan Airlines has resumed flights between Kufra International Airport and Mitiga International Airport, after four years of hiatus, at a rate of one flight per week, st
US Embassy calls for transparent investigation into death of activist in Haftar’s prisons
The United States Embassy in Libya has joined the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in calling for a transparent and independent investigation into the dea
Libya beats Egypt, qualifies for FIFA Futsal World Cup
The Libyan national futsal team qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan after defeating its Egyptian counterpart on penalties (3-1) as the third-place
Uncontrolled epidemic feared in Kufra as HIV cases surge among refugees
The Mayor of Kufra, Abdul Rahman Okoub, has raised concern after detecting 800 HIV cases, including hepatitis, among Sudanese refugees residing in the city.