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Libya Weather Forecast, Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The Libyan National Center of Meteorology expected regions of northwestern Libya to be affected Tuesday by an air depression in the upper layers of the atmosphere that supports the proliferation of clouds with scattered rainfalls from time to time, with good chances to be heavy Tuesday evening, especially in the areas extending from (east of Tripoli to Misrata - Tarhuna - Masalata - Bani Walid and its vicinity) accompanied by Thunderstorms, causing some valleys to flow and water to collect in low places.

Economy

NOC head attends meeting on controversial foreign exchange fee

A parliamentary committee assigned to study the impact of the foreign exchange fee imposed by the House of Representatives Speaker convened a virtual meeting with Farhat Bengdara, the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation, on Monday.

The meeting grouped the committee's Chairman/ HoR Second Deputy Speaker, Msbah Doma, committee members Badr Al-Nahib, Zaid Hadia, Mouloud Abu Al-Qasim Al-Aswad, and NOC officials.

According to a statement released by HoR spokesman Abdullah Belihaq, the committee did not disclose any outcomes or results from Monday's meeting. 

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Variety

Authorities raid a Benghazi cryptocurrency hub

The Security Directorates Support Apparatus in eastern Libya announced the seizure of more than 1,000 Bitcoin mining devices in Benghazi, saying that the mining hub that was located in eastern Al-Salmani area contained more than 1000 devices for mining cryptocurrencies, which were earning approximately $45,000 per month.

The Apparatus indicated that the raid on the place resulted in the confiscation of all existing devices, internet and electricity equipment that were damaging the electrical network, stressing that efforts were ongoing to find those responsible for this illegal activity to bring them to justice.

Education

Minister of Education: I expect Libya to rank well in international index of educational quality

The Minister of Education of the Government of National Unity, Musa Al-Magarif, has expected that Libya would rank well in the international classification “Davos” for the quality of education.

Al-Magarif said, in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, that he understands the popular anger after Libya dropped out of the international classification in 2022, attributing this to the failure of those responsible for the Statistics Center at the International Forum to receive data and statistics of the educational process in Libya in a timely manner, and not for any other reason.

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

On the anniversary of the aggression on Tripoli

Falls on these days, the 5th anniversary of the aggression by gangs and mercenaries of the war criminal, the naturalized US citizen, and former US intelligence agent, Khalifa Haftar, on the capital, Tripoli. The aggression began on April 4, 2019, with secret and declared international support, and for which the criminal mobilized his barbaric forces and gangs that are void of any national or moral instinct, together with African and Russian mercenaries.

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Weather conditions to remain volatile

The National Center of Meteorology reported that the weather conditions will continue to be volatile over the next 48 hours in most areas of the west of the country, with

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