Day: November 21, 2021

Tripoli, Under the patronage of the Vice-President of the Presidential Council, Musa Al-Koni, the Ministries of Agriculture and Local Government signed in Tripoli on Sunday, a memorandum of understanding with the Mediterranean Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Italy, the first of its kind within the framework of a broader short and long-term partnership. In order to support spatial development projects, to enhance food security of Libya.

The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Ramadan Boujnah, the Italian Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Puccini, the Director of the Italian Institute, the Undersecretaries of the Ministries of Agriculture and Local Government, and a number of relevant departments of the two ministries.

Prior to the signing ceremony, the Vice-President of the Presidential Council reviewed opportunities for promoting spatial development projects in southern Libya, and ways to activate joint treaties. Mr. Al-Koni stressed the need to support the economic empowerment of Libyan youth, provide appropriate alternatives for their involvement in development projects, and exercise their potential away from weapons.

On his part, the Italian ambassador praised cooperation of the Libyan authorities, especially the Presidential Council, in directing Italian cooperation to serve the Libyan needs and the interests of the Libyan people, saying his country was ready to implement the long-term partnership, part of which the signing of the agreement.

Ambassador Puccini pledged to provide scholarships and training for Libyan youth, in the fields of agriculture and development, within the framework of partnership and cooperation between the two countries.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, The Head of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al Dbeiba on Sunday held a meeting the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Samir Koko and members of the committee in charge of treating the spinal cordon to discuss mechanism for activating the Libyan-French agreement regarding the localization of treatment for children’s tumors.

The Prime Minister issued directives that this file should be completed in two phases, the first of which is sending approved cases for treatment, with the need to complete the procedures of the agreement and its entry into force.

It is worth mentioning that the Cabinet had approved last October the Ministry of Health agreement with the French company “G Saint Maghri” for the treatment of children’s tumors, bone marrow transplantation and microsurgery.

Government Decision No. (431) of 2021 authorizing the Ministry of Health to contract in the amount of thirteen million six hundred thousand euros, for the treatment of children’s tumors, bone marrow transplantation, and microsurgery for children.

The third article stipulated that the amount would be allocated for the benefit of the Ministry of Health, to be deducted from the General Health Insurance Fund.

And in accordance with Article 4 of the decision, the Janzour Hospital was approved as the site for the start of the program’s implementation.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, The number of candidates who have officially submitted their documents to run for the presidential election has reached 55 as of Sunday noon, according to a source at the High National Election Commission.

Sami al-Sharif, Director of the Media Center told the Libyan news agency, candidates for the presidential elections who officially applied included Abdul Hakim Ali Ba’ayo, Saif al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi, Asaad Mohsen Zaheu, Ayad Hamza, Al-Senussi Abdessalam Al-Senussi, Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mazoghi, Abdullah Ahmed Naker- Fathi Hamad bin Shattwan – Khalifa Belqasem Haftar – Abdul Hakim Daou Zamuna – Ali Zidan – Mohammed Ahmed Al-Sharif – Mohammed Ali Al-Sharif – Al-Aref Ali Al-Nayed – Ahmed Omar Mitiq – Othman Abdul Jalil – Abdul Salam Younis Raheel – Fathi Pashaga – Mohammed Khalid Al-Ghweil- Marwan Amish – Abdul Hakim Akshim – Ismail Al-Shatiwi – Osama Khairallah Mohammed – Ageela Saleh – Dhaw Abdullah Abu Dhawia – Ali Bashir Al-Zuwick – Bashir Saleh Al-Sharqawi – Al-Mabrouk Mohammed Abu Ameid – Abdul Majid Saif al-Nasr – Mohammed Al-Hadi Al-Hatwash – Khalifa Saleh Saeed Mohamed- Bousaif Atweir Bousaif Ali – Mohammed Abdul Latif Al-Montaser – Abdul Aziz Abdul Hamid Al-Khawaja – Abdul Hafiz Abdul Hamid Gaddour – Mustafa Ali Al-Majdoub – Abdul Rahim Al-Mabrouk Haloum).

The following candidates have also applied to run for elections: Abdul Wahab AbuBakar Milad, Mohammed Abdul Salam al-Jadidi, Omar al-Hassi, Al Sharif al-Wafi, Othman Mohammed Al-Naqaa, Hamad Hassan Burweig, Ibrahim Aribi, Adel Mohammed al-Lafi, Hatem al-Kur, Ali al-Issawi, Yusuf Shakuna, Khalifa al-Ghweil, Nuri Abusahmain, Khaled Shakshak, Munir Sassi Khalifa, Anwar Al-Ashouri, Adel Al-Zarroug, Abdul Hadi al-Haweij.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, Minister of Interior “Khaled Mazen” discussed today, Sunday, with the security directors of the southern region, the progress of the process of securing the electoral centers in the region and the measures taken by the security directorates in coordination with the main room to protect and secure the elections to ensure the protection of these centers as well as the voters.

The meeting, which was attended by the Director of the General Administration of Security Operations, Brigade “Ali Al-Nuwaisri”, discussed the process of securing fuel transport convoys heading to the southern region and ensuring their distribution to gas stations and their arrival to citizens, in coordination with the Brega Oil Marketing Company.

The meeting also reviewed the security situation in the region and work on controlling and publicizing security to provide the best services to citizens.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, The Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation announced that it had reached a compromise formula with the Nigerien government, regarding organizing the recruitment of labor between the two countries.

The ministry explained that the negotiations that lasted for three days between the two sides in the Nigerian capital, Niamey, reached a final, unified formula for a memorandum of understanding between the two sides in preparation for signing it as soon as possible, after completing the administrative procedures in this regard, and an action plan was agreed upon to activate it after its signature, according to the ministry’s statement. .

A delegation from the Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation headed by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation for Employment Affairs, “Ali El-Hadi Daou,” headed to the Republic of Niger two days to hold a meeting with the specialists of the Ministry of Employment, Labor and Social Protection in the Republic of Niger, to discuss the memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation in the field of labor use between the two countries in accordance with the laws and regulating regulations.

The agent expressed his support and thanks for the efforts of the two parties to reach a single formula between Libya and Niger regarding the memorandum of understanding, and he hopes to sign it with the Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation of the State of Libya in the near future.

Al-Wakeel said that the Libyan and Nigerian people have historical and brotherly relations, stressing that the memorandum will serve and preserve the rights of the two friendly peoples and contribute to regulating the regular movement of labor away from the phenomenon of illegal immigration.

Source: Libyan News Agency