Head of Government of National Unity presides over Cabinet meeting.

Tripoli, The head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Al Dbeiba stressed that the Libyan state cannot be confined to the political class that changes time and again, praising those who work hard in all fields for their good efforts, which must be fair and give them their rights.

“We are at the beginning of a new year, so I strongly and firmly direct all executive bodies to prepare for the implementation of the plans adopted in 2022, to be the year of good for the country and the people of all walks of life and different geographical locations, and to mark the year as the real start of the return of life projects, to bear fruit,” he said. “Libya is going through a critical political period and despite the frustration of the election disruption, but the conflict is still in its political dimension , not fighting and war, and since the first day in the government we have raised the slogan “No to war.”

“There have been several reasons for the confusion against Libyans, and the state is being subjected to a fierce campaign by the outside media to spread rumors, I take this opportunity today to thank Deputy Prime Minister Ramadan AbuJanah for his efforts in the past weeks, and I hope that this will not have an impact on his interest in the South, and I hope that the ministers will follow his example.”

The Head of Government stressed that the government has worked to support investment and solve chronic problems that have become a thing of the past, as well as to push the wheel of development that has stopped for years, and today it began actively to enter the new year to achieve the goals and kick start projects, Al Dbeiba said, adding “look good this year, and it will be the end of years of hardship.”

In his speech, the Head of Government of National Unity appealed to the Attorney General Counsel Siddiq Al-Sour to deal skilfully in the case of the Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development “Mabrouka Togi” as has happened in many cases, and to treat her with privacy as a woman.

“What happened; the suspension of the Minister was something that needs to be dealt with carefully and not to rush, because we are in front of a Libyan woman, indicating that she may have made a mistake or worked with other parties in some illegal or legal acts, but we are still in the process of investigating,” he said.

On the Marriage Support Fund, Al-Dbeiba stressed that there are some controls that have been put in place and we talked about them, especially at a certain age stage, and we were keen to divide the support between our daughters and children in half, stressing that what he meant by the phrase “we strengthen its market” is to strengthen its happiness and that those who criticize this live abroad and do not know the idiomatic langauge of the Libyan people and the elderly ones, and we are working to support them to create families and this strengthens happiness.

Source: Libyan News Agency

US State Department spokesman: Only Libyans will fix new date for their elections.

Tripoli, The United States of America underscored that only the Libyan people will decide the new date for the Libyan elections, calling on the relevant Libyan authorities to respect the aspirations of their people in holding the elections.

Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper quoted, Thursday, the official spokesman for the US State Department, Ned Price, that his country stands with the Libyan people and supports any process to enhance the country’s independence, holding the Libyans “full responsibility” for setting a new date for the elections, which were scheduled for December.

“We will continue to strongly support the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Mission in Libya and to strengthen a Libyan-led and owned process to hold free, fair and inclusive elections,” Price said, stressing that the new date for the elections will only be led by Libyans.

The spokesman called on the relevant Libyan authorities to respect the aspirations of the Libyan people for quick elections, by setting the date for the polls quickly, and issuing the final list of presidential candidates without delay, noting that the free, fair, and credible elections will allow the Libyan people to elect a unified government that enhances independence and sovereignty

for the country.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Al-Dabaiba appeals to Attorney General to deal with Minister of Culture with caution, respecting privacy of the minister being a woman.

Tripoli, Al-Dabaiba appeals at the cabinet meeting to the Attorney-General to deal with the Minister of Culture with caution, and respecting privacy of the minister being a woman as it is Libyan custom and tradition.

. Dabaiba in the cabinet meeting said “We cannot sympathize with any official involved in a corruption process, but we must not forget that we are dealing with a Libyan woman who has a family and children.

In terms of security Dabiba said in the past year, we worked to establish security, support stability, and solve long-term bottlenecks, which today are in the past.

In his speech at the cabinet meeting the Prime Minister gave instructions to the Minister of Justice to communicate with the Attorney General and to follow up on the status of the two ministers who are in pretrial detention pending investigations on various charges, some of which are related to suspicions of corruption.

At the Cabinet meeting he seized the opportunity to explain a statement he made about grants allocated to girls going to marry and interpreted out of context he explained “when I said we strengthen her market. I mean that we strengthen her happiness. ‘Those who criticized the phrase live abroad and do not know the old people’s terminology’ he added. “We want to support them to form families, and this is the strengthening of happiness, he further explained.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Acting Speaker of House of Representatives and the Head of the Stability Support Body discuss security situation in Tripoli.

Tripoli, The Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives Fawzi Al-Nuweiri” met at the HoR office headquarters in the capital Tripoli, the head of the Stability Support Agency Abdel Ghani Al-Kakali.

The official spokesman of the House of Representatives Abdullah Bleiheg said in a press statement that the meeting focused on the security situation and the role of the agency in maintaining security, and stability and ways to strengthen communication and coordination between all the security services in the country, to preserve the security and safety of the citizens.

Source: Libyan News Agency