Month: January 2023

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GECOL imports (21) power stations as part of its plan to support public network

Tripoli- General Electricity Company has continued its efforts to fulfill demand for electrical energy in all parts of Libya as part of its plan to support the public network.

In this endeavour, (21) ready (distribution) stations with a capacity of (500 to 1500) kilovolt-ampere supplied by Medelec Company arrived at the sea port of Tripoli.

This comes within the framework of the continuous efforts undertaken by the company’s board of directors to overcome bottlenecks, treat them, improve the electrical network, and provide the necessary needs for the company’s divisions.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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Meeting of committee on national list of Libyan heritage

Tripoli- A committee preparing the national list of Libyan heritage and the nomination of some of them to international organizations held its first meeting in the office of the Ministry of Culture in Tripoli.

The committee discussed its work mechanisms, organization of its meetings, preparation of the national list of Libyan heritage in accordance with international standards, as well as registration mechanism and the setting up of sub-teams within working teams for the types of heritage, whether cultural or natural.

It was agreed during the meeting to focus on starting work on the national list as a first step, and then to nominate cultural and natural sites, whether for UNESCO or ISESCO.

It is noteworthy that the committee preparing the national list of Libyan heritage is formed according to decision of Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development No. (694) of 2022.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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ARAB REGION REGISTERS WORLD’S HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: UN

A survey released by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has said that the Arab region registered a 12 percent unemployment rate in 2022– the highest in the world.

Meanwhile, according to the Survey, poverty has increased along national lines, affecting 130 million people in Arab countries.

More than one-third of the region’s population is affected, excluding Libya and Gulf Cooperation Council members, the report highlighted.

Furthermore, poverty is anticipated to climb during the next two years, reaching 36% of the population in 2024.

Despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 epidemic and the war in Ukraine, the survey predicted 3.4 percent growth in the Arab region next year.

While inflation rates rose to 14% this year, they are expected to fall to 8% and 4.5% in the next two years, respectively, as per the report.

Despite the region’s favorable development prognosis, Ahmed Moummi, the survey’s principal author, alluded to major disparities among countries, which were worsened by the war in Ukraine.

Moummi has also noted that Gulf Cooperation Council countries and other oil-exporting countries will continue to benefit from increased energy costs, taking into consideration that the repercussions are not the same for all Arab countries.

“The current situation presents an opportunity for oil-exporting Arab countries to diversify their economies away from the energy sector by accumulating reserves and investing in projects that generate inclusive growth and sustainable development”, Moummi highlighted.

Source: National News Agency

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Algerian President: The deterioration of the situation in Libya helped the transfer of heavy weapons to the African Sahel region

Algeria- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said, “In an interview with the French “Le Figaro”, the instability in the African Sahel region is due to the deterioration of the situation in Libya.

Tebboune indicated in this regard that matters would not have reached this situation if we had been assisted in implementing the Algiers Agreement of 2015 aimed at calming the situation in the region, adding that his country is following the logic of the neighbor in this crisis and is not doing geo-politics like others, according to what was published by the Algerian news agency.

The Algerian president stressed that the deterioration of the situation in neighboring Libya helped the transfer of heavy weapons to the African Sahel region, and the settlement of the situation in the Sahel region passes, of course, through Algeria, he said.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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Tripoli University obtains ISO accreditation

Tripoli- University of Tripoli has obtained the ISO 9001 accreditation after the International Audit and Conformity Committee completed its visits to the various departments of the University of Tripoli.

Accordingly, the university will obtain an accreditation certificate for a period of three years.

The accreditation will enable the University of Tripoli to continuously update and develop administrative procedures.

The accreditation will be announced on the international website and the certificate will be issued within two weeks.

This accreditation is a motive for the rest of the Libyan universities, as the University of Tripoli is the first Libyan university to obtain accreditation in North Africa.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Imran Al-Qayeb, stressed the need for higher education and scientific research institutions to work in accordance with international standards in institutional work in order to advance higher education in universities and higher institutes.

University of Tripoli had applied for accreditation five months ago, during which all the documents required for accreditation were completed, and accordingly the team was sent for audit this week.

The team was headed by a Jordanian expert and comprised a member from Jordan and two members from Libya, in addition to a member of the observer of the International Committee to evaluate the performance of the committee from Tunisia.

Source: Libyan News Agency