Africa Libya An international rally resumed in Ghadames, south-west Libya, after a break of about ten years, attracting local and international participants with 60 competitors from Libya, Tunisia and Algeria
Africa Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, UN Envoy to Libya, emphasised the possible role of the African Union in achieving national reconciliation based on lessons learnt from similar experiences in member states, according to the UN Support Mission in Libya
Africa Libya The Zaouia El Baqoul forest, which was partially destroyed following the NATO intervention in 2011, is now a place of green rebirth and community spirit, thanks to a reforestation project that has already planted 10.000 trees
Africa Libya The Governor of the Libyan Central Bank, President of the Libyan Audit Bureau and the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation all stressed the need to increase oil production rates
Africa Libya Turkey offered to contribute to energy infrastructure projects in Libya, as well as electricity transmission and distribution projects; Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources recalled that relations between the countries go back 500 years
Africa Libya The Iraqi Embassy in Tripoli resumes processing consular transactions for Iraqi citizens today; efforts were made to obtain the approval of the Interior and General Directorate of Passports to introduce a mobile passport issuing and renewing system
Africa Libya "Hassituha" (Have you heard it), a mostly silent play from the east of Libya, returned to the stage in Tripoli after a 15-year hiatus, a symbol for the rebirth of the National Libyan Theatre Festival
Africa Libya The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Inclusive National Reconciliation Conference was held in Sabha; the Inclusive National Reconciliation Conference will be convened in Sirte, Libya, next April
Africa Libya The Libyan government and UNICEF reached agreement yesterday on a work plan to strengthen protection and justice systems for children in Libya, aiming to reform the national juvenile justice system in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Africa Libya The UN envoy to Libya has asked the country's main power groups to nominate representatives for a meeting to reach agreement on elections, as part of an apparent new push for a national vote
Africa Libya The country acceded to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Africa Libya The Minister of Transport discussed with the Turkish Ambassador to Libya the implementation of the agreed procedures for the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights at Libyan airports
Africa Libya A new maritime zone has been established by the government led by Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh; analysts see it as a new chapter in the intense race for energy sources in the eastern Mediterranean basin