With rainfall of 50 cm in just a few hours and winds of up to 180 km/h, Mediterranean storm Daniel also caused the collapse of a dam near Derna: the town has been washed away, with thousands of people dead or unaccounted for

The Ministry of Defence said it had launched an anti-crime military operation in the west coast military zone; any political objective was denied, and the operation is to be attributed only to maintaining security and stability in the area

The Libyan parallel government approved the proposal to eliminate subsidies on fuel and petroleum products, the preparation of an appropriate mechanism to implement this measure and more measures linked to the 2025 general budget

A new political initiative aimed at resolving the political crisis has been announced by the UN Support Mission in Libya; with a technical committee of Libyan experts, it will identify steps and priorities for establishing a consensus-based government

All commercial banks operating in Libya can now offer interest-free loans for electronic purchases, to help citizens cope with the country's current liquidity crisis