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Printing and supply of school textbooks approved – The Libya Observer

Ministry of Education of the Government of National Unity announced on Saturday that the Central Bank of Libya had obtained the approval of the House of Representatives to disburse the cost of printing and supplying school textbooks for the school year 2022-2023.

In statement, the ministry stated that it is awaiting the disbursements of the amount allocated to the Center for Educational Curricula and Educational Research.

The ministry commended the efforts of the Attorney General, as well as the Speaker and members of the House of Representatives, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya for their response in order to overcome obstacles, ensure the printing of the textbooks, and their timely delivery to students.

It recalled the measures it had done through the Center for Educational Curricula and Educational Research in contacting around the clock, all days, with the competent authorities from the Audit Bureau, the Ministry of Planning, and the Ministry of Finance, which all did what was required, at the required time, and without any delay, according to the text of the statement.

It reassured parents and students that it will be in contact with them regarding the printing of the textbook, and the start of its shipments and arrival time at Libyan ports.

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‘Entrepreneurs of the Future’ training boot camp concluded last week in Benghazi – Libya Herald

Entrepreneurs of the Future training boot camp concluded last week in Benghazi

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The Entrepreneurs of the Future training boot camp concluded last week in Benghazi conducted in cooperation with Al-Mizan Foundation for Development and Fab Lab.

A group of students/ idea holders received support in transforming their ideas into businesses and instilling the principles of entrepreneurship among them. The training involves different Libyan cities to train 120 students on the basics of entrepreneurship and marketing.

At the end of the training, 12 trainees will be selected to compete in a national competition that will be organized next November to choose the winners of the best projects and support them financially for the success and expansion of their business.

The boot camps are being held for the third year as part of the EU for the Private Sector in Libya (EU4PSL) project funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France to support the private sector in Libya.

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Libya insists it should receive 94 million held in BOV accounts – Times of Malta

The Libyan state has insisted that a decision by a Maltese court to release in its favour over 94 million held in Bank of Valletta accounts must stand and that an appeal filed by the heirs of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi ought to be thrown out.

The appeal was filed by Maltese lawyer Louis Cassar Pullicino on behalf of the Gaddafi heirs lawyer, Charilos Oikonomopoulos, and Gaddafis widow, Safiya Ferkash Mohammed.

The legal battle started a year after Gaddafis violent overthrow and death in 2011.

Gaddafis son Mutassim was found to be the owner of a Maltese-registered company with BOV accounts.

Upon his death in Misurata, on October 20, 2011, at the height of the uprising against his fathers regime, credit cards issued by BOV were found in his possession.

The Libyan government has always viewed the funds, held under a Maltese company called Capital Resources Limited, as illicit gains.

It holds that according to Libyan law, as an army officer Mutassim was precluded from drawing benefits from any business interests. Moreover, he had failed to submit a full declaration of assets.

Litigation was taken up in the Maltese courts, with Libya accusing BOV of failing to carry out proper due diligence checks that should have prevented Mutassim from opening accounts in the first place.

The Gaddafi heirs argued that the money constituted private funds, not pilfered from the Libyan state.

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However, Mr Justice Neville Camilleri last June ordered that the funds be released in favour of the Libyan state.

In his reply to the Gaddafi heirs appeal, lawyer Shaheryar Ghaznavi, representing the Libyan state, rubbished their claims that the Maltese courts lacked jurisdiction and the case was time barred.

He insisted that Mutassim had breached Libyan law and that the courts decision to repatriate the funds to Libya was correct.

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France’s Total renews willingness to develop partnership with Libya in oil and gas fields – The Libya Observer

The Chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Bengdara, met in Paris Thursday with the CEO of French oil company Total, Patrick Pouyann, and discussed TotalEnergies multi-energy strategy and activities in Libya, as well as the ongoing implementation of the strategic agreements signed with the Libyan authorities in November 2021 for the sustainable development of the countrys natural resources.

Total said on its website that Pouyann confirmed to Bengdara the full commitment of TotalEnergies to Libya, and expressed his willingness to launch new investments to increase Libyas oil production for supplying the world market as well as gas output for both the domestic and the European export markets.

Pouyann and Bengdara also discussed TotalEnergies willingness to strengthen its investments in Libyas renewable energy sector as the former stressed that TotalEnergies aims to help Libya in building a more sustainable future through an improved use of its natural resources, including solar energy, which will directly improve the accessibility of cleaner, more reliable and more affordable electricity to the Libyan people.

"The production following the 2021 agreement was 84,000 boe/d. This production came from the offshore Al Jurf field (TotalEnergies, 37.5%), the El Sharara onshore area (TotalEnergies, 15% on block ex-NC 115 and 12% on Block ex-NC 186) and the Waha fields (TotalEnergies, 20.41%, after the joint acquisition of Hess interest)." Total said.

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Migrants face abuse in Libya after EU-backed interceptions – Times of Malta

Godwin risked everything for a better life in Europe, but he was detained and ransomed in Libya by European Union-backed authorities accused of "extreme abuse" against captured migrants.

The 34-year-old Nigerian had paid 1,100 euros ($1,100) for a place on an overcrowded vessel from the Libyan port of Zawiya, heading for Italian shores via the world's deadliest migration route.

"It was night when I got on the boat, it was already dark. I didn't know (where we were going)," he said, giving only his first name."I just wanted to go to Europe and have a good life."

Those hopes were dashed when a Libyan patrol boat approached.

Godwin said he was so reluctant to avoid going back to Libya that he considered throwing himself into the sea.

But he was detained and dragged back to Libya, where he was only released after his family paid a 550 euro ransom.

His is far from the only case.

Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch said some 32,450 people had been intercepted by Libyan forces last year and "hauled back to arbitrary detention and abuse" in the war-ravaged country as European countries turned a blind eye.

HRW accused the EU's border agency Frontex of using a drone to provide information that "facilitates interceptions and returns to Libya ... (despite) overwhelming evidence of torture and exploitation of migrants and refugees".

The migrant-run @RefugeesinLibya Twitter account regularly posts images of refugees allegedly killed by Libyan forces or tortured to extort money from their families.

Refugees in the country are "tortured by European taxpayers' money, dehumanised and deprived in all forms," it said in a recent tweet.

That chimes with a report in October by United Nations experts, who said acts of "murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment (and) rape" against detained migrants in Libya may amount to crimes against humanity.

None of this has stopped the European Union funding and working closely with the Libyan coast guard to prevent migrants reaching northern Mediterranean shores.

The accusations against Europe are not limited to financial support.

Alarm Phone, a group running a hotline for migrants needing rescue, this month accused Malta of failing to launch operations to rescue migrants in danger, "despite their obligations to do so" under international law.

"Alarm Phone has witnessed this non-assistance policy in action innumerable times," it said, accusing Malta of "abandoning boats at risk of capsizing" within the island's search and rescue zone.

From the start of January until August 20, almost 13,000 migrants have been intercepted and dragged back to detention in Libya while trying to cross the Mediterranean, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Some have been detained, while others have been sent home or simply allowed to leave the overcrowded detention centres.

A further 918 were either dead or missing.

Libyan authorities deny reports that migrants are abused.

"The arrests are carried out according to the rules in place," a migration official said.

But many argue that the long years of lawlessness since a NATO-backed revolt toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011 has left the country prey to armed groups and people traffickers.

"Human rights? There are no human rights in Libya," said Hussein, another migrant stuck in Tripoli.

The 26-year-old from Sudan said he had tried to reach Europe on an overnight boat crossing in 2017.

"The Libyan coast guard caught us and sent us back," he said.

He was detained for a day before managing to escape, he said.

He called on African countries to "look after their people" and discourage them from leaving, "instead of European countries funding Libya to stop migration".

But despite the risks, both Godwin and Hussein said they were saving money for a new effort to reach Europe.

They spoke to AFP while waiting on the roadside in the hope of picking up some work for the day -- for a pittance.

"Now I'm just in Libya, suffering, there is no work, no food to eat, nothing," said Godwin, wearing a paint-specked t-shirt and a grey beanie.

"I'm tired of living this kind of life I'm living here."

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