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Libyas Audit Bureau has called on outgoing prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, to take necessary measures to addressexcessive employment in the public sector

KhaledAl-Shakshak, the bureaus president, sent a communique directed to Dbeibeh, in which he urged the 63-year-old premier not to expand the establishment of administrative bodies or grant them administrative and financial independence.

According to the communique, which was publicly released by the bureau, Al-Shakshak invited Dbeibehs government to developa central system that organizes database of public sector workers based on the actual needs of the state.

The bureaus president also called for strengthening the role of the private sector by providing guarantees and developing plans to finance small and medium enterprises, which in turn will contribute to reforming the economy in general, providing job opportunities for young people and reducing unemployment.

He also called for the development of strategic plans aimed at harmonizing educational outcomes with the needs of the labor market.

Public salaries in Libya account for more than half of public spending in the country of 6 million, and are funded by unstable oil and gas revenues.

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The young man said he used to work as a driver and a security guard in Ghana, but decided to move abroad for greener pastures.

According to him, very few people survive the journey from Libya to Europe, adding that he felt scared at some point.

I saved GH12000 in five years. It was mainly because of the Libya trip. It has always been a dream to travel abroad. I worked two jobs to get that money, he told SVTV Africa.

They camped seventy-two of us in a ghetto on Thursday and waited until Saturday evening before setting off onto the sea. There were sixty-nine Ghanaians, two Nigerians and one Ivorian.

In my mind, I had left everything to God, but I got scared when I saw the large body of water. While on the sea, Libyan authorities found out and tried to take us back to Libya, but luckily, we found ourselves in a no mans land.

So they couldnt arrest us. A German rescue team told us to wait for an Italian ship to transport us. We waited for five hours until they came and stayed on their ship for a week before arriving in Sicily, he added.

In 2019, the International Organization for Migrations has revealed that some 35,550 Ghanaians were trapped in Libya with the hope of crossing the sea to Europe.

The Organisation said the Ghanaians were part of a larger migrant population of 636,426 who wanted to enter Europe.

A statement by the Catholic Relief Services to commemorate the International Day for Migrants, quoted the IOM as saying that almost 3,400 migrants and refugees died in 2018 globally.

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A three-year old girl has died after being stung by a scorpion, in Tahala, north of Ghat, south west of the country.

Tahala Health Center, stated that the girl was transferred to Ghat General Hospital in a critical condition, before she was transferred to several other health centers due to lack of doctors and unpreparedness of intensive care units.

The girl arrived 5 hours later at the Owainat health center, where the medical team resuscitated her with an intravenous catheter in the neck and gave her the necessary treatments. She remained under observation for 3 hours, the center explained.

The girl was transferred to Ubari General Hospital, and due to the lack of doctors and the lack of readiness of the care unit as well, she was transferred again to Sabha Medical Center where she died, it added.

The center pointed out that this girl is not the first and will not be the last, if a radical solution is not developed, calling on the Ministry of Health and local and international organizations to develop effective solutions to the deteriorating health conditions in southern Libya.

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A girl dies of scorpion sting in southern Libya, raising alarm of health service conditions there - The Libya Observer

Whether we agree or disagree on the revolutions of the so-called Arab Spring, we may agree on one decisive fact that emerged from the repercussions of the post-2011 years, which is that the survival of nations depends on the strength of their national armies, and we can demonstrate this by what is happening around us.

Iraq, which was occupied in 2003 for allegedly possessing weapons of mass destruction, did not fall until after the decision of American military governor Paul Bremer to dissolve the Iraqi army and demobilise its members and affiliates.

This was the catastrophe that destroyed Iraq indefinitely. All that is happening in the internal arena of political conflicts and clashes would have remained confined to the circle of political differences had the Iraqi army not been disbanded. This is because the army is the only entity that was able to maintain stability and political security with its capacity and strength, but now it is simply possible to turn the political table upside down once one of the components of the authority rejects any decision that does not fit with its orientations.

The same situation is being replicated in Yemen to a greater extent and in Syria to a lesser extent, given that it has kept the bulk of its army from falling into the cycle of ethnic conflicts.

In Libya, however, the situation is even bleaker. Libya is a country with a geographical area larger than that of Egypt with a population that does not exceed 10 million people, according to the latest statistics. However, even though it had a sophisticated military arsenal, it did not possess the necessary human resources to manage that arsenal, and this was evident in the conflict that broke out between Libya and Chad on the disputed Ouzo border strip.

Talking about Libya is very important, not only because it has the longest border with Egypt, which spans more than 1,000 km, but also because it has always been a destination for a lot of Egyptian workers.

Therefore, what is going on there remains a priority for Egyptian political decision-makers, who insist that the solution in Libya begins with the exit of all foreign mercenaries and armed men and the provision of support to national institutions, especially the Libyan army the only body that has the right to own arms to protect the homeland.

The unification of Libyas military institutions according to sound national foundations, loyalty to the homeland, working under the elected civilian authority of the Libyan people without interfering in internal political affairs is a goal that all parties must contribute to. Moreover, international expertise should be brought in to achieve this endeavour and rehabilitate the members of these military institutions.

This is because the army is the only guarantor of the principle of national sovereignty and is capable of realising the hopes of these people for stability, development, and a decent life.

Last month, military leaders from western and eastern Libya discussed in a rare meeting in Tripoli naming one chief of staff to unify the countrys military institutions in a precedent that is the first of its kind since the country was divided 11 years ago.

The talks took place between a delegation headed by Lieutenant-General Abdel Razzaq Al-Nadori, Chief of Staff and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar from the east, and another headed by Lieutenant-General Mohammad Al-Haddad Chief of Staff of the military forces in the west.

The necessity of the exit of mercenaries, foreign fighters, and foreign forces from the country was stressed, and the establishment of a unified force that was agreed upon in the cease-fire agreement between the two parties was also approved. Additionally, the two parties agreed to develop a plan to start conducting border patrols to protect the countrys borders, prevent illegal immigration and organised crime, and combat terrorism, according to a statement issued by the Libyan army.

The progress that has been made in the Libyan security track towards a unified military institution represents a good step on the right path. It may represent a gesture to end the division in Libya.

There is no problem with the presence of parties and differences, but there must be an agreement to uphold the countrys supreme interest and unify its military power, which is the only way for the country to survive.

* Hatem Sadek is a Professor at Helwan University

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Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital.

An Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist heard gunfire and explosions around 1 a.m. Saturday (11 p.m. GMT) in the city.

The fighting, with light and heavy weapons, occurred in the El Jebs district in the city's south, media reports said.

Tensions have been rising for months in Libya as two prime ministers vie for power, raising fears of renewed conflict two years after a landmark truce ended a ruinous attempt by eastern putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar to seize Tripoli by force.

Saturday's clashes were between armed groups loyal to Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah, head of the unity government based in Tripoli, and others following his rival Fathi Bashagha, named in February as prime minister by a parliament based in Libya's east after he made a pact with Haftar.

The fighting ended when another group called the 444 Brigade intervened to mediate, according to Libyan media. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Bashagha has failed in his attempts to oust Dbeibah, who has repeatedly asserted he will only hand over power to an elected government.

Tensions between armed groups loyal to the rival leaders have increased in recent months in Tripoli. On July 22, fighting in the heart of the city left 16 dead and about 50 wounded.

Once again, two competing governments are vying for control in Libya, already torn by more than a decade of civil war.

Libya has for years been split between rival administrations in the east and the west, each supported by rogue militias and foreign governments. The Mediterranean nation has been in a state of upheaval since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled and later killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

But a plan had emerged in the past two years that was meant to put the country on the path toward elections. A U.N.-brokered process installed an interim government in early 2021 to shepherd Libyans to elections that were due late last year.

That government, led by Dbeibah, briefly unified the political factions under heavy international pressure. But the voting never took place, and since then, the plan has unraveled and left the country in crisis.

Lawmakers in Libya's east-based parliament, headed by influential speaker Aguila Saleh, argued that Dbeibahs mandate ended when the interim government failed to hold elections.

They chose Bashagha, an influential former interior minister from the western city of Misrata, as the new prime minister. Their position gained the endorsement of Haftar whose forces control the country's east and most of the south, including major oil facilities.

Dbeibah has refused to step down and factions allied with him in western Libya deeply oppose Haftar. They maintain that Dbeibah, who is also from Misrata with ties to its powerful militias, is working toward holding elections.

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