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A delegation representing components of the south has threatened to form a parallel government similar to other existing governments, or to demand UN intervention if the rights of the southern region, which they outlined in a set of basic demands, were not met.

In a forum held in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, ministers of labour, finance, culture, environment and social affairs and the undersecretary of the ministry of foreign affairs, it stressed that their demands are to respect and appreciate ministers of the south and support them perform their duties to the fullest.

It also called for including the souths representatives to the 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee, just like other regions, and assign the position of the speaker of parliament to the south, and all other positions assigned to the southern region, whether at the High Court or Presidential Council, based on the political accord.

It called for withdrawal of all people of the south from the current conflicting parties, and that the south be an instrument of peace not war, as they put it.

The delegation further pressed for assigning the Attorney General to investigate incidents of bribery, royalties, security breaches, high crime rate, to open offices to receive complaints, and to provide the souths full needs of fuel, roads, maintenance and all services that affect the citizen in Fezzan.

In a clear reference to the forces affiliated with Haftars sons, the delegation pointed out that the military claiming to be the guardian of Fezzan and its security should go and protect the countrys borders rather than imposing royalties and collecting scrap metal.

Fezzan Municipal Council also met on Saturday, in Sabha, calling on the Government of National Unity to hold an emergency session on the situation in the south and take several decisions accordingly.

After their meeting in Sabha, the Council submitted 10 demands to the Government of National Unity and the House of Representatives, about two weeks after the explosion of the fuel tanker in the city of Bent Bayah, which resulted in the death of 23 people and injury of scores of others.

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Southern Libya delegation threatens to form parallel government if its demands are not met - The Libya Observer

The Chairman of the Libyan Egyptian Joint Economic Chamber, Ibrahim Al-Jarrary, has said that the exemption of Libya from the Egyptian decision to ban exporting basic commodities would achieve some kind of boom in the local market amid the current slump in markets.

Al-Jarrary told Libya Al-Ahrar TV that importing basic commodities and Egyptian merchandise is of great importance to the food market in eastern Libya, saying that this would help reduce the prices of commodities for the locals.

The decision of the Egyptian authorities to exempt Libya from the ban of exporting basic commodities made in Egypt came after discussions held by Al-Jarrary with the Egyptian side following the instructions of the Ministry of Economy of the Government of National Unity.

A joint committee will be formed this week, comprising the Customs Authority and the Ministries of Transportation, Economy and Finance. They will go to Egypt to activate the agreement signed since 1990. Al-Jarrary added.

He also said that the there are efforts from both Libya and Egypt to resolve the issues of transportation of the Libyan citizens inside Egypt using their Libya-plated cars.

Al-Jarrary said the Libyan side is working in cooperation with Egypt to reactivate some of the agreements related to the use of Libyan citizens private cars inside Egypt, which would ensure less costs than the current ones.

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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