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By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 January 2021: The cost of the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) across Libya rose by 1.3% (LD 9.54) to LD 729 from October to November 2020 or 16% more expensive in November, when comparing to preCOVID-19 levels in March 2020. The findings come in the latest report published yesterday by Swiss-based international NGO, REACH. The Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) represents the minimum culturally adjusted group of items required to support a five-person Libyan household...

By Sami Zaptia. London, 22 January 2021: Reviewing the humanitarian situation in Libya during 2020, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Libya (OCHA) reported in its latest bulletin posted today that insecurity, displacement and protection risks continued in Libya during 2020 The report said that while more than 40,000 have returned home since June, over 392,000 people remain displaced. With regards to the pandemic, it said more than 101,000 cases of COVID-19 were conf...

* Libyan oil output cut by 200,000 bpd * Stronger dollar weighs on prices (Updates prices) LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell slightly on Monday as a stronger dollar, fears over soaring COVID-19 cases around the world and the slow pace of vaccination against the coronavirus outweighed a better-than-expected quarterly rebound for China’s economy. Brent crude was down 23 cents, or 0.4%, at $54.87 per barrel at 1720 GMT, and West Texas Intermediate U.S. crude fell 19 cents, or 0.4%, to $...

THE “beautiful co-operation” between NGO rescuers today saved the lives of over 100 people fleeing Libya across the central Mediterranean. One of the 120 people on the rubber boat this morning managed to contact the refugee distress hotline network Alarm Phone, whose activists then alerted the maritime authorities and the nearby NGO refugee rescue ship, the Ocean Viking. The Ocean Viking managed to reach the people this afternoon before the EU-supported Libyan coastguard could intercept the...

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Dr Naledi Pandor. Address by Dr Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on the occasion of the Chatham House London Virtual Engagement, 20 January 2020. Head of Chatham House Africa Programme, Dr Alex Vine, Your Excellency, High Commissioner Tambo, Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Audience, Ladies and gentlemen, Theme: �...

Fragile Progress toward a Unity Government for Libya Despite a reported breakthrough in mid-January, there are still many steps to take before an interim unity government can emerge in Libya. The country has been divided in two, between two parallel governments and military coalitions that have been intermittently at war, since 2014. Participants in the 75-member forum that the UN assembled to bring the two back together agreed on an internal voting mechanism for appointing top officials. But ...

NGC 613, a barred spiral galaxy 67 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor, shows its stunning stellar markings in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Libya is seeking funding from foreign oil companies to fix its ailing infrastructure after years of war and neglect.

File image NATIONAL NEWS - South Africa’s six key priorities of the African Union (AU) have had to take a backseat due to COVID-19, with President Cyril Ramaphosa leading the continent’s response to the pandemic and ensuring collaboration in this important battle. While 2020 has been an unprecedented year, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, believes that the COVID-19 initiatives have led to a unified Africa. Pandor s...

(Photo : Savvas Kalimeris on Unsplash) Arguably the most known desert system in the world. The Sahara is among, if not the largest, hot desert on Earth. It pretty much makes up the entire top half of the African continent. Its a scorching area with at least 3.6 million square miles. The entire dessert can be easily identifiable when viewed from outer space. Theres almost little to no clouds in the area, a contributing factor to the immense heat. And, the fact that the ground is also covered by ...