It is difficult to explain to people calling our office in Tripoli what going on, what means "friendly clashes in Tripoli" , how someone has defined them. Who follows our blog knows that we do not like to talk about "politics" or suggest to Libyans how to solve an 11 yrs. civil struggle.
But, in the meantime, all parties have to understand that after the Ukrainian crisis, Libya is on the top of the list in the Mediterranean contest. So nobody cares if in Rome, Copenaghen, London or Paris there are robberies, criminal actions, the killing of wives and own children making suicide. This news is toilet paper after a couple of days.
So, can we solve the Libyan problems and think about the New Libya that everybody is dreaming of? The new Dubai of North Africa?
All parts have to step back, to make 10 feet ahead together. Tripoli is not Benghazi? The South of Libya wants to decide about its future?
I suggest starting to talk about the United States of Libya or the Confederation of Libya. I live in the Balkans where a long war has divided former Yugoslavia. So why not learn from the past?
Bosnia is a Federation with three different entities.....but I want the best! Let us "copy" Switzerland!!! The highest level of life in Europe with its Confederation.
The Italian Ambassador in Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, has met Minister of Transport, Mohammed Al-Shahoubi, and representatives of the Italian Consortium Aeneas, to discuss the starting of the reconstruction works at Tripoli International Airport, as quickly as possible.
The Tripoli agriculture fair will close today. Personally speaking, I think the sector has to come back to its ancient role, splendor, and importance in all Mediterranean basin.
Libya was the barn of the Roman Empire. Some Libyan coastal areas or South Libya are sensitive to growing wheat and barley . The ideal climate, because rich of fossil water, for greenhouses.
What to say about Tarhuna's hills with its amazing olive trees that remind me of Tuscany or Abruzzi. If I remember, I read about a report in 2010 Libya has more than 8 million olive trees.
But the olive sector must be revitalized.
This can be the future for the Libyan young generation and for the New Libya that everybody is dreaming since 2011......
The Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Al-Hawij, and Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Al-Qatrani have inaugurated the 8th Libyan International Exhibition for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, at the Tripoli International Fair.
The event, which is being held from March 28 to 31, hosts 160 companies specialized in the industries of agricultural equipment, supplies, and food industries.
The state General Electricity Company of Libya reported yesterday that it has launched a pilot project to install prepaid card electricity meters. The pilot project has started in the Tripoli district of Zawiat Al-Dahmani.
GECOL says the pilot project comes within the context of developing consumer services, diversifying the methods of revenue collection, reducing commercial waste and billing, and in light of the lack of capabilities, the country’s deficit in power generation, and the excessive public consumption of electricity.
The plan is to roll out the project later in the year to the rest of the country.
Turkey is promoting a new project to attract Libyan tourists and from other Mediterranean countries as well. At the end of May, a new passenger ship line will start servicing between Gazimagusa North Cyprus to the Libyan ports through Hatay Sea Bus. Last November, Misurata Port Authority has authorized the first trip of the Turkish ferry Kevalay Queen. In the next future, the ferry will connect Turkey,Tunisia and Egypt to Libya.
Libyan Airlines has settled its debts claimed by aircraft maintenance companies. In this way, the airline company will be able to be back to full operational service in the next future.
It noted that several of its planes stationed at international airports had been transferred to the maintenance centers.
Also Afriqiyah Airways said that it had settled its debts owed to maintenance centers, which conducted repair work for its plans, after being grounded for years in airports in Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
KSA did not allow to enter the country for Covid to international pilgrims until last August. Good news for Libyan pilgrims, willing to perform Umrah, comes from Afriqiyah Airways.
On Saturday, the airline company has announced it will operate with 19 flights per week from Mitiga,Misurata and Benghazi.
Today, the Libya Exhibition for Renewable Energy opened in Tripoli, with local and international participation from companies seeking to investand looking for projects in the Libyan market.
This is another step ahead supported by the General Authority for Investment Promotion and Privatization Affair to attract international investors and companies of this sector.
The Ministry of Planning has launched a digital dashboard for the government's projects and development programs planned for this year.
The objective is to enhance the concepts of transparency and share information on development projects with citizens.
It includes all government expenditures in municipalities, cities, utilities, government institutions, and projects.
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10th February 2011. Ten years are passed and today I do not want to remind myself what happened until 20th November 2021 when I came back again to Tripoli for the first time.I always thought that Libya is one of the most wonderful countries in the world and its future depends only on my beloved Libyan friends and people.
How much did it cost to the Libyan economy and wealth? If I read a 2020 report of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission we talk about 576 billion U.S. dollars. So,I suggest to all the Libyan parties to take a final decision on how they want to do for the future of Libyan generations.
If Tripoli's interests are so far away from Benghazi's interests or Sabha's willingness to more consideration, why not explore a solution like the Swiss Confederation where three different economies and languages are leaving and growing together or try to have something better than Bosnia&herzegovina, where three "strong&different realities like the Croatian, Serbian and Islamic are not fighting at least since 1995/6??
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LIBYA!!!!!
Piero Berardi
After 6 months of maintenance, supported by the United Nations Development Program and EU, the Department of Antiquities in Sabratha reopened the Roman Theater.
Last Sunday, the mayor of Tobruk, Mr. Faraj Khattabia, had a meeting with the Greek charge' d'affaires Ioannis Stamatekos to explore the possibility to establish a commercial sea route with Athens.
Greece is just 300 km far away from Tobruk's harbour.
LIBYA BUILD, the biggest event in North Africa will be back on May 30th-June 2nd. The last edition had with more than 200 companies and 15.000 visitors from Turkey,Italy,Greece,Austria,Egypt,Tunisia,Algeria and Libya.
For more information:
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