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A harmony between the Legislative and Executive authorities regarding the budget:
The House of Representatives is waiting for “two budgets instead of one budget” from the government next march as stated by Yasser Omar, the deputy of the Budget and Plan Committee. He added that Mostafa Madboly, the Prime Minister, during a meeting with the heads of the House’s Special Committee pledged to present a planned budget that includes a medium-term plan for spending priorities of the government during the next three financial years till 2024, in addition to a detailed budget for the financial year 2021-2022, in a response to the demands of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the recommendations of the Budget and Plan Committee in the House of Representatives. From his side, Mohamed Badrawy, the member of the Committee, confirmed that the idea of the budget framework budget has been in place and has been in use for three years, indicating that the government had previously presented it in a brief form within the draft budget for the fiscal year 2018/2019, as well as that the government is working within the framework of a global program known as «economic reform and Comprehensive Development Plan of 2030 » which Egypt joined it in 2016, which targets global indicators on poverty rate, growth, education and well-being. In order to implement this program, the government provides a framework vision represented by a four year medium term governmental plan which the government started in 2018 and budgets for three years which was started by the government in the financial budget of 2018/2019. It is noteworthy that it is scheduled to end on June 30, at the end of the current fiscal year. Then, this is followed by a new framework budget from the government that extends to 2024
- Douma's family publishes the details of his medical file: he suffers from depression, chronic inflammation of the nerves, low blood pressure and obstruction of the airway
- The death of a doctor in pretrial detention ... and "doctors": due to "Corona" | After the President’s statements ... An orchestral escalation of campaigns against the overpopulation | "Facebook" bans Australian media content
The January Revolution before courts: Settlements and reconciliation with the enemies of the revolution and the hell of medical negligence and the continuing imprisonment for its supporters:
The Egyptian Public Prosecutor announced settlement and reconciliation with Ibrahim Suleiman, the former Housing Minister during the era of former President Hosni Mubarak, and businessman Magdy Rasekh, in exchange for payment of 1.3 billion pounds (84 million US dollars). The Public Prosecution said, in a statement, that The national committee for the recovery of funds and assets abroad, signed a settlement with Suleiman and Rasekh who are accused in a number of cases. Among these cases is what is known as the land of “SODIC” and “Green Belt”. The two faced accusations of profit and deliberate damage to public money, by selling it at less than its real value. The area of SODIC’s land in Sheikh Zayed City was about 2550 acres. It is noteworthy that Magdy Rasekh, Chairman of the Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC), is also the father-in-law of Alaa Mubarak, son of former President Hosni Mubarak..
The Damanhour Criminal Court ruled yesterday evening of acquittal in the retrial of the former director of El Behira Security, 6 police officers and agents in the case known as the killing of demonstrators on the Friday of Anger during the January 25 Revolution..
On the other hand, Lawyer Nabeh Elgenadi stated that the Criminal Court in Tora had renewed the detention of “1200 accused persons” this week, for 45 days pending investigations in their cases.
The family of imprisoned political activist Ahmed Douma published a report on his health, which reveals his illnesses, days after his sister, Iman Duma, announced that he had chest pain, coughing and nahjane, and according to what the family published on the Ahmed Douma campaign page, he suffers from “depression and anxiety attacks, Low blood pressure, heart rhythm disorder, chronic inflammation of the nerves, stiffness and arthritis, and symptoms of post-ulcer stomach. According to the statement, Douma also suffers from torsion, inflammation, and suspicion of slipped vertebrae, obstruction of the airway, chronic inflammation of the sinuses, dryness of the cornea of the eye and disorder of the tear ducts. The page indicated that Douma suffers from some diseases which he receives treatments inside prison based on the diagnosis of medical officers. A security source at the Ministry of Interior stated that Douma” does not suffer from any health problems, but only suffers from an allergy in the nose and the necessary treatment has been offered for him .
Doctor Ezzat Kamel, former head of the orthopedic department at Ain Shams University, died last Tuesday, at the age of 70, in his detention facility at Tora investigation prison, two weeks after his family learned of his deteriorating health, according to human rights attorney Nabeh Elgenadi, while the Medical Syndicate announced the death of the doctor as among the victims of Coronavirus. Elgenadi submitted two requests to the State Security Prosecution, which issued a full detention order, to transfer him to a government or private hospital, without a response, according to the attorney..
The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to replace the imprisonment of Dr. Hazem Hosny with a precautionary measure not to leave his residence pending Case No. 855 of 2020 of the State Security. .
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information condemned the violations against the activist, Mohamed Adel during the consideration of the renewal of his detention order before the chief of North Mansoura prosecution, according to his attorneys. It is mentioned that he was assaulted verbally and was grabbed from his closes violently while he was inside the investigation room and in the absence of his attorneys which was intended as he was brought before the prosecution early before the customary dates. He was brought for investigation at 9 am, in addition, the requests and defenses that Mohamed Adel tried to prove were rejected in the minutes of the renewal session, as Chief of the Prosecution ordered the accompanying Guard Force to take him to his detention again pending case No. 4118 of 2018 at Sherbin Administration .
The regime’s media presenters are in the way of Cenmar:
The Misdemeanor Court of Nasr City has set a session on March 20, to the trial of Tamer Amin because of his statement about the people of Upper Egypt, and the attorney who raised the lawsuit demanded that the TV presenter, Tamer Amin be punished for insulting the Egyptian people, disturbing the public peace, and publishing false news about the Egyptian people, especially the people of Upper Egypt. TV presenter, Tamer Amin discussed the overpopulation crisis in one of the episodes of his program on Al-Nahar channel. He said that “ the parents in Upper Egypt and Countryside push their sons and daughters to work as servants”. However, later he apologized..
On the other hand, the Supreme Council for Media Regulation headed by Karam Gabr took several decisions yesterday regarding Amin’s statements, after an investigation with him in the council, which consisted of a fine of 250 thousand pounds and a warning to withdraw the license in the event of repeated violations, and the suspension of the Akher Al Nahar program, the episodes of Tamer Amin and preventing his appearance in the media for a period of two months, and referring the reports submitted to the Council to the Attorney General..
Syndical victory…
The defense team consisting of the attorneys of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, Taher Abu Al-Nasr, the lawyer and legal advisor, and Mohamed El-Koumi obtained a verdict of innocence of “19 workers” at the Kafr El-Dawar Spinning and Weaving Factory.It is worth mentioning that the incident dates back to April 15, 2020 after a disagreement occurred between the company’s administration and the company’s trade union committee regarding fixing the dates for paying workers’ wages and the union’s objection to scrapping some production tools in a matter that threatens its continuation, and the company’s administration’s rejection of the union’s demands, and against the backdrop of fabricated altercations, the company’s management filed a complaint to the Public Prosecution against 20 workers of the company’s factory who were referred to the Criminal Court, which ruled in absentia to punish them with life imprisonment. And after a number of the detained persons made the procedures for retrial, the first session was in November 26, in which a defense team for the defendants attended, including the lawyers of the Center and Taher Abu Al-Nasr, lawyer and legal advisor, which issued its aforementioned decision. .
Corona and attempts to restore life and the lost rights:
While the daily cases of infection continue above 600 cases, the members of the government were infected as media reports indicated that the Nevine Gamea, the Minister of Trade and Industry and Omar Marawan, the Minister of Justice were infected with the virus, days after the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Maait, was infected. These reports have not been denied by any official authorities so far.
From the Ismaelia Medical Complex in Ismailia governorate, via video conference, President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has launched the start of the trial operation of the comprehensive health insurance system in 3 governorates in the first phase of the system, in order to start activating the new system in the governorates of Ismailia, Luxor, and South Sinai, in addition to Port Said governorate where the health insurance system were inaugurated by the President in November 2019 .
The Supreme Council of Universities decided to start the second semester and resume the delayed exams from the first semester on Saturday, February 27 as an implementation to the Crisis Management Committee of the Cabinet which decided to resume the studies and complete exams in accordance with the bylaws and declared schedules in the institutes and faculties in the universities. .
The attorneys of the the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights in cooperation with the United Group of Law and the office of the lawyer Mr. Tariq Al-Awadi, had filed more than 34 lawsuits before the Administrative Court, demanding that the doctors and nursing specialists who have died of Coronavirus be considered martyrs as they have families who are also got infected due to the infection of doctors, nursing specialists and technicians, and ambulance workers who died due to their infection with the Coronavirus during and because of their work.
According to these lawsuits, the center’s attorneys demanded a halt to the implementation and then the abolition of the negative decision of not considering doctors, nursing technicians and specialists, ambulance workers and all health workers who died from infection with Coronavirus as martyrs with the consequences of granting their families an exceptional pension and bonuses for what they offered Of great services to the country, as they are the first line of defense in confronting the Corona pandemic and they died due to that. In addition,equating them with the martyrs and victims of the revolution and the missing and injured persons in the military, terrorist and security operations, with the benefits that their families receive, with the consequences of that. .
According to the Egyptian Medical Syndicate page, the number of doctors who died due to Coronavirus has become :
Tunisia
Multiple initiatives to solve the oath crisis failed:
A number of politicians and jurists initiated proposals to the three presidencies in order to resolve the current crisis in the country and keep the country away from all political disputes. It is a crisis that impedes the work of the government and obstructs the economic and political movement. Among these initiatives comes the initiative of Rached Ghannouchi, the head of the Ennahda Movement and the Speaker of the Assembly who sent a letter to the President of the Republic which included an initiative to solve the current crisis through proposing a tripartite meeting for the three presidencies. The Speaker of the Assembly called on the President of the Republic as considered “the symbol of the state’s unity” to gather rivals in order to find a way out and a set of solutions through dialogue and changing opinions and consultation concerning the country’s conditions and the decisions it requires, coinciding with the complex, economic, social and health crises that the country is experiencing.
In an attempt to solve the crisis, the authority of constitutional review of draft laws concluded in its response to the letter of the Prime Ministry, the need to expedite the formation of the Constitutional Court, as it is the only one empowered to settle such disputes of a constitutional nature.
In the same context, the Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Institutions (CONNECT) called, on Monday, the three presidencies and political parties to show a spirit of responsibility and wisdom to get out of the current political crisis. In a report, it expressed “its concern towards the stifling and continuing political crisis in the country, which has exacerbated its repercussions on the economic and social situation.”
As for the Head of the Free Constitutional Party, Abeer Moussa, she considered that the President of the Republic, Kais Saeied, is part of the political crisis and has proven that he has accounts that do not differ from the rest and that in the midst of accounts the state has been lost
The confrontation marathon between the three presidencies:
On the other hand, the movements and statements of the three presidencies were characterized by mobilizing their supporters on one side or for the purpose of making alliances or acquiescing to supporters or supposed opponents on the other side. Confrontation through the various statements of the three presidents. Meanwhile,Rached Ghannouchi, the Speaker of the Assembly considered in an opinion article published in the USA TODAY newspaper on Saturday that the Tunisia is witnessing challenges, including “the rise of movements that evoke nostalgia for the old regime and seek to return to the authoritarian past of one-man rule instead of pluralism and the democratic system.” .
Ghannouchi stated that the populist situation in Tunisia has taken the path of attacking democratic institutions, elected officials and political parties, disrupting their work, and feeding the idea that complex and deep-rooted social and economic challenges can be addressed through a return to the rule of the “most effective” strongman, or the installation of a “dictator” . And this is a hint and an implicit reference to the President of the Republic, “Qais Saeed”. In clear contradiction to his initiative for reform and his message to the President of the Republic in this regard.
During his meeting at the Presidential Palace with Hafez Al Faitouri, one of the civil society activists who was born in Skhira, Sfax, the President of the Republic has stated that “unfortunately there are many in Tunisia who protest while showing the contrary of their intention. However, we have one face and we do not have two sides. We chose the path of honesty, the path that the youth chose, the path that began at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, and for those who chose hypocrisy according to circumstances, desires and interests, surely there will come a day when the people will expel them after history has spelled them out.Referring to Sheikh Rashie Ghannouchi and the Ennahda Movement , which shows Qais Saeed’s steadfastness on the principle of escalation and distancing himself from calm and dialogue.
Meanwhile, the meetings of the three presidencies during this week were marked by the character of a marathon competition between the three of them. At the time the President of the Republic met with the President of the Tunisian Journalists Syndicate, Muhammad Yassin Jelsi, the texts related to press freedom that Tunisia had known for more than a century, starting in October 1884, were discussed at the beginning of the meeting to this dayAt the end of the week, Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi at the Government Palace in the Kasbah, in consultation with the president of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists, Mohamed Yassin Jelassi. The Head of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists stated that it was agreed with the Prime Minister on the need to accelerate the referral of the audiovisual law to the Assembly of People’s Representatives, and to follow up the development of the activation of the terms of the agreement signed between the government and the Syndicate of Journalists in December 2020.
As for the Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, he received the Director of Diwan FM Radio, Mr. Abbas Masdi, Director General of Diwan FM Radio, and Mr. Mahdi Bin Omar, Editor-in-Chief of the Radio, and Mrs. Gehan Al Ghammari, Editorial Officer at the Tunis office , in the presence of Mr. Maher Mazyoub, Assistant President-designate With flags and contact. This was followed by a radio dialogue with the same radio station four days after this meeting..
At the time when the President of the Republic has made an interposition during the high level open dialogue of the Security Council concerning the effect of climate change on international peace and security,the Speaker of the Assembly of Representatives has supervised thethe opening of the fifth regional symposium on the water magazine project. And the Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi received at the Government Palace in the Kasbah the President of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries, Abdel Majid Al-Zar. .
During this week, the president of the republic held a meeting at Carthage Palace with ambassadors of the EU countries led by Mr. Marcos Cornaro, the ambassador and the head of the EU Mission in Tunisia.
During this week, at the Cabinet’s Palace, the Prime Minister, Hecham Mechichi has met the ambassadors of France,United KingdomTurkeyUSA.
Meanwhile, Rached Ghannouchi, Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, received at the Bardo Palace Mr. Blome Donald Armin, the Ambassador of the United States of America in Tunisia, in the presence of Mrs. Samah Damak, President of the Committee on Rights, Freedoms and Foreign Relations.
At the time, we wonder, is it possible today to reach an agreement between the three presidents and to reach the country to safety, at least on the level of stability of the political scene?
Intensive governmental and parliamentary work to support the country’s development:
In addition, the Assembly is making efforts to solve the country’s health crisis and urging citizens to register for vaccination by providing them with more guarantees, as the Assembly of the Representatives of the People approved with 92 votes for the draft law related to controlling exceptional provisions for civil liability resulting from the use of vaccines and anti-virus drugs “SARS-Covid-2” and reparation for the damage caused by it.
On the background of the protests of El Kamour Movement and the closure of an oil pumping station for several times by the protesters, the Prime Minister was keen during his meeting with the governors and security bodies on Friday, February 19 to emphasize the need to secure vital production sites in the country, explaining that the elapsed period witnessed disruptions in some strategic production sites for the national economy. The disruption of production in the mining basin in Gafsa has directly affected the scarcity of ammonia, which has negatively affected the agricultural sector.
Violations against children’s rights
The Independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HAICA) monitored violations against children’s rights for this week. The Board of the Independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication decided, in its session held on February 9, 2021, to place a fine of 5000 dinars on the private radio channel “Smile FM” (EFM) for violations related to failure to respect child protection, the child’s right to personal and confidentiality, and the protection of his best interest. The Board also decided to delete the video clip of the violation from the official website of the channel and all its social media pages and not to rebroadcast it.
Public institutions are in imminent danger and the shadow of privatization of public institutions is returning:
In the midst of the recent crisis in the Tunesar Foundation, the Secretary-General of the working organization, Noureddine Al-Taboubi, announced that there will be a meeting on Friday evening with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Transport, representatives of the University of Transport and representatives of trade unions, in order to counter all trends aiming to miss out in public institutions. Taboubi also confirmed that there is a tendency towards a strike that will not be limited to Tunisar, but will include all public institutions. In addition, He stressed in the same context that the country today is witnessing a battle for national sovereignty and rational reforms to enable public institutions with many problems to be able to play their role in the economic dynamism..
Before the escalation of the crisis, the President, Director-General of Tunisia, Olfa Al-Hamdi, had suggested to the leadership of the Labor Union, instead of striking and threatening to strike, to support the national carrier by intervening to lift the mentality over the National Supply Company by the National Social Security Fund, considering that the solidarity of public institutions is Rescue rectifier. Indeed, the strike has been canceled and an urgent working session will be held between a government delegation led by the Prime Minister and a union delegation led by the Secretary-General on the status of TUNISAIR and the latest developments in the company. During this session, it was agreed to lift the obstacle of the National Social Security Fund at the expense of the National Supply Company, with coordination with the Ministry of Social Affairs regarding rescheduling the company’s debts.
Meanwhile, verbal quarrels and mutual accusations continued between the TUNISAIR CEO “Olfa Hamdi” and the Secretary-General of the Labor Union, who stated that she was not a competent person to assume this position and that she increased the severity of the crisis. She published a confidential letter from the head of the labor union on her Facebook account which proves that Al Taboubi asked her to give him information about the employees of the institution. She emphasized that the cost of this advance is estimated in the billions. Thus, she questioned the Secretary-General’s intention to save the institution, as he is requesting funds from a sick and critical institution. Which caused her to be dismissed from her job. Al Taboubi subsequently confirmed that he had been threatened with death and that he would file a case for the purpose.
Renewed demands that aren’t new:
On the other hand, work was suspended on Friday, February 19, 2021 in the port of Rades, as a result of a protest stand carried out by the agents of the customs office at the invitation of the National Union of Tunisian Customs Officials in front of the offices of the administration and the bureaucracy. This protest comes as a result of the authorities ’neglect of the demands of those working in this corps, according to the general clerk of the Syndicate of Customs agents, who described this as grievous, pointing to an authority on them, confirming that the union is heading towards further escalation.
The Coordination of El Kamour also decided a general strike for a period of 3 days, starting on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
Is the health situation deteriorating after the emergence of the new strain?
The issue of the new strains of Coronavirus caused confusion within the country, as on Friday, February 19, two suspected cases of infection with a new strain of the virus were discovered. The Director General of Public Health confirmed that the new strain, which was discovered in Tunisia since the second week of February, “is a strain specific to Tunisia, but it carries some of the particles that were discovered in the modified strain in Britain and South Africa.”
Transitional justice in Tunisia is a far dream:
The debate continues concerning the final report of the Truth and Dignity Commission after the talking of the existence of fraud and a group of violations after comparing the copy that was delivered to the Presidency of the Republic and that which was published with the official gazette of the Republic of Tunisia, especially in the part related to the file of what was known as the French Bank.in this context the public charge of state disputes raised A criminal complaint against the Truth and Dignity Commission and everyone who will be revealed by the research.Ali Abbas, the general in charge of state disputes , confirmed that last Monday, his statements were heard from the Public Prosecution about the complaint file on suspicion of fraudulent reports of a dispute file related to the French Bank of Tunisia BFT This arbitration dispute Publication No. 04/12 of the International Center in Washington for Settling Investment Disputes between the Tunisian State and the “Arab International Business” Company “ABCI”, has reached the final stages of which are expected to be ruled at the end of March if the ongoing reconciliation efforts at the present time fail.
The former head of the Truth and Dignity Commission, Siham Ben Sedrine has responded to what was said about the fraud of the final report by holding a press conference in which she denied the accusation and made it clear that the copy that was delivered to the President of the Republic, Beji Caid Essebsi at the time, was not corrected, and this came after a request from him to hand over the report and he was informed by this information.
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The law on the repression of the attacks against the security forces returns:
Controversy continues over the bill on the repression of the attacks against the security forces, especially with the successive recent security assaults on citizens, especially youth and lawyers, in recent protests. As these violent and irresponsible behavior by the security forces reached a brutal and bloody extent that cannot be overlooked, such as the case of the young Ahmed, who was tortured in a way that led to the removal of one of his testicles. This increased the anger of Tunisians and their rejection of the bill which is considered a disguised immunity and a grave breach of the provisions of Article 21 of the Tunisian constitution.
It is noteworthy that the bill of this law posed a major problem even in terms of its formulation, as it contained loose phrases that do not fit the principle of a narrow interpretation of the penal text and serious provisions, including Article 18, which is a disastrous chapter as it opens the way for security personnel to practice various types of violence against citizens, And granting them absolute immunity that is not enjoyed even by judges, the head of state and representatives. In addition, It severely affects freedom of journalism and media freedom
Libiya
National unity government between representation and quotas:
Abdel Hamid Dabiba, the Prime Minister of the Libyan National Unity Government, has stated in a tweet that “we have two choices regarding the operation of selecting the government and in case of the disagreement of the representatives that would lead us to approve the second choice. Dabiba’s tweet has two messages, the first one related to the formation of the government based on the distribution of portfolios according to the additional 13 districts , in addition to some ministerial consensus
In the same context, Abdallah Belhaq, the official spokesperson of the House of Representatives said that the House had received an official answer from the Joint Military Committee (5+5) explaining that Sirte is ready to host the upcoming session of the Council to give confidence to the government of national unity. He confirmed in a statement that the Joint Military Committee is ready for full cooperation and coordination with the House of Representatives regarding the session. It is noteworthy that the Assembly of Representatives had addressed the Joint Military Committee (5+%) in order to hold a meeting for the House of Representatives in Sirte based on what was approved by the House of Representatives in its session on the 15th of February, in order to grant confidence to the new government. In Tripoli, Mohamed Al Menfy, the President of the Presidential Council together with the members of the Council Abdallah Al Lafy and Mousa Al Koni, and the selected Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabiba has discussed with the members of the (5+5) committee the possibility of holding the next session of the House of Representatives in Sirte .
The members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum for the Eastern Region issued a statement calling on the UN mission to urge the Security Council to adopt the outcomes of the dialogue internationally, and the members meeting in Benghazi, Ján Kubiš, the UN Secretary-General’s envoy, to urge the Security Council to quickly adopt the outcomes of the previous Libyan Dialogue Forum in Tunis and Geneva, At the Security Council, and the members interpreted their request, it comes to “block the way to attempts to abort the decisions of the Forum that will lead to national elections on December 24, 2021. In addition, they called on the Libyan Parliament to hold a full-fledged legal session to complete the required entitlements for the next phase and to be in line with the aspirations of the Libyan people. The statement of the dialogue members recommended that Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabiba take into account the equitable distribution of ministries and executive positions in the three regions (East, West and South). Besides taking into account the importance of these ministries and their influence on the region, and ensuring that the criteria for assuming these ministries are competence, experience and integrity and not be overshadowed by abstract quotas. In addition, the statement recommended that the legal committee emanating from the forum should move towards a constitutional base for the upcoming elections, within the right of all Libyans to choose their next president through direct presidential elections without the tutelage of anyone..
لدينا خياران في عملية اختيار شكل الحكومة و عدم توافق النواب قد يدفعنا لاعتماد الخيار الثاني.
— عبدالحميد الدبيبة Abdulhamid AlDabaiba (@Dabaibahamid) February 23, 2021
The United Nations Support Mission is the Dynamo for activating the outcomes of the political dialogue:
Ján Kubiš , Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission to Libya, held talks in Libya from the 14th to 21st of February with a wide range of Libyan parties representing different Libyan political orientations, including the leadership of the Government of National Accord, its security institutions, and members of the Presidential Council, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Council of the State, the constituent assembly for drafting the constitution, Haftar’s forces, members of the Joint Military Committee (5 + 5) from the two parties, the High National Elections Commission, the National Oil Corporation, in addition to the members of the new unified interim executive authority that were recently elected by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
These discussions dealt with the progress made so far in implementing the roadmap approved by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and the next priority steps, such as the urgent need to hold a session of Parliament to consider granting confidence to the government that will be proposed by the Prime Minister-designate, the smooth transition of power, and the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement. The fire, the importance of strengthening preparations for the next national elections in December 2021, and the commitment of the leadership in Libya to meet the basic social and economic needs of the population, including addressing the Corona pandemic (Covid 19) as well as achieving national reconciliation and transitional justice.
In addition, he indicated that he would continue to participate in particular in supporting the ongoing efforts to bring the members of the House of Representatives together as soon as possible, as well as supporting the efforts aimed at agreeing on the constitutional basis necessary to hold the elections in December 2021, which should be accelerated. He also indicated progress in the discussions on Appointments to sovereign positions, according to the UN mission statement.
Armed groups play with weapons and statements:
Security, the Minister of Interior in the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fathi Bashagha, escaped an assassination attempt today.
According to Libyan officials, security sources said that the minister’s convoy came under heavy fire on the highway west of Tripoli, but he survived the attack unhurt.
One of the reports indicated that two of the attackers were arrested while a third was hospitalized. A security source said that the attack against Bashagha occurred after his visit to the National Oil Corporation and the Ministry’s law enforcement force headquarters. Bashaga’s guards exchanged fire with the attackers before pursuing them. They killed one of them and injured another one and arrested two attackers , according to the same security source. The security source said that preliminary investigations indicate that the perpetrators of the attack came from Zawiya, another city located 45 kilometers west of Tripoli, the capital.
Bashagha, as Minister of Interior, had pledged to control the armed groups that had control in western Libya since the 2011 uprising..
In addition, Salah Abel Karim, Advisor of the forces of “the Libyan National Army” led by Khalifa Haftar, confirmed in telephone interview on the “Extra News” channel that he called on the International Community to help Haftar’s forces in their battle against the Government of National Accord and not to turn a blind eye toTurkey and Qatar. He stated that the military solution in the current battle to control Tripoli, the headquarters of GNA “is possible and very possible”, indicating that Haftar’s forces refuse to use excessive forces for the safety of civilians and infrastructure in the city. in addition, he stated that Haftar’s forces “don’t want to negotiate with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood Movement. These statements took place before the international conference that would be started in Berlin in order to search for solutions for a political settlement.
Death boats continues
Humanly, the Libyan navy spokesman announced the rescue of 105 illegal immigrants in the Mediterranean on last Saturday at night, February 21, among them 93 male immigrants, five women, three minors, and four children. All of them are from different African nationalities, and the spokesman published pictures of African migrants after returning to one of the Libyan landing points without naming it
Hygienically, the capital, Tripoli, recorded 282 new infections, 730 recoveries, and 17 deaths from infection with the “emerging coronavirus”, topping the list of infections, deaths and recoveries caused by the virus during the past 24 hours, according to what the National Center for Disease Control announced.
In the center’s statement No. 337, Sabha came again in terms of virus infections during the past 24 hours, amounting to 561 cases, with 63 cases recorded, followed by Misrata with 42 cases, the beach with 24 cases, Zliten and Gharyan with 16 cases, and Bani Walid with 14 cases And the center corner is with 11 cases
In addition to ten cases in Nalut, nine in Gadamis, six in Al Ajaylat, Zuwara and Yafran, five in Zawiya
Al Gharb and Sirte, four in Mansheya Al Jamil, Al Mayah, Tobruk, Derna, Jufra and Al Zawiya the South, three in Sabratah and AR Rayaneyah, two cases in Janzur, Zaltan, Ash Shwayrif, Tazirbu, and Taraghin, and one case In Qasr Al Akhiar, Al ‘Urban, Tawergha, Zahir Al Jabal, Bint Bey and Wazin
The 974 cases of recovery were distributed: 730 cases in Tripoli, 80 cases in Bani Walid, 46 cases in Misrata, 38 cases in Sabha, 22 cases in Zawiya Central, 17 cases in Zahir Al Jabal, 14 cases in Qasr Al Akhiar, 12 cases in Sabratah, 9 cases in Espiaa, 4 in Al- Qalaa, and 2 in Derna. As for the 26 deaths, they were divided into 17 cases in Tripoli, two in Sabratah and Ajdabiya, and one case each in Misrata, Al Ajaylat, Tarhunah, Zahra’a and Khums. .
Last update : 25/02/2021 - 15:00
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