Week Commencing: February 6, 2012

Libyan press booms after revolution

February 8, 2012

While the revolutionary thirst for information led to the spread of media outlets, Libya’s new editions suffer from a lack of expertise and scant funding.   [Essam Mohamed] Libya now boasts more than 300 dailies and weeklies, with 180 issued (Continue Reading…)

Libya Pumped 1.36 Million Barrels of Crude Feb. 4, NOC Says

Libya produced 1.36 million barrels a day of crude on Feb. 4, up from a daily average of 1.12 million barrels in January, the state-run National Oil Corp. said. The country pumped a combined 1.42 million barrels of crude plus condensate (Continue Reading…)

Libya sees pre-war oil production in summer

TRIPOL: Libya anticipates a return to pre-war oil output of 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in June or July this year, Deputy Oil Minister Omar Shakmak said on Tuesday. Oil companies were currently producing at between 60 and 90 (Continue Reading…)

Libya Sees Rare Snowfall

  Several parts of Libya received a rare snowfall on Monday, including one town approximately 70 kilometers (40 miles) southwest of the capital, Tripoli. Source- The Associated Press via Washington Post

UN food voucher scheme aims to help vulnerable Libyans and boost economy

  Displaced children from Ajdabiya play in the grounds of a converted construction camp in Benghazi, Libya. Photo: OCHA 7 February 2012 – A new United Nations food voucher scheme aims to help vulnerable families in the Libyan port city (Continue Reading…)

Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal

Good connections are more likely to lead to treatment than real wounds One of the first announcements made by Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) after the fall of Tripoli last August was a promise to all those wounded in the (Continue Reading…)

Libya wounded treatment system ‘abused’

Watch Video Here. A system for sending wounded people from the Libyan conflict abroad for treatment has been suspended, after it came to light it has been abused. Tens of thousands of people were injured during the eight month conflict (Continue Reading…)

The Activation of The New Upgraded Submarine Cable System between Libya and Italy

The Libyan International Telecom Company(LITC) announced the activation of the new upgraded submarine cable system between Libya and Italy using the latest technologies to provide huge capacities reaching 40Gbps instead of the old system (2.5 Gbps). The activation of this (Continue Reading…)

Opinion: Sadeq Institute: A Post Conflict Health Cheque

Elkeeb discussed each of these strategies in further detail but the most alarming one of all was the case of the care of the wounded. Astonishingly, so far 28,000 patients have been treated abroad at a cost to the public (Continue Reading…)

Opinion: Is Libya Degaddafinated?

February 6, 2012

To Degaddafinate is; to physically remove Gaddafi from Libya, a term invented by Libyans on Twitter. Libyans and the world made the unreasonable assumption that as soon as Gaddafi is removed from the country, it would immediately and automatically change gears (Continue Reading…)