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Libya’s Ministry of Education has 600,000 employees, but only 180,000 actually teach – Huge corruption in the printing of the schoolbook
Acting Minister of Education, Ali Al-Abed, during a television interview on Libya’s state Libya Al-Wataniya TV Channel, confirmed that the number of actual teachers in Libya’s educational institutions has reached approximately 180,000 male and...

Historic Jail For Sarkozy: How France’s Ex-President Exposed In 50M Euro Scam
Paris: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began serving his five-year prison sentence on Tuesday at La Santé prison in Paris. This marks a historic moment in France, as no ex-president had ever been imprisoned before. The court sentenced him...

Who Is Nicolas Sarkozy? Meet Former French President as He Starts Prison Sentence
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began his five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy on October 21, 2025. In light of his imprisonment, Life & Style breaks down everything to know about who Sarkozy is and why he was arrested. Who Is...

European lawmakers call for end to EU support for all Libyan security forces
Thirty-eight European Parliament lawmakers from four political groups wrote a letter to the European Commission urging an end to funding for all Libyan security forces. The MEPs asked the Commission to condemn what they call the violent actions of...

Chinese envoy calls for int'l support for Libya's political transition
A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the international community to support Libya in completing its political transition. Libya's political and security situation has recently shown some improvement. However, deep-seated structural problems remain...
Tunisia, Libya vow to deepen economic cooperation
TUNIS, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri met visiting Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hwej in Tunis on Wednesday, with the two sides reaffirming their commitment to deepening economic and trade...

Former French President Sarkozy being protected by 2 cops in prison — so no one hurts him
PARIS, Oct 22 — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France’s interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozy on Tuesday began a five-year...

Union of Chambers hosts Spanish ambassador – discussions include Libyan Spanish Economic Forum to be held in Madrid in 2026
Mohamed Al-Raied, President of the General Union of Libyan Chambers of Commerce hosted the Ambassador of Spain, Javier Soraya, at the Union’s Tripoli headquarters yesterday to discuss ways to consolidate and develop economic relations between the...

France's former President Sarkozy to have permanent police protection in prison
By Euronews Published on 22/10/2025 - 16:12 GMT+2 •Updated 16:30 France's ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy will be protected by two police officers stationed in neighbouring cells during his time in prison, according to the country's interior...
France’s jailed ex-president Sarkozy targeted by death threats, prosecutor office says
PARIS (Reuters) -Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was targeted by death threats from an inmate at Paris’s La Sante prison, where he began serving his sentence this week, prompting a probe, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday....

Al-Kaabi meets Libya's minister of oil and gas
HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi met in Doha Khalifa Abdul-Sadiq, Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity of Libya. Discussions during the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the...

NEMA receives 147 stranded Nigerians from Libya + Photos
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received a total of 147 stranded Nigerians from Libya as part of the ongoing Assisted Voluntary Return initiative, supported by the International Organisation for Migration in collaboration with...

Former French President Sarkozy In Jail With Two Bodyguards
France’s interior minister on Wednesday confirmed two security officers would be ensuring Nicolas Sarkozy’s protection while he serves jail time in a criminal conspiracy case involving Libya. The former head of state would usually benefit from “a...
Weakened Islamic State Eyes Resurgence in Libya
Islamic State’s Libyan network remains degraded but resilient, sustained by integration with transnational smuggling and financial networks in the country’s south and links to instability in Sudan and the Sahel. Political and militia fragmentation...
Middle East tensions and Pakistan’s Military Imperative
Qatar, a country that has often played a diplomatic role in mediating Israeli-Palestinian tensions, was targeted in a recent Israeli drone strike that sought to eliminate Hamas negotiators on its soil. Although the strike caused regional outrage...

Libyan MPs attend General Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union
22 october 2025 - 12:56:51 MA/BBA 132 Views Panafrican News Agency Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Members of Parliament are attending the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly and the 216th session of its Governing Council in...

Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Serving 5-Year Prison Term
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Last month, he was found guilty of criminal conspiracy for alleged illegal financing of the 2007 presidential election campaign. Nicolas...

EU, Meloni: “Italy will not support climate law revision without a change of approach”
Rome – Ukraine, the Middle East, NATO, competitiveness, climate. The issues on the table at the European Council of 23 October are many, and on all of them, Giorgia Meloni promises a clear position from Italy. Starting with the proposed revision...

It Became Known Why The Son Of Libyan Field Marshal Haftar Flew To Visit Lukashenko
2 Photo: Alwasat The Libyan military trained in Belarus for a year. Libyan publication Alwasat reported on the objectives of the visit of the son and main heir of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar Saddam Haftar who controls eastern Libya. The meeting...

Inside the grim walls of La Santé prison where former President Nicolas Sarkozy faces years in isolation
Nicolas Sarkozy, once one of the world's most powerful men, has begun his five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over illegal campaign funds from Libya. The 70-year-old has been ordered to serve his time at La Santé prison in Paris, a...