Kufra Roads to be Repaired
The Ministry of Housing and Utilities has reportedly granted permission for the repair of nine main roads and a cemetery in the city of Kufra. Roads to be repaired include the roundabout road, the...
View ArticleHuawei, Hatif Libya, Sign $5.2m Contract
The Libyan phone company Hatif Libya has signed a LD 6.5-million [$5.2-million] contract with Chinese telecoms company Huawei for a cable maintenance and expansion project link in Wahat region....
View ArticleA Game-Changing Decision in Libya
By Padraig O’Hannelly. Libya has temporarily closed its borders with Niger, Chad, Sudan and Algeria, and has declared emergency law in the seven southern regions of Ghadames, Ghat, Obari, Al-Shati,...
View ArticleKufra Radar Re-Activated
Libya Herald reports that a unit of army engineers has repaired and re-activated the Kufra radar defence system, which had been out of action for several years. The work took two weeks, and the system...
View ArticleItalian Company wins Kufra Airport Contract
Italian construction company Salini has won the contract to upgrade Kufra International Airport, according to Libya Herald. The contract to re-build of the airport’s main runway, the parallel driveway...
View ArticleUNSMIL Concerned About Clashes in South
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is deeply concerned about the renewed clashes in southern Libya, particularly in the cities of Sabha, al-Kufra and Awbari, and calls for an...
View ArticleTebu and Zway Tribes reach Reconciliation Agreement in Kufra
Representatives from the Tebu and Zway tribes of Kufra District signed a Reconciliation Agreement after a two-day meeting in Tunis, organized by UNSMIL with the support of UNDP. The agreement sets out...
View ArticleUNSMIL Condemns Tezirbu Attack
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the deadly terrorist attack on Tezirbu, an oasis in the southeast of Libya, 250 kilometers northwest of Kufra. The Friday attack on the...
View ArticleHandover of Water Tank to Kufra Municipality
The European Union, Ministry of Local Governance and UNDP handover a water tank to Kufra Municipality As part of its efforts to support local authorities to restore security, livelihoods opportunities...
View ArticleChina to build Solar Power Plant in Eastern Libya
By John Lee. The Prime Minister of Libya's Eastern-based government, Abdullah al-Thani [Thinni], has laid the foundation stone for a new 100-MW solar power plant in Kufra. Built on a 200-hectares site,...
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