UN approves Algeria-led anti-landmine resolution amid European withdrawals
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday endorsed an Algerian-led initiative urging adherence to the 1997 anti-landmine treaty, amid growing
Libya may sit on Africa's biggest oil reserves, but many families are struggling with rapidly rising consumer prices as the festive Muslim holy month of Ramadan nears. The prices of basic foodstuffs such as pasta, rice, sugar and flour, previously largely subsidized, are now indexed to the level of the dollar on the parallel market. Meanwhile, recent months also saw delays in the payment of state salaries for Libya's 2.3 million civil servants and in pension payments.
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