Cost of Living and Household Pressure
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Libya's food crisis deepens as drought and storage gaps strain families
Libyan households are under growing pressure as drought, shrinking groundwater, and limited grain storage collide with political instability. FAO's AbdulHakim Elwaer warns that without urgent action, food prices will rise and supply risks will worsen.
Libya launches crackdown on bakery subsidies after bread crisis
Libya's government is rolling out a sweeping electronic and field-based monitoring system for bakeries, aiming to end chronic bread shortages and stamp out subsidy abuse after this summer's supply crisis exposed deep flaws in the country's food security model.
Grand Mufti criticises Tripoli government over basic service failures
Sheikh Sadig al-Ghariani, the Western-based Grand Mufti of Libya, has publicly criticised the Tripoli government for neglecting essential services, highlighting worsening shortages of water, fuel, and cash, and warning of growing social inequality.