Libyans Protest Public Service Failures as Power Cuts Exceed 14 Hours
Demonstrators said up to 14-hour blackouts and service breakdowns have deepened anger over corruption and political deadlock.
- Protesters blocked major roads and shut down state institutions across Tripoli on Sunday and Monday, demanding the removal of Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah's Government of National Unity amid daily power cuts of up to 14 hours.
- Temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius have pushed electricity demand beyond grid capacity, causing outages of up to 10 hours daily as the General Electricity Company reinstated load-shedding measures after two years of network stability.
- Organized by the Souq Al-Jumaa Movement and the Tajoura Families and Youth Movement, the civil disobedience campaign involved dumping earth barriers in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to "completely paralyse the government."
- Acting Interior Minister Imad al-Trabelsi ordered security agencies to maximum readiness, while the Prime Minister's Office Protection and Security Force warned that anyone targeting state institutions "will be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law."
- White House adviser Massad Boulos held a "productive call" with Dabaiba on Sunday to discuss steps toward Libyan unification, as Washington remains committed to supporting peace efforts despite the country's protracted political deadlock.
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Demonstrators blocked roads, shut state institutions and sealed off government buildings as temperatures reached up to 50 degrees Celsius and daily blackouts stretched to 14 hours. The protests quickly widened into demands for the removal of governments in both eastern and western Libya.
This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Getty Images: Power lines near the Libyan city of Germa. The electricity crisis in Libya has become a major online issue, after the capital, Tripoli, and other cities in the west of the country witnessed protests against the continued prolonged power outages, coinciding with a heat wave and increasing living pressures. According to loc…
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