Libya Power Crisis: Protests erupted in Tripoli and western districts after repeated blackouts, with residents blocking roads and setting tires on fire; the unrest follows drone strikes that hit Zawiya’s oil and power infrastructure and comes as the PM dissolved GECOL’s board and named Al-Bashir Al-Marash to stabilize generation, transmission and maintenance. UN Security Warning: UNSMIL said western Libya remains highly unstable as armed groups compete over trafficking and fuel smuggling, while drone attacks on the Zawia refinery and power substation knocked out over 700MW; in the east, Benghazi saw the assassination of a senior intelligence official. Oil & Gas Operations: AGOCO reported meetings with Baker Hughes and Oilserv/CAMCO to expand engineering support, digital field tech, well operations and training, while NOC chair Masoud Suleman said Libya needs $30bn–$40bn to lift output toward 2mn bpd. Industry & Construction: A Chinese firm, Nantong Construction, said it is ready to finance Libya housing and building-material projects (bricks, ceramics, gypsum) and prefabricated building tech. Agribusiness Support: LEDA announced subsidised portable electric olive harvesters (1,000 LYD) for farmers and press owners starting Aug. 23. Education Regulation: The GNU issued new rules regulating foreign educational institutions, including accreditation, Sharia and Libyan values compliance, and infrastructure safety standards.