Libya Housing & Standards: Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah unveiled a national housing and mortgage programme targeting 150,000 units in the first phase, alongside plans for a unified “Libyan Building Code” to standardise engineering criteria and improve construction quality. Libya Industry Investment: Libya’s investment authority discussed with Pakistan’s Lucky Cement a Khoms cement plant proposal with 2.5 million tonnes annual capacity, aiming to boost domestic supply and industrial development. Libya Health Digital Push: Libya’s Health Minister reviewed a UNDP-backed digital transformation and health governance plan, including medical supply chain upgrades, smarter medical waste management, interoperability, data protection, and foundations for national health insurance. Libya Oil & Methane Cuts: NOC leadership reaffirmed commitments to cut gas flaring and methane, citing 100+ million cubic feet reduced in 2025 and expected 180+ million by end-2026, with OGMP 2.0 accession. AI Governance at UN: UN chief Guterres warned AI is moving faster than oversight, urging globally harmonised rules with special protection for children. NATO Ankara Defense Tech: France signalled openness to selling the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air-defense system to Türkiye, as Ankara uses the summit to spotlight its growing defense industry. Mediterranean Safety: A skeleton in a wetsuit was recovered in Benghazi, believed linked to an Italian kite surfer missing since May. Urban Liveability: Tripoli ranked 172nd and Damascus 173rd in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2026 liveability index, with Dhaka third-worst.