More than 400 migrants were rescued on early Sunday morning by non-governmental organizations during a 5-hour rescue operation off the coast of Libya, Sea Watch announced on Sunday.
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) has reported on Sunday that 4,322 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 28 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 32 people died of the virus, while 11,066 have recovered during the same reporting period.
More than 348 thousand new people registered on Saturday to vote for the upcoming general elections on December 24, announced the High National Election Commission (HNEC) on Sunday.
Five people died in eastern Libya between June 27 to July 29 as a consequence of the periodic electricity cuts, according to a report by the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL).
500 thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccine are to due to arrive in Libya this week, while two million others are expected to arrive soon, announced Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Saturday.
The Proposals Bridging Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) held its third virtual meeting on Saturday to consider four proposals, submitted by its members, for the constitutional basis for holding the upcoming general elections on December 24, said the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
More than 320 thousand people registered to vote for the upcoming general elections in December during the last day, announced the High National Election Commission (HNEC) on Saturday.
A military committee of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by LNA’s Chief of General Staff Abdel Razek Al-Nadori, has ordered border patrols in southern Libya to increase capacity of work to secure the country’s borders following a recent wave of violence in that region.
Stephanie Williams, the former United Nations’ acting Libya envoy and US diplomat, hailed the reopening of the coastal road between Sirte and Misurata, which links eastern and western Libya, as announced by the Joint Military Commission 5+5 formed by representatives of the Libyan National Army and armed groups from western Libya.