The founder of a far-right Italian party and frontrunner to be the country’s next leader has called for a blockade of Libya to stop migrants crossing the Mediterranean, according to British newspaper the Daily Mail.
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The Mayor of Benghazi Saqr Bjwari held talks on Monday with Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dolf Hogewoning, in at the city’s municipal council.
Libya’s outgoing prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and chairman of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, held a meeting on Sunday with several security officials, including members of 5+5 Joint Military Committee, and chiefs of intelligence, military police and counter-terrorism.
35 migrants had to spend the night at sea, after Maltese authorities refused to save them and instead turned to Libya to intervene, humanitarian non-governmental organization Alarm Phone reported on Friday.
The Italian Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy to Libya, Nicola Orlando, and Libya’s UN Representative, Taher Al-Sunni, have stressed the need to appoint a new UN envoy to Libya.
Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital.
Libya’s outgoing prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, met today with the top officials at executive branch to discuss the latest developments in the country, according to a statement by his government.
The Tripoli-based Interior Minister Badreddine Toumi, hosted today British Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, for talks on the migration crisis, thefight against terrorism as well as elections in the country, according to statement by the Ministry of Interior.
The mayor of Ghadames municipality, Qassem Al-Manea, has revealed that work is underway to reopen the Libyan-Algerian border crossing in the near future.
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to discuss the situation in Libya at the end of this month, according to the council’s agenda for August.