In the period of 3 – 9 July 2022, 299 migrants have been disembarked back on Libyan shores, according to International Organization for Migration.
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The Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union, Tayeb Bakouche, confirmed that the General Secretariat of the Union is closely following up on the situation in Libya, noting that the situation that has deteriorated recently is a cause for great concern.
In the period of 26 June – 02 July 2022, 633 migrants have been disembarked back on Libyan shores, according to International Organization for Migration.
Libyan Presidential Council announced Tuesday a plan to solve the political impasse in the country.
UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it was following with deep concern reports of sporadic closures of the coastal road west of Sirte at Gate 50.
A telephone conversation took place Monday between the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, according to PC President Media Office.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the Libyan desert and renewed its call for stronger action to protect migrants along the Chad-Libya border.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed for calm as street demonstrations spread across Libya in protest over power cuts and the failure to hold national elections.
U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland said he received a call from the Libyan Presidential Council’s President Mohamed al-Menfi Saturday evening and “used the opportunity to convey deep U.S. concern about the political, economic and financial stalemate that resulted in scenes of turmoil such as those we saw Friday across the country.”
Fury at Libya’s feuding leaders boiled over on Friday as protesters stormed the parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk and staged the biggest demonstration for years in the capital Tripoli, in the west.