The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 601 migrants, including women and children, were rescued and returned to Libya during the past week.
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Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, received an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the second Russia-Africa Summit is scheduled for 26–29 July 2023 in Saint Petersburg, the council’s spokeswoman Najwa Wheba told the press on Monday.
Security forces in eastern Libya have detained 237 migrants hiding in a farm on the outskirts of the city of Tobruk in eastern Libya, reports Al-Wasat on Sunday.
Hannibal Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been moved from a Lebanese prison to hospital in “critical condition”, Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV reported on Sunday.
US arms manufacturer General Dynamics has its sights on a £9 million property once owned by the Qaddafi family as payment for a weapons deal brokered with Libya, documents show.
UNICEF has announced that the European Union will contribute €1.5 million to support the first Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Libya, announced UNICEF on Sunday.
Chairman of the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, received on Sunday in Tripoli the Qatari Ambassador to Libya, Khaled Al-Dosari, and his accompanying delegation.
The Attorney General’s Office announced last Monday that the Tripoli Criminal Court sentenced the Deputy Prime Minister and former Interior Minister in the Ali Zeidan Libyan government, Al-Siddiq Karim, to five years in prison.
Deputy Head of U.N. Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga, received representatives of the National Council for Libyan Women who shared their views on issues related to elections and the outcome of the 6+6 committee, “including the issue of women’s quotas and ensuring that women have decision making roles,” according to a statement by UNSMIL.
The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing, said UNHCR representative to Italy Chiara Cardoletti.