1,788 migrants were intercepted at sea and brought back to Libya during the period of 8-14 August, the International Organization For Migration (IOM) announced on Monday.
Reda Afritis, the Chief of the Cabinet Office in the Eastern Region, was released yesterday after he was kidnapped two weeks ago in Tripoli by an unknown armed group, according to local press reports.
The Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush, said that the Libyan Ambassador to the European Union, Hafith Qudor, resigned because he was embarrassed by dismissal, not because of his keenness on holding elections on December 24 in Libya.
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Members of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee met on Monday with Turkish officers whom are currently based in Mitiga military base in Tripoli, according to local press report.
A Libyan member of parliament has called on Libya’s Presidential Council and the Foreign Ministry to form a committee tasked with identifying foreign organizations that working inside Libya.
The High Council of State (HCS) has criticized the statement released by the 5+5 Joint Military Committee, in which the committee called on the Libyan government to freeze military deals with all foreign countries, including Turkey.
The Government of National Unity payed tribute on Monday to Faraj Bouhashem, a member of parliament who died in a car crash in Tobruk yesterday evening.
A Libyan member of parliament died in a car crash on Sunday evening, near Tamimi area in western Tobruk, the House of Representatives announced last night.