The US special envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, has asked a prominent Libyan figure not to run in the upcoming presidential elections in Libya, which are scheduled to be held on December 24, an informed source told The Libya Update.
The Italian Embassy in Libya described on Tuesday the signing of pact for peaceful coexistence and social harmony in the Southern region (Fezzan) as a historical event.
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Libyan Minister of Health, Ali al-Zanati, said that a number of areas of the western coast were greatly affected by the epidemiological situation in Tunisia, pointing out that COVID Indian variant is spreading rapidly.
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Aguila Saleh, Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR), said that the Government of National Unity (GNU) had failed to unify Libya’s institutions and had become a “Tripoli government”, demanding it take care of the obligations of the two dissolved governments.
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Muhammad Al-Kani, one of the leaders of Libyan armed group known as Al-Kanyat, was killed in Benghazi 0n Tuesday, after resisting his arrest by authorities during a raid on his residence.
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Sunday that 3,348 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 33 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 24 people died of the virus, while 739 have recovered during the same reporting period.
The Libyan Government of National Unity allocated 500 million Libyan Dinars to address a number of COVID-19 measures, according to a statement by the government.
At least 57 migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the Libyan shores, near the western city of Khoms, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM).