Al-Marj, east of Benghazi, was hit by a slight earthquake, felt by most of the city’s residents.
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Benghazi is witnessing heavy security deployment of all security services, and closure of several main streets in the city, specially the streets leading to the Bohdema neighborhood.
Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) elected Tuesday Representative Abdul Hadi Al-Saghair as second deputy speaker of the House, by a majority of 67 votes, compared to 40 votes for Representative Ahmed Al-Sharif.
German Ambassador to Libya Michael Ohnmacht said he discussed Tuesday with the Mayor of Benghazi Saqr Bojwari potential paths to enhance cooperation via the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
U.S. Charge d’Affairs in Libya Leslie Ordeman Tuesday visited the tomb of Omar al-Mukhtar in Benghazi, noting out that he “remains a symbol of Libyan unity and national pride.”
A vessel carrying at least 700 migrants was intercepted off the eastern coast of Libya, the coast guard said.
Intisar Schneib, Chairman of the House Committee for Woman and Children Affairs, has accused the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek Elkaber, of failing to authorize disbursement of funds allocated for the treatment of 9 children, who died recently of cancer in Benghazi.
Benghazi Security Directorate managed to seize a human smuggling network to Italy that includes suspects of Libyan, Sudanese and Bangladeshi nationalities.
Libyan Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha affirmed that the Libyan government will support the private sector because of its confidence in its ability to develop the national economy.
The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fawzi Al-Nuwairi arrived at the House headquarters in Benghazi ahead of parliamentary session today.