Almost 700 migrants, including five dead bodies, were rescued on Saturday off the southern coast of Italy, a coastguard statement said on Sunday, as flows of migrants crossing the Mediterranean increase during favourable sea conditions.
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Spokesman for the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Mohammed Hamouda, is expected in Rome today for a press conference dedicated to the stability of the Mediterranean at the Nassirya Hall of the Senate, according to Italian news agency Nova.
A tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil to Italy docked Wednesday at the Sidra oil port in Libya, according to the National Oil Corporation (NOC)
On the outskirts of Misurata, just a few kilometers away from the city’s Air College, is where one of the most controversial facilities in Libya currently located. The Italian military hospital continues to stir up questions over the justification for its presence since the facility achieved its declared objective years ago.
The Italian Embassy in Libya has welcomed the announcement of the resumption of oil production and export in Libya and the lifting of force majeure on all ports.
“Italy and France share the goal of Libya’s unity and stability,” Italian Special Envoy to Libya Nicola Orlando affirmed on Monday.
Russian energy giant Gazprom on Monday cut its gas supplies to Italy by a third, Italian fuels giant Eni said.
Libya’s decision to reduce gas supply to Italy would be “a problem for the Libyans and not for the Italians,” Italian news agency Nova reports.
Italian company Eni has taken note of the Libyan government’s proposal to reduce gas exports to the company by 25 percent, according to Italian news agency Nova.
Tunisian coast guards retrieved the bodies of four migrants whose boat sank off Tunisia, security official told Reuters on Monday.