US Embassy in Libya said Tuesday “transfer of Abu Agila Masud al-Marimi to U.S. custody to stand trial on charges related to the bombing of Pan Am 103 was lawful and conducted in cooperation with Libyan authorities“
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek Elkaber, held a meeting on Tuesday with the Head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, for talks on the government spending in 2022 as well as the budget for 2023, according to brief statement by CBL.
Two ships of the Tunisian Navy intervened on Monday to prevent the seizure of two Tunisian fishing boats by the Libyan Coast Guard accused of fishing in Libyan waters, Italian news agency Nova reports.
The Libyan Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, directed a message to the Italian oil company, Eni, regarding its entry into discussions with the Government of National Unity (GNU) about amending oil quotas.
The abduction of a former Libyan intelligence operative accused of preparing the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and his transfer into US custody raises concerns about a renewed willingness in Washington to flout international law to hunt alleged terrorist fugitives, The Guardian reported.
Africa Intelligence website revealed that Washington is pressing to impose diplomat Kenneth Gluck as deputy head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), to replace Rezidon Zeninga, who will leave next January.
The Libyan Justice Minister, Khaled Masoud, said Fathi Bashagha’s government is to form a team of lawyers to defend Abu Agila al-Marimi, who was extradited to the United States for alleged involvement in the 1988-Lockerbie bombing.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday 1,042 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the period of 11 – 17 December 2022.
France’s Ambassador to Libya, Mostafa Mihraje, held a meeting on Monday with chairman High National Election Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, to discuss elections in the country.
The Italian ambassador in Libya, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, met on Sunday with the Minister of the Interior of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Imad Trabelsi, for discussion on the security situation in the country as well as the migration crisis, according to a statement by the Libyan interior ministry.