121 migrants were disembarked back on Libyan shores in the period from 25 September to 1 October, 2022, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR), Aguila Saleh, sent an official letter to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, regarding the invalidity of any memorandums of understanding concluded by the Government of National Unity (GNU) headed by Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh, noting that they have no legal effect and do not bind the Libyan state.
The United States has reiterated its “full support” for the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily.
Foreign Minister of the Libyan outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU), Najla Mangoush, discussed with the German Special Envoy to Libya, Christian Buck, the possibility of holding the Berlin Conference III on Libya, stressing the government’s commitment to Berlin outputs I and II.
Commenting on the energy agreement signed between the Libyan outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU) and Turkey, Presidential Council (PC)…
Turkey on Tuesday lashed out at Brussels and Athens for their stern objections to a hydrocarbon exploration deal Ankara signed with Libya, saying that the European Union and its member states should “not overstep their boundaries and powers.”
OPEC production rose last month after a recovery in crisis-torn Libya and a symbolic increase pledged by other members.
Ankara is trying to “fabricate a reality around something that is illegal” and is “ignoring the international context,” Greek government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said on Tuesday, a day after Turkey signed a preliminary agreement with Libya for oil and natural gas exploration on Libyan soil and in the country’s maritime exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
The European Union has that the newly signed hydrocarbons deal between Libya and Turkey could “potentially undermines regional stability”.
The Libyan government led by Fathi Bashagha affirmed its strong rejection of signing two memoranda of understanding on energy with Turkey by the Government of National Unity (GNU) led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.