780 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 15 percent of the infection rate, according to a Sunday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC).
An Italian court has sentenced a captain to a year in prison for handing migrants his ship’s crew rescued over to the Libyan coast guard in 2018. The incident had sparked heated debate in Italy.
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Libyan elections in December 24 could be rigged in favor of “some carefully chosen people” who pose an “existential threat” against the Libyan people, warned one of the country’s political activists.
The United States Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met on Friday with Chairman of the High National Election Commission (HNEC) Imad al-Sayeh to discuss American support for the upcoming general elections on December 24.
The leader of Libya’s Presidential Council arrived today in Tobruk, which will be the starting point of a tour across other cities based in the country’s eastern region of Cyrenaica, the council announced.
The purpose of today’s visit to Turkey by Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush is to try to “smooth the corners” with the Turks regarding the withdrawal of their forces ahead of upcoming ‘Libya Stability’ conference on October 21 which is hosted by Tripoli, Italian news agency Nova reports.