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The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Sunday that 3,348 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 33 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 24 people died of the virus, while 739 have recovered during the same reporting period.

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Libya and Italy are carrying out talks on coordination to help Libyan transition to renewable energy, Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun said on Monday.

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The Libyan Government of National Unity allocated 500 million Libyan Dinars to address a number of COVID-19 measures, according to a statement by the government.

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Muhammad Al-Raidh, chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), held talks with the Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Kanaan Yilmaz, to discuss ways to enhance trade and investment cooperation, according to a statement by the FCCI.

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At least 57 migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the Libyan shores, near the western city of Khoms, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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Visit of Abdel Hamid Dabeibeh, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), to Sebha in the Southern region (Fezzan) disappointed the residents, who were waiting for the opportunity to talk to the Prime Minister and tell him about their suffering, said the Director of the Media Office of Sebha Municipality, Salah Ibrahim.
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The American company Infinera and Libya’s Hatif signed a contract on Monday for a project to upgrade Libya’s telecommunications fiber optic network, during a ceremony that took place in Tripoli, according to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Libya.

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The oil services company Schlumberger intends to drill 13 exploration wells off the coast of Libya, as part of the expansion and development of its activities that the international company is conducting in the Libyan territories, according to a press report.

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The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Monday that it will provide technical support and advice to the House of Representatives and the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) during ongoing consultations in Rome about developing draft electoral laws, which are taking place 26-29 of July.

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Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, held talks on Monday with U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland and representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Tripoli to discuss “economic opportunities for Libyans”, according to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Libya.

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