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The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) has reported on Sunday that 3,019 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 28 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 30 people died of the virus, while 1,572 have recovered during the same reporting period.

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A Libyan member of parliament warned on Sunday that Libya would return to war if the Government of National Unity provided financial support for Turkey.

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The state budget proposed by the Government of National Unity, which is worth 111 billion Libyan Dinars ($24 billion), could increase inflation rate in Libya, said Musbah Akkary, a member of the Central Bank’s Exchange Rate Adjustment Committee.

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The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra on Friday to discuss “regional priorities”, including developments in Tunisia, Libya, and the Sahel, according to a statement by the U.S. State Department.

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Former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has hired a French firm called J5 for a six-month contract to promote himself in Europe, Libyan news website Alsaa’a 24 reported on Saturday.

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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) joined the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) in condemning the “act of hatred” that took place on the coastal road a few days ago, following its opening on 30 July 2021.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will come to Tripoli in October to attend the second meeting of the Libyan-Turkish Strategic Cooperation Council, announced the Government of National Unity on Saturday.

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The European Union’s Operation IRINI has signed a working agreement with the E.U. Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) to “establish effective cooperation in order to strengthen their respective actions and to respond to newly emerging issues related to Libya,” according to a statement released on Saturday by Operation IRINI.

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Turkish President Recep Erdogan met the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, at Wahideddin Palace in Istanbul, said the Turkish presidency.
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Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, revealed that Ankara is determined to continue to “stand by Libya and Azerbaijan to support their causes.”
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