The Ocean Viking rescue vessel has picked up 128 stranded migrants in three operations off the coast of Libya, the Marseille-based SOS Mediterranee which runs the ship said Saturday.
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Libya will bring together local, international and governmental building and construction companies for a four-day event in Tripoli, starting on November 27.
The Libyan General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) announced on Friday the rescue of 28 Syrian migrants in the Mediterranean, who were in dire need of assistance.
UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held on Friday a Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration (DDR) Working Group meeting with the active participation of key Libyan Officials from East and West, according to the Mission.
Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Berndt, said his country technical support aims to help Libya modernize its energy sector, strengthen transparency, and improve service delivery.
Interior Ministry of the Tripoli-based Government announced Friday that it rescued 147 migrants of various Arab and African nationalities off the coast of Zuwara in western Libya.
Libya’s net revenue from the sale of crude oil, natural gas, condensates and petrochemicals exceeded $17 billion in the first ten months of 2023, the country’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement on its official page on Facebook.
“Positive progress” has been made in the International Criminal Court’s effort to investigate crimes against migrants in Libya, ICC Prosecutor told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday (Nov. 08).
The Libyan dinar recovered some of its value in the black/parallel market against the major hard currencies Wednesday after steady losses over the last week. One popular exchange site quoted a low of LD 6.27 Tuesday, before recovering to LD 5.61 to the dollar Wednesday.
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is considering plans to scrap fossil fuel subsidy in attempt to stop smuggling.