At least 15 migrants have been found dead off Tunisia’s coast and on its border with Algeria this week, authorities said on Friday. The deaths come as sub-Saharan Africans face increasing tensions in Tunisia and more and more people seek to leave or transit through the country en route to Europe.
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The U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned today the arrest of former finance minister Faraj Boumtari as well as the travel ban imposed against five members of the High Council of State.
Khaled Al-Mishri, chairman of the High Council of State, has accused Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of direct responsibility over the travel ban against members of his council.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, held talks yesterday with the Italian ambassador in Libya, Gianluca Alberini.
The United Kingdom has invited Libyan leaders to find a compromise for a fair distribution of public resources, expressing appreciation for the invitation of the Presidential Council to national institutions to discuss this matter.
The Head of Libya’s Higher National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, yesterday discussed with Russia’s Ambassador in Tripoli, Aydar Aganin, the latest developments in the electoral process and preparations for holding parliamentary and presidential consultations in the country.
The NGO SOS Méditerranée and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) denounced on Monday the shooting of the Libyan coast guard during a rescue operation.
A Libyan court has jailed 37 people convicted of human trafficking – following the deaths of 11 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a statement by the office of Libya’s chief prosecutor.
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), received on Tuesday the Head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Bathily, at LNA’s General Command headquarters in Benghazi.
Siddiq Al-Kabeer, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, held talks yesterday with German Ambassador Michael Ohnmacht over public spending oversight, including the latest decision by the Libyan Presidential Council to establish a High Financial Oversight Committee.