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Doctors Without Borders rescues more than 80 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.
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Tripoli, February 19, 2024 (Lana): Doctors Without Borders said yesterday that its ship “Geo Parens” rescued more than 80 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.The organization stated in a report that the rescue operation by the ship late yesterday caused the deaths of two and the loss of three others.The organization noted that the ship recovered more than 60 people from a rubber boat in international waters off Libya and also... Read more
IOM: Return of 147 migrants from Benghazi to Lagos, Nigeria.
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Geneva, February 19, 2024 (Lana): The International Organization of Migration (IOM) announced that 147 migrants, including two unaccompanied children separated from their families, were able on February 13 to return to their homes safely from Benghazi, Libya, to Lagos, Nigeria.The IOM stated that this return came with the support of the IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return Assistance Programme, which continues to be a humanitarian lifeline for migrants wishing to return home from... Read more
Dbaiba honors the teams carried out relief work in Derna.
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Tripoli, February 18, 2024 (LANA) - Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Al-Dbaiba, honored the government’s emergency teams that carried out relief work in the city of Derna, after it was exposed to flood disaster last year. This took place during the celebration held yesterday in Martyrs' Square on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the February 17 Revolution.= ... Read more
US Embassy: A delegation from the Libyan Navy participates in a US Navy workshop in Africa.
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Tripoli, February 17, 2024 (LANA) - US Embassy in Libya confirmed the participation of a delegation from the Libyan Navy in the Maritime Security Workshop for the US Navy in Africa.The embassy said in a post on the “X” platform on Friday evening, “We look forward to continuing to engage professional Libyan naval officers from all over the country in their quest to improve security in the Libyan maritime domain.” The embassy explained that the workshop... Read more
The Minister of Justice inspects the work progress of the Ministry's Passports Department.
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Tripoli, February 14, 2024 (LANA) - Today, Wednesday, the Minister of Justice visited the Passport Issuance Department in the Ministry, which is responsible for issuing passports to members of judicial bodies and employees in the Ministry and its affiliated entities, in order to find out the progress of work in the department and the difficulties it faces.The Minister stressed the need for the department to carry out its tasks and facilitate the access of members of judicial bodies and employees to travel documents. She also... Read more
