Local News: General News
Al-Menfi receives the Executive Director of NEPAD in Addis Ababa.
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Tripoli, February 19, 2024 (Lana): The President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, received yesterday at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa the Executive Director of the African Union Development Agency (NEPAD), Nardos Bekele.According to the communication office of Al-Menfi, the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 37th session of the African Union Council, discussed a number of issues related to the contribution of the agency to development... Read more
UNSMIL condemns the violent incident in Abu-Salim area in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, February 19, 2024 (Lana): UNSMIL condemned the violent incident in Abu Salim in Tripoli on February 17, during which at least 10 people were reported killed.The mission said in a statement on its official website that this incident highlights concerns repeatedly raised by Bathily about the serious risks posed by rivalries between security actors that continue to threaten the fragile security in Tripoli.UNSMIL urged relevant Libyan... Read more
Trabelsi discusses with Orlando cooperation on the migration file.
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Tripoli, February 19, 2024 (Lana), designated Minister of Interior Major General, Imad Trabelsi, discussed with EU Ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, security cooperation between the two sides on illegal migration.According to the Ministry of Interior, the meeting discussed prospects for security cooperation between the ministry and the EU delegation on the illegal migration file and some technical issues related to the EU’s support for the voluntary deportation of migrants to their... Read more
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
