Local News: General News
Migrants who tried to cross the Mediterranean were brought back to Libya, U.N. says.
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Rome 27 May 2023 (Lana) A spokesman for the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said yesterday that nearly 500 migrants who tried to cross the central Mediterranean have been brought back to Libya, two days after charity groups lost contact with the boat carrying them.Reuters quoted the spokesman, Flavio Di Giacomo, on Twitter: "Libya is an unsafe port where migrants should never be brought back, adding that there were 485 migrants docked in the Libyan port of Benghazi... Read more
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister meets Bushnaf in Moscow.
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Moscow 27 May 2023 (Lana) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and President Vladimir Putin's Special Envoy to the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, received yesterday, Libyan National Security Adviser, Ibrahim Bushnaf, who is currently visiting Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart.During the meeting that was held at the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two sides discussed developments in the region, its situations, and their repercussions on the... Read more
Libyan National Security Council discusses cooperation with UNSMIL.
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Benghazi 27 May 2023 (Lana) a meeting was held at the headquarters of the Libyan National Security Council in Benghazi between a number of advisors and employees of the council and members of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).The meeting discussed joint cooperation to enhance the council's role in protecting the national security of the country in a way that contributes to restoring stability and holding presidential and parliamentary elections facilitated by the UN.The... Read more
Release of 15 Egyptians after they were kidnapped by an armed group.
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Ajdabiya, May 27, 2023 (Lana) The Information and Public Investigations Department of the Ajdabiya Security Directorate released 15 Egyptians after raiding a house where they were detained by an armed group.The Security Directorate said in a statement that an armed group is professional in kidnapping workers and possesses weapons and narcotics that were seized inside its place.The statement added that four members of the armed group were arrested and... Read more
Libyan Embassy in Tunisia participates in the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity.
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Tripoli 27 May 2023 (Lana) The Chargé d'Affaires of the Libyan Embassy in Tunisia, Mustafa Ben Kadara, and the Libyan diplomatic mission participated in the celebration held by the Tunisian Foreign Ministry on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity.The Libyan Embassy in Tunisia participated on the sidelines of this celebration in a number of activities that gave an honorable image of Libyan culture and the convergence of Arab and... Read more
