This allows Russian oil firms to operate in Libya and do work for the Libyan national oil company. Russia and the Turks refuse to withdraw their troops from Libya until they receive guarantees that their interests in Libya are respected. In Libya the eastern faction proved very effective at controlling Islamic terrorist activities and gradually eliminating most of them. The EU support has also reduced the ability of people smuggling gangs to get illegal migrants into Libya and then into Europe by boat. Most of the fatalities among the illegal migrants occur at sea when overloaded smuggler boats sink and most of the people on board drown.

To recognize the critical work by Libyan partners to clear mines and explosive remnants of war across Libya, representatives of the Government of National Unity, the Libyan Mine Action Centre, UNICEF, the UN Mine Action Service and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) came together to commemorate the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in Libya on 2 May, according to UNSMIL. In 2022, Libyan partners cleared and destroyed some 18,000 explosive ordnances and deemed 2.3 million square meters of land safe. It is critical the Libyan government and international partners continue to work together to provide the resources needed to drive mine action efforts in support of a peaceful and stable Libya”. There are currently 130 task orders for implementing work managed by the Libyan Mine Action Centre through local and international partners. “Increased investment for explosive ordnance clearance in Libya is needed, especially in urban areas,” said Acting Chief of the UN Mine Action Programme in Libya, Sharmeela Aminath.

The number of people who have landed in Malta irregularly by boat has declined considerably after Malta and Libya signed a memorandum of understanding on irregular migration, Malta Today reported. Boat arrivals have been on the decline since 2020, particularly since Malta and Libya signed a memorandum of understanding on illegal migration.

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The United States returns to doing business in Libya. This fact was interpreted by experts as a desire of the United States to strengthen its economic influence in the southern Mediterranean to compensate for Russian oil exports to Europe. Halliburton will develop the Al-Zahr oil field in Sirte governorate, worth $1 billion, while Honeywell will build an oil refinery in the southwest worth $1 billion. Al-Zahr is the first oil field in commercial quantities discovered by al-Waha Company, a subsidiary of NOC, in the late 1950s. However, the United States is strongly demanding the removal, especially of the warlord Khalifa Haftar, from Russia and the Wagner group.

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Boat arrivals have been on the decline since 2020, particularly since Malta and Libya signed a memorandum of understanding on illegal migration. When the pandemic came around in 2020, the number of boat arrivals remained steady up until autumn, which saw arrivals decrease suddenly. As part of the memorandum, Malta is hosting a Libyan officer who is stationed at the Malta-Libya Coordination Centre in Malta. The other top countries of origin among sea arrivals in 2022 were Syria (28%), Egypt (8%), Lebanon (7%) and Palestine (4%). While Eritrean and Sudanese people made up almost 40% of arrivals in 2021, there were no sea arrivals whatsoever from Eritrea and Sudan the following year.

A magistrate has abstained from examining a former boxer’s claim that his continued preventive custody, five months after being charged with robbing an elderly person at knifepoint, was illegal. 43-year-old Sean Sinclair Pace had been denied bail during his arraignment in December last year when he was charged with aggravated theft and detaining a person illegally. This morning, lawyer Jose Herrera filed a habeas corpus application on Pace’s behalf, claiming that his continued detention was illegal. In a decree handed down sometime later, the magistrate abstained from taking the request further, observing that the acts of the case had been sent back to the Attorney General on April 13. She pointed out that the Criminal Code stipulated that applications filed in connection with a compilation of evidence whose file was being examined by the Attorney General, before the Bill of Indictment is issued, the application had to be filed before the Criminal Court.

The Chief of the General Staff of Western Libya’s military forces, General Mohammed Al-Hadad, hosted in Tripoli today a delegation of the U.S. Department of Defense, represented by the U.S. Defense Attache to Libya, Navy SEAL Colonel Mark Amblum. According to a brief statement by the General Staff, both sides discussed “the relations between the Libyan army and the U.S. army and the possibility of developing them,”It also stated that Al-Hadad “praised the role played by the AFRICOM forces.”

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 484 migrants, including women and children, have been rescued and returned to Libya during the past week. “In the period of April 23-29, 484 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said via Twitter. “So far this year, a total of 4,819 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya,” ot said, adding that 505 illegal migrants died and 319 others went missing off the Libyan coast on the central Mediterranean route in 2023. In 2022, a total of 24,684 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, 525 migrants died and 848 others went missing off the Libyan coast on the central Mediterranean route, the UN agency revealed in the statement. Due to the insecurity and chaos in the country since the fall of late dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, choose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya.

Ahlam Al-Lafi, a member of the Libyan House of Representatives and the head of the Social, Educational, Cultural, Women, and Youth Affairs Committee in the Arab Parliament, recently chaired a committee meeting in Cairo to deliberate on pertinent issues related to social, educational, and cultural affairs in the Arab world. The meeting was convened to discuss the social status report of Arab countries, the adoption of the “International Arabic Language Competency Certificate,” and the establishment of a fund to support it. The report emphasized the importance of promoting education, culture, and social values in the Arab world. The meeting also discussed the adoption of the “International Arabic Language Competency Certificate,’ which aims to promote the Arabic language and enhance its status as a global language. Furthermore, the meeting also discussed preparations for a seminar on protecting social values in the Arab world and the development of an Arab advisory law to combat domestic violence, the spokesperson added.

Muscat: Gen. Sultan Mohammed Al Nu'amani, Minister of the Royal Office received on Tuesday Sania Abu Al Qasim Ghoma, Ambassador of the State of Libya to the Sultanate of Oman, to bid her farewell at the end of her tour of duty. The Libyan ambassador expressed her appreciation for the cooperation extended to her by all officials in the Sultanate of Oman. In his turn, Al Nu’amani thanked the ambassador for the efforts she exerted in boosting bilateral relations during her tour of duty, wishing her success. Royal Office Minister receives Yemeni ambassadorGen. Sultan Mohammed Al Nu'amani, Minister of the Royal Office received today Dr. Khaled Saleh Shoteif, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the Sultanate of Oman. The Yemeni ambassador lauded Oman’s efforts, its endeavors to resolve the Yemeni crisis and its support for establishing peace through coordination with all related international parties.

Italian politician, Daniele Rovinetti, has expressed concern that the ongoing chaos in Sudan will have a negative impact on the Libyan economy. Italian politician Rovinetti expressed concern over the impact of the Sudanese crisis on the Libyan economy, given the interdependence between the two countries due to illegal immigration. The Sudanese crisis has already had a significant impact on the country’s economy, with inflation soaring and shortages of basic goods reported. The impact of the crisis in Sudan is not limited to the country itself, as neighboring countries such as Libya are also likely to be affected. It remains to be seen how the situation in Sudan will develop, and what impact it will have on neighboring countries such as Libya.

Checks on its power come from the government of the day and Israel's Supreme Court – the 15 unelected justices. However, his interest in weakening the powers of Israel's Supreme Court has grown in virtual lock-step with his personal legal woes. But the frequency of the Israeli Supreme Court striking down laws is low. From 1995 to 2016, for example, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated legislation about 2.3. times per year, according to the IDI's calculations. However, on another metric – the number of petitions Israel's Supreme Court receives seeking to invalidate laws – its activity has risen sharply.

The Al Sarir refinery of the Arabian Gulf Oil Company is located southeast of the oasis cities. A Libyan activist claimed that the corporation supplies energy to one of the warring parties in Sudan. In a related context, the National Oil Corporation talked about the return of natural gas pumping from the Brega Company to the city of Khoms, after a 12-year hiatus, at a rate of about 100 million cubic feet per day. Al-Abed added, “Laws 12-23 of 2010 regarding foreign workers and labor relations are still obstructing our work. We wrote to the House of Representatives repeatedly, but without responses, “continuing:” In order to avoid security and demographic risks, we adopted a plan to settle the conditions of foreign workers by housing them outside densely populated neighborhoods.