Migrants of various nationalities are gathered inside the Agency for Combating Illegal Migration in Tripoli, before being deported to their country of origin, on November 24, 2022. MAHMUD TURKIA / AFPThe body responsible for combating illegal immigration in Libya organized road convoys to the eastern and southern borders on Thursday, November 24 to return more than 200 foreigners, thanks to unprecedented coordination between rival regions. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers From eastern Libya, a migratory route is reopening in the MediterraneanPlunged into chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, Libya has become a hub for tens of thousands of migrants seeking to reach Europe by sea. Apart from a few visa-exempt nationalities, most migrants enter Libya illegally, through the porous borders of the vast desert south. Every Saturday at 6 a.m., find a week of news and debates covered by the editorial staff of the “World Africa”.

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HE Speaker of the House of Representatives of the sisterly State of Libya Aguila Saleh met on Thursday with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya Khalid Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari. The meeting dealt with the two countries’ bilateral cooperation relations. During the meeting, HE the Ambassador reiterated the State of Qatar’s commitment to support the political process and the UN Security Council’s related resolutions as well as all peaceful solutions that maintain the unity of Libyan and pushing towards holding constitution based free and fair elections that meet the people aspirations.

Tripoli, Nov 25 (IANS) The Libyan Anti-illegal Immigration Department deported more than 200 illegal migrants to their countries of origin. The deportation was done for the first time in collaboration with the Anti-illegal Immigration Departments of Eastern and Southern Libya, the Libyan official told Xinhua. Libya has become a preferred point of departure for illegal immigrants who attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach European shores. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a total of 20,842 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya so far this year. In the meantime, 500 illegal migrants have died and 863 others gone missing off the Libyan coast on the Central Mediterranean route, the IOM said.

Libya on Thursday sent more than 200 illegal migrants back across its land borders, in a rare display of cooperation from the country's divided political institutions. Embassy staff from the migrants' home countries watched the process, with each group driven to border crossings with their home country. Police spokesman General Ahmad Abu Kraa said holding centres for detained migrants had become "overwhelmed, which is creating a lot of problems". Libya is regularly criticised for its treatment of migrants, with rights groups alleging horrific treatment at the hands of smuggling gangs and inside state-run detention centres. Still, Libya remains violently fragmented and facing multiple crises following a 2011 NATO-backed revolt that overthrew dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

On Thursday, the Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Service organized land convoys to the eastern and southern borders of the country, to return more than 200 immigrants to their countries of origin, in an unusual coordination between the competing authorities in eastern and western Libya. Upon their arrival in Ajdabiya (east), the Egyptians will be taken back to the Salloum border crossing while the Chadians and Sudanese will take the road to Kufra (south) and then Owainat on the border with Sudan. The United Nations agencies were interested in returning refugees and migrants to their countries, but since an agreement was recently signed between the leaderships of western, southern and eastern Libya, the apparatus responsible for these referrals of the Ministry of Interior has become working in a unified manner. More than 20,000 migrants were returned to Libya from the beginning of this year until last month, while the fate of 714 remained missing, and more than 400 migrants drowned, according to the International Organization for Migration. Most of the migrants across Libya’s vast desert border are from Sudan, Chad, Niger and Egypt.

– Libya‘s Department for Combating Illegal Immigration deported more than 200 illegal immigrants to their countries of origin on Thursday. The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Department on Thursday deported more than 200 illegal migrants to their home countries. The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Department on Thursday deported more than 200 illegal immigrants to their home countries. The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Department on Thursday deported more than 200 illegal immigrants to their home countries. The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Department on Thursday deported more than 200 illegal immigrants to their home countries.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said the situation in Libya is discouraging in light of no indication of any possible agreement on elections any time soon. "The Union and its international partners can make a difference by proactively supporting mediation efforts, and this is what we intend to do,” the EU foreign policy chief said before the European Parliament. He underscored the need to encourage the Libyan parties to the conflict to enhance dialogue and reach a consensus and urged that the call for foreign forces to withdraw from Libya be implemented on the ground. Borrell affirmed support for the UN envoy and the Libyan stakeholders to build a new and joint road map towards the elections, hoping that the appointment of UN envoy, Bathily will create a positive dynamic for all Libyan actors to work together. He disclosed that the EU has considered sending a mission to monitor the parliamentary and presidential elections, confirming that this offer still exists.

TRIPOLI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan Anti-illegal Immigration Department on Thursday deported more than 200 illegal migrants to their countries of origin. According to Nasser al-Khatroushi, head of the Deportation Office of the Anti-illegal Immigration Department, the migrants, who are from Egypt, Niger and Sudan, were deported by land to their own countries. The deportation was done for the first time in collaboration with the Anti-illegal Immigration Departments of Eastern and Southern Libya, the Libyan official told Xinhua. Libya has become a preferred point of departure for illegal immigrants who attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach European shores. In the meantime, 500 illegal migrants have died and 863 others gone missing off the Libyan coast on the Central Mediterranean route, the IOM said.

The migrants were dressed in differing tracksuits to identify their nationalities - Copyright AFP/File -Libya on Thursday sent more than 200 illegal migrants back across its land borders, in a rare display of cooperation from the country’s divided political institutions. Embassy staff from the migrants’ home countries watched the process, with each group driven to border crossings with their home country. Police spokesman General Ahmad Abu Kraa said holding centres for detained migrants had become “overwhelmed, which is creating a lot of problems”. Libya is regularly criticised for its treatment of migrants, with rights groups alleging horrific treatment at the hands of smuggling gangs and inside state-run detention centres. Still, Libya remains violently fragmented and facing multiple crises following a 2011 NATO-backed revolt that overthrew dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

Migrants look out of a fishing boat docked at the port of Palaiochora in southeastern Crete, Greece on Nov. 22, 2022. (InTime News via AP)Greece: Migrant Boat Had Sailed From Libya With 483 PeopleATHENS, Greece—Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with migrants that was towed to port after losing steering in rough seas south of Crete was carrying a total of 483 people who had sailed from Libya. The coast guard said Thursday that those on board were Syrians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Palestinians, and Sudanese and included 336 men, 10 women, 128 boys, and nine girls. The passengers had been crammed into a 25-meter (82-foot) fishing boat that had set sail from Libya and had been heading to Italy, the coast guard said. A major rescue operation was mounted, involving a Greek frigate, two coast guard vessels, five nearby merchant ships, and two Italian-flagged fishing boats.

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China recorded 31,454 domestic cases -- 27,517 without symptoms -- on Wednesday, the National Health Bureau saidChina's daily COVID cases have climbed to the highest since the pandemic began, official data showed Thursday, despite the government persisting with a zero-tolerance approach involving grueling lockdowns and travel restrictions. The numbers are relatively small when compared with China's vast population of 1.4 billion and the caseloads seen in Western countries at the height of the pandemic. The country recorded 31,454 domestic cases -- 27,517 without symptoms -- on Wednesday, the National Health Bureau said. Several cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing have tightened COVID restrictions as cases surge. The southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou -- where nearly a third of the latest COVID cases were found -- has built thousands of temporary hospital rooms to accommodate patients.

Default CategoryMigrants look out of a fishing boat docked at the port of Palaiochora in southeastern Crete, Greece, after its arrival, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022 . (Photo by Eurokinissi/Stephanos Rapanis)ATHENS — Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with migrants that was towed to port after losing steering in rough seas south of Crete was carrying a total of 483 people who had sailed from Libya. The coast guard said Thursday that those on board were Syrians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Palestinians and Sudanese and included 336 men, 10 women, 128 boys and nine girls. The passengers had been crammed into a 25-meter (82-foot) fishing boat that had set sail from Libya and had been heading to Italy, the coast guard said. A major rescue operation was mounted, involving a Greek frigate, two coast guard vessels, five nearby merchant ships and two Italian-flagged fishing boats.

PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Airbus has reached a settlement with the French financial prosecutor (PNF) concerning judicial investigations related to Libya and Kazakhstan, an Airbus spokesperson said on Thursday, confirming a report by news agency AFP. It said the agreement is now subject to court approval. Last month, Airbus confirmed it was negotiating a new bribery settlement with French authorities over past dealings in Libya and Kazakhstan as an extension to a settlement struck in 2020 which included record fines against the planemaker. The initial agreement followed a four-year probe which originated in Britain and later expanded to France and the United States, shedding light on a network of middlemen and disguised payments. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, Writing by GV De Clercq)((geert.declercq@tr.com;))The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.