Over 200 illegal immigrants deported to their home countries from Libya
– 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.
Source:Libya Today
November 25, 2022 00:15 UTC
Borrell: No indications of an agreement on elections in Libya
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.
Source:Libya Observer
November 24, 2022 21:40 UTC
Over 200 illegal migrants deported to home countries from Libya
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.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 21:01 UTC
Libya expels over 200 migrants across land borders
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.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 20:19 UTC
Greece: Migrant Boat Had Sailed From Libya With 483 People
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.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 20:12 UTC
LIBYA : French pharmaceutical delegation to visit Tripoli
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Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 19:13 UTC
China's daily COVID cases highest since pandemic began
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.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 17:40 UTC
Greece: Migrant Boat Had Sailed from Libya with 483 People
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.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 17:27 UTC
Airbus says reached settlement with French prosecutor on Libya, Kazakhstan bribery probe
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.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 16:07 UTC
Airbus says reached settlement with French prosecutor on Libya, Kazakhstan bribery probe By Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Airbus in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File PhotoPARIS (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.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 16:05 UTC
Libyan parliament speaker holds talks with Qatari ambassador
The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, held talks on Thursday with Qatari Ambassador to Libya, Khaled Al-Dosari, at his office in the city eastern city of Qubba. The two discussed “bilateral relations”, “developments in the situation in Libya” and “ways to end the Libyan crisis through holding elections,” according to a statement by House spokesman Abdullah Bliheg. Bliheg said that the Qatari diplomat affirmed Qatar’s support for Libya in “overcoming the current crisis and preserve the unity of the Libyan soil”.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 15:06 UTC
Emerging Tech to Join Shanghai Industrial Clusters Plan
Funding comes amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which hit Chinese industry and businesses in its latest wave from March to May. Chinese Emerging Tech AmbitionsThe news comes after Chinese media reported Shanghai aims to boost its 5G network infrastructure to accommodate emerging tech demand for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) across national industry verticals. The news comes amid increasing rivalry in the global tech community, namely as governments compete for top spots among the world’s tech hubs. Numerous sanctions have triggered urgent demand for domestically-produced tech solutions after former US President Donald Trump slapped Beijing with sanctions, restrictions, and blacklistings. Despite trade restrictions, Shenzhen-based firm has developed several key emerging tech solutions.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 14:48 UTC
Libyan-Turkish conference discusses investment partnership in Africa
The “First Conference for Investment in Africa – Libya its Gate” was held in the Turkish city of Istanbul for two days, under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, according to what was announced by the Undersecretary of the Ministry, Omar Katti. Katti said that the conference seeked to establish “clear mechanisms for a real and strategic partnership between Libyan investment institutions and Turkish companies as a first stage, provided that this partnership extends to regional and international countries interested in investing in the African continent.”The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Organizations and International Cooperation confirmed that his government “has developed a new approach for the return of investment inside Libya and within Africa in order to achieve the aspirations of the Libyan state and its regional and international partners.”
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 12:02 UTC
Greece: Migrant boat had sailed from Libya with 483 people
Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareATHENS, 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. ArrowRight 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. AdvertisementA major rescue operation was mounted, involving a Greek frigate, two coast guard vessels, five nearby merchant ships and two Italian-flagged fishing boats. Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi sent a letter to the European Commission Tuesday afternoon, requesting that the passengers be relocated to other European Union nations.
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 09:37 UTC
Dbeibah refusal to hand over power aims to spread chaos in Libya, HoR Speaker warns
The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, warned against the continuation of the interim unity government in power under Abdel Hamid Dbeibah. “The conspiracy that took place against Libya is bigger than what we can imagine, and it was intended to divide Libya and insult the Libyan people, but the social fabric was cohesive and all conspiracies were thwarted,” Saleh said in a speech during his meeting with citizens. He noted that “the House of Representatives welcomed the Dbeibah government that was chosen in Geneva, which came for a fixed period of 18 months, and the day it was granted confidence, December 24, 2021, determined the end of this government’s term.”He stated that “its tasks were to unite institutions and provide the basic requirements for citizens, national reconciliation and elections, but this government did not do anything about iall of that, and its mission ended and the House of Representatives withdrew confidence from it.”
Source:Libya Today
November 24, 2022 09:02 UTC