Nigerian govt evacuates 117 from Libya
The Federal Government on Tuesday evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. The Chargé D’affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, Amb. He said the returnees comprising 89 men, 22 women, and six children left Tripoli at 1:00 p.m. and would arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday evening. “Among the 117 evacuees, 48 were released from Libyan detention centres, which the Nigerian government facilitated. If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 21:05 UTC
In pics: 31st Arab Summit kicks off in Algeria
CAIRO – 1 November 2022: The 31st Arab Summit kicked off in Algeria with the participation of several leaders and presidents along with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki. The inaugural session began with a speech for the Tunisian President Kais Saied who handed over the presidency of the 31st Arab Summit to the Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi headed Tuesday to Algeria to attend the 31st Arab Summit taking place on November 1-2. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry flew to Algeria on Friday to take part in meetings of the Arab League (AL) council, preceding the summit. The Arab leaders are expected to discuss the promulgation of a number of decisions pertinent to settling disputes, restoring peace, and bringing about stability and development for the Arab nations.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 19:56 UTC
Kansas mom gets 20 years for leading Islamic State battalion
Fluke-Ekren's status as a U.S.-born woman who rose to a leadership status in the Islamic State makes her story unique among terror cases. Brinkema interrupted to ask Fluke-Ekren about the daughter’s allegation that she was forced to marry an Islamic State fighter who raped her at the age of 13. I never forced her.”Parekh described Fluke-Ekren as an “empress of ISIS” whose husbands rose to senior ranks in the Islamic State, often to be killed in fighting. Even within the Islamic State, people who knew Fluke-Ekren described her radicalization as “off the charts” and other terrorist groups refused her plans to form a female battalion until she finally found a taker in the Islamic State, Parekh said. In addition to forming the battalion, Fluke-Ekren admitted that while living in Libya, she helped translate, review and summarize documents taken from U.S. diplomatic facilities after the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 19:17 UTC
Flickplay: What are Immersive NFTs?
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Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 17:36 UTC
Federal Govt Evacuates 117 People From Libya
The Federal Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Tuesday that they had evacuated 117 unauthorized Nigerian migrants from Libya. Less than a week had passed since the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli rescued 137 Nigerians who had become stuck in Libya. “They left today, Nov. 1, at 13.00 hrs from the Tripoli International Airport and are expected to arrive the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at 18. “Among them the 117 evacuees, 48 of them were released from Libyan detention centres and this was facilitated by the Nigerian government. The post Federal Govt Evacuates 117 People From Libya appeared first on NEWS PICKS — WITHIN NIGERIA.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 16:53 UTC
Health Ministry considers developing a system for vital medicines
The Pharmacy and Medical Supplies Department at the Ministry of Health convened a meeting on Monday that grouped directors of pharmacy services in hospitals and medical centres to discuss primary issues related to the field, most notably the development of an electronic system to track vital medicines. The officials recommended that a scientific opinion be attached to any medicine ordered outside the national list, according to the Health Ministry. They also agreed on the need to follow up on imports, expenses, and stocks between the Ministry of Health and the pharmacy departments. The participants exchanged notes on implementing successful policies to recycle stagnant medicines and control imports, as they emphasized that clearance from the Ministry of Health is necessary before importing or dispensing any free medicine samples, in particular, newly used ones.
Source:Libya Observer
November 01, 2022 16:13 UTC
Trade exchange between Egypt, Arab countries increases by19.2% in H1 of 2022
CAIRO - 1 November 2022: Trade exchange between Egypt and the Arab countries increased by 19.2 percent during the first half of 2022, to record $14.4 billion, compared to $12.1 billion during the same period in 2021, according to a report by the Central Agency For Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS revealed that Egypt’s exports to Arab countries amounted to $5.9 billion during the first half of 2022, compared to $5.4 billion during the same period in 2021, marking an increase of $466.5 million or 8.6 percent. Sudan’s exports to Egypt recorded $261.6 million, followed by Jordan at $120.7 million, Lebanon at $108.4 million, Libya at $51.5 million, and Qatar at $39.5 million. The value of remittances from Egyptians working in Arab countries increased 10.9 percent to reach $21.9 billion during the fiscal year 2020/21, compared to $19.8 billion during the fiscal year 2019/2020. The value of Arab countries’ investments in Egypt recorded $3.98 billion during the fiscal year 2020/2021, compared to $4 billion during the fiscal year 2019/2020, marking a decrease of 0.4 percent.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 15:45 UTC
FG evacuates 117 Nigerians from Libya
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said it evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. The evacuation exercise came barely a week after the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli successfully evacuated 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. “Again, we have successfully evacuated another 117 more stranded Nigerians who were irregular migrants in Libya. “The Federal government is committed to ensuring that no Nigerian is left stranded in a foreign country.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 14:54 UTC
Mangoush holds talks with US diplomat on sidelines of Arab League summit
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush discussed the situation in the country with U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Yael Lempert, during a meeting today on the sidelines of Arab League Council summit in Algeria. The bilateral talks focused on “the political developments in Libya” and “the efforts of Government of National Unity to stabilize the country […] in order to conduct national elections on a constitutional basis and fair and impartial electoral laws,” according to a statement by the Libyan Foreign Ministry. Lempert reportedly affirmed “her country’s position of rejecting a military solution in Libya,” as per ministry’s statement.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 14:38 UTC
117 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Libya
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, on Tuesday said it evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. The evacuation exercise came barely a week after the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli successfully evacuated 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Mission to Libya, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. “Again, we have successfully evacuated another 117 more stranded Nigerians who were irregular migrants in Libya. “The Federal government is committed to ensuring that no Nigerian is left stranded in a foreign country.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 14:12 UTC
Libya to reopen border with Sudan, says Dbeibeh
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, announced on Monday that his government plans to reopen border with Sudan. The Tripoli-based premier made the announcement during his opening speech of the “Free Zone for Transit Trade” economic forum, organized by the Libyan-Sudanese Chamber of Commerce yesterday in the Libyan capital. Dbeibeh said the move will help resume the movement of goods and people between the two countries. “The closure of the border between Libya and Sudan was something strange, and a move that we don’t accept,” Dbeibeh said.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 13:20 UTC
Algeria hosts first Arab League summit since normalisation deals with Israel
ALGIERS: Arab leaders meet in the Algerian capital on Tuesday for their first summit since a string of normalisation deals with Israel that have divided the region. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) went first in a historic US-mediated deal that made the country the third Arab state, after Egypt and Jordan, to establish full ties with Israel. The leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will also stay away, according to Arab media. Syria’s membershipAnother source of controversy has been Algeria’s efforts to bring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime back into the Arab League, a decade after its membership was suspended amid a brutal crackdown on 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests. Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit called Friday for an “integrated Arab vision” to tackle the pressing food security challenges.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 11:26 UTC
American woman who went from Kansas teacher to ISIS leader sentenced to 20 years in prison
She became pregnant at 16 and married her first husband, James Fluke, in 1996, according to court records. Ekren claimed he removed a box of documents and an electronic device from the compound, and she helped him summarize the records, according to court records. The documents and device were ultimately given to leaders of the terror group Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, according to court records. Ekren, a leader of snipers for the Islamic State group, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2016 in Tel Abyad, Syria, according to court records. She was arrested two weeks later and held for seven months before being transferred to the U.S. in January 2022, according to court records.
Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 09:13 UTC
Al-Lafi reviews with French envoy ongoing national reconciliation efforts
The Deputy Head of the Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi, met Sunday with the special envoy of the French President to Libya, Paul Soler, and French ambassador, Mostafa Mihraje, who reaffirmed France's continued support for Libya until it reaches the stage of comprehensive stability by electing a president who can lead the country to security. Al-Lafi welcomed the new French ambassador and hailed bilateral relations with Paris and its support for the Libyan political process and dialogue among conflicting parties to reach stability. He reiterated commitment to continuing national reconciliation efforts to reach elections as per a constitutional basis, saying the Security Council's extension of UNSMIL's mandate revived the political track after the stalemate of last months. The two sides also stressed the role of France and the European Union in this file. The French envoy reiterated the importance of the national reconciliation project, and his country's desire to achieve stability in Libya by reaching a political solution that would contribute to the holding of elections based on to a constitutional basis.
Source:Libya Observer
November 01, 2022 08:32 UTC
A Recycling-focused Art Exhibition Opens in the Museum of Libya. The '3CODESIGN. 3R: ... - Latest Tweet by Reuters
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Source:Libya Today
November 01, 2022 04:58 UTC