Turkey denies request from IRINI to inspect ship in the Mediterranean
Today Turkey denied a flag state consent request from IRINI to inspect MV MATILDE A in accordance with UNSCR 2292 on the Arms Embargo on Libya, Operation IRINI said Monday. “UN Security Council calls upon all UN members to cooperate with inspections,” the Operation noted out.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 20:17 UTC
Meta’s Zuckerberg Discusses Quest Pro ahead of Connect 2022
Last Friday, in an interview with Protocol, Meta CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed details of the upcoming Meta Quest Pro device, also known as Project Cambria. The firm plans to officially unveil the device this Tuesday as part of its Meta Connect 2022 online showcase. The CEO explained that the consumer-grade Meta Quest Pro device might cost between $300 to $500, and an enterprise model would cost more. More on Meta Connect 2022On October 11, Meta is hosting its Connect event highlighting the firm’s XR technology updates and roadmaps. Alongside the Meta Quest Pro announcement, Connect also covers essential tech topics like third-party immersive ecosystems, business platforms, Horizon Workplace, content publishing, and developer diversity.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 16:01 UTC
US “strongly” condemn killing of 15 migrants in Libya
U.S. Embassy in Libya “strongly” condemned on Sunday the reported killing of at least 15 migrants and asylum seekers in Sabratha, west of Tripoli. Libya was a key route for clandestine migration towards Europe even before the 2011 uprising that overthrew dictator Muammar Gaddafi. People smugglers from the western city of Sabratha – some 300 kilometers (185 miles) from the Italian island of Lampedusa – continue to play a key role. Migrants often face horrific treatment at the hands of smuggling gangs, and rights groups have repeatedly accused authorities and armed groups operating under state auspices of torture and other abuses. Since the start of the year, more than 14,000 migrants have been intercepted and returned to Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 15:32 UTC
Meet the Second Annual Chad Corzine Young Gift and Home Executive Award Winner
Chelsea Peabody BohannonNon-profit trade association the Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA) has named Chelsea Peabody Bohannon as the winner of its second annual Chad Corzine Young Gift and Home Executive Award. Previously, she served on the leadership board of the Elon University Young Alumni Council, the Elon University Atlanta Alumni Board, the Membership Council of the Junior League of Atlanta and the Spoleto SCENE Board of Directors. When she is not working a market, Bohannon can be found cooking and baking in her kitchen, traveling or on a hike. Named for the late Chad Corzine, founder of Urban Agriculture Co., the Chad Corzine Young Gift & Home Executive Award seeks to honor Corzine’s legacy as a young business leader by recognizing a rising executive in the gift industry under the age of 35. Corzine, who died in May 2021, cofounded the Young Gift Executives group in 2014 with Dylan Schauben in order to bring together young professionals in the industry.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 10:32 UTC
Turkey-Libya Controversial Energy Accord Threatens Stability in Eastern Mediterranean
Greece, Egypt and Cyprus view the deal as a clear infringement of the economic rights in an oil-rich part of the Mediterranean, which under international law belongs to them. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush signed the MoU in Tripoli, the capital of Libya's internationally recognized government. The Memorandum follows the maritime accord between the two countries reached in 2019 with the former Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Greece and Egypt challenged the legitimacy of last Monday's deal, considering it to be the culmination of Ankara's efforts over the years to establish itself in the Eastern Mediterranean. (ANI)(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 07:52 UTC
Egyptian, Greek FMs meet for talks after Türkiye-Libya gas
Foreign ministers of Egypt and Greece held talks in Cairo on Sunday, following a recent oil and gas exploration deals signed between Türkiye and the Libyan Government of National Unity. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias described the deal as a “threat to regional stability,” stressing that achieving stability in Libya and in the eastern Mediterranean region is one of the “strategic goals” for both Greece and Egypt. Libya has been divided into two rival administrations since March, when the eastern-based House of Representatives, or the parliament, appointed Fathi Bashagha as prime minister while Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah refused to step down, saying he would only hand over office to an elected government. Dbeibah’s administration signed with Türkiye earlier this month a memorandum of understanding that allows Türkiye to explore oil and gas fields in some areas of the eastern Mediterranean, over which Greece claims to have sovereignty. Libya has been suffering political instability and chaos ever since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.
Source:Libya Today
October 10, 2022 05:38 UTC
Authorities arrest five people in connection to the death of migrants in Sabratha
The Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into the death of 15 migrants in Sabratha who, according to locals, died in a dispute between two groups of people smugglers. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Abdel Moneim Al-Arabi, said the Sabratha security directorate arrested five Ethiopians believed to have information about the crime. According to Al-Arabi, six migrants of Bangladeshi nationality survived the incident and received medical treatment. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Bashir Al-Amin, directed the immediate investigation and assigned a Sabratha Public Prosecution Office member to open the investigations, Al-Arabi said. Sabratha Municipality denounced the heinous crime and called on the authorities to assume their responsibilities and prosecute the perpetrators.
Source:Libya Observer
October 10, 2022 01:53 UTC
UN denounces 'heinous killing' of migrants in Libya
© Provided by WIONUnited Nations' Libya mission on Sunday (October 9) condemned the "heinous killing" of 15 migrants near Meditarranean city of Sabratha. "While the exact circumstances remain to be determined, the killings reportedly resulted from clashes between rival traffickers," the UN mission UNSMIL said in a statement. Libya was a key route for clandestine migration even before the 2011 uprising that overthrew dictator Moamer Kadhafi. The migration via sea from Libya is considered to be the world's deadliest migration route. Migrants often face horrific treatment at the hands of smuggling gangs.
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 23:12 UTC
UN condemns ‘heinous killing’ of migrants in Libya
TRIPOLI: The UN mission in Libya has condemned the “heinous killing” of 15 migrants near the Mediterranean coastal city of Sabratha, accusing smugglers and demanding justice. 1/3 UNSMIL strongly condemns the heinous killing on Friday morning of at least 15 migrants and asylum-seekers in Sabratah. Since the start of the year, more than 14,000 migrants have been intercepted and returned to Libya, the International Organization for Migration said Monday. Indeed, the exclusion of migrants is criminal. “The exclusion of migrants is disgusting, it is sinful.
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 21:41 UTC
15 Migrants Shot Dead by Traffickers Off Libyan Coast
ALBAWABA - The bodies of 15 migrants off the coast of Libya in Sabratha were recovered after they were shot dead and their boat was set alight. The 15 were shot dead by traffickers in Sabratha city in western Libya, a local NGO reported according to Anadolu. 15 migrants have been killed and their bodies were burned in their boat after a dispute between human smugglers in Sabratha on Friday, local sources declare. Images of a burning boat taken in #Sabratha, #Libya. According to official Libyan figures, there are nearly 700,000 migrants held in Libyan detention facilities who were caught attempting to make their route toward Europe, the news agency stated.
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 20:25 UTC
Greek FM: MoU signed between Libya’s GNU and Turkey is internationally rejected
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that the memorandum of understanding signed between the Libyan outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU) and Turkey is illegal and rejected by the international community. The official Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Hafez, said in a statement today, that “expanded discussions” were held today in Cairo, headed by the foreign ministers of Egypt and Greece, which dealt with all aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways to enhance them, in addition to exchanging visions and “estimates” and coordinating positions towards regional and international issues of common interest. Dendias stressed that GNU’s mandate had expired so it does not represent the Libyan people and cannot sign international agreementsDendias indicated that Egypt and Greece are working to restore stability to Libya and make the Mediterranean a stable region.
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 19:58 UTC
FrontPageBets looks at best bets for Raiders vs. Chiefs on Monday Night Football
The Kansas City Chiefs, while not perfect, have played up to the standard that football fans have come to expect of them. The Las Vegas Raiders will take aim at the Chiefs’ throne on Monday Night Football this week at Arrowhead Stadium. (Odds courtesy of DraftKings and subject to change)Chiefs -7 (-110)The Chiefs (3-1) have owned the Raiders in recent years, even predating the Mahomes era. Las Vegas (1-3) finally got in the win column in Week 4 by taking down the disappointing Denver Broncos 32-23. The Raiders’ defense has been serviceable if not spectacular this year, allowing 24, 29, 24 and 23 points in their four games.
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 19:44 UTC
Greece and Egypt call Turkish-Libyan gas deal 'illegal'
Egypt and Greece on Sunday said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya's Mediterranean waters was "illegal" as Athens said it would oppose it by all "legal means". The deal follows an agreement Turkey signed three years ago with Tripoli that demarcated the countries' shared maritime borders. Greece, Egypt and Cyprus believe the 2019 agreement violates their economic rights in an area suspected to contain vast natural gas reserves. The question of rights to Libya's vast hydrocarbon resources has become more urgent this year as global energy prices have soared. The European Union has denounced the 2019 maritime border deal, while France has said the recent agreement was "not in accordance with international law".
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 18:25 UTC
UN strongly condemns killing of 15 migrants in Sabratha west of Tripoli
UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemned “the heinous killing” on Friday morning of at least 15 migrants and asylum-seekers in Sabratha, west of Tripoli. Eleven charred bodies were found inside the docked boat with a further four wounded bodies found outside, UNSMIL said in a statement Sunday.
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 18:15 UTC
Egypt FM calls on international community to take measures against Libyan outgoing government
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, called on the international community not to deal with the Libyan outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU), led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, after it failed in its mandated tasks, calling on the United Nations to take clear measures against its illegality. The official Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Hafez, said in a statement today, that “expanded discussions” were held today in Cairo, headed by the foreign ministers of Egypt and Greece, which dealt with all aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways to enhance them, in addition to exchanging visions and “estimates” and coordinating positions towards regional and international issues of common interest. Shoukry added that it was agreed with Greece on the necessity of the exit of foreign forces from Libya, holding elections and supporting the efforts of the House of Representatives without foreign interference. Shoukry stressed that GNU in Tripoli does not have any powers to sign any international agreements.
Source:Libya Today
October 09, 2022 18:15 UTC