Eight Nigerian women arrested in Libya for alleged prostitution
Eight Nigerian women have been arrested for alleged involvement in prostitution after police raided a house in Kufra district, Libya. According to Migrant Rescue Watch, police raided a house in Kufra district and arrested the women on charges of prostitution. “Police following an investigation and Public Prosecutor’s warrant raided a house in Kufra and arrested nine migrants including 8 females of Nigerian nationality on charges of prostitution. WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that security forces have arrested nine Nigerian nationals after raiding a brothel allegedly run by a gang of African migrants in a private apartment in Benghazi, Libya. Migrant Rescue Watch, which disclosed this in a tweet on Monday, September 26, 2022, said the raid was carried out on Saturday.
Source:Libya Today
October 08, 2022 04:43 UTC
15 bodies found on Libya beach
TRIPOLI: Fifteen bodies were found on a beach near the Libyan city of Sabratha, some of them burned, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Friday. The group did not identify the dead or say how they had died, but human rights groups said they were likely migrants. After being notified by authorities, Red Crescent volunteers recovered the bodies and took them to the city morgue, the group said.
Source:Libya Today
October 08, 2022 04:08 UTC
180 stranded Nigerians return from Niger Republic, Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have received a set of 180 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic on their way to Algeria to seek greener pastures. Daily Trust reports the returnees were brought back to Kano State at about 11:30 am in three buses by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) from Agadas, Niger Republic. “The returnees are from different parts of the country, Lagos, Katsina, Cross River, Kaduna, Bauchi and Kano State among other others. “Nigerians should avoid endangering their lives by travelling to seek for greener pastures in other countries no country better than our country Nigeria,” the coordinator said. He noted that the agency between May and August received 380 stranded Nigerians from Agadas and Khartoum, Sudan, and were trained in various vocational skills.
Source:Libya Today
October 07, 2022 22:18 UTC
Fire on migrant ship kills 15: Libya group
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Source:Libya Today
October 07, 2022 20:01 UTC
Libya authorities find 15 bodies, some burned in boat, on shore
TRIPOLI : Libyan rescue workers have recovered at least 15 bodies found on the coast in Sabratha including a number burned in a boat and others on the beach, a member of the Red Crescent in the city said on Friday. A security source in Sabratha said the dead people were migrants caught in a dispute between two rival groups of people smugglers in the northwest city, a major hub for illegal migration across the Mediterranean. Libya has had little peace since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi and much of the country is controlled on the ground by rival armed factions. The country has become a major transit point for migrants seeking to travel to Europe in search of a better life, but international agencies say they face many dangers there. (Reporting by Libya newsroom; writing by Angus McDowall; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
Source:Libya Today
October 07, 2022 18:25 UTC
Erdogan and Putin discuss improving ties, ending Ukraine war
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about improving bilateral ties and he repeated Ankara’s willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the war in Ukraine, Erdogan’s office said on Friday. The latest developments in Ukraine, which Russia invaded earlier this year, were also discussed in the call, according to Turkiye’s Directorate of Communications. NATO member Turkiye has close relations with both Ukraine and Russia and has sought to balance ties during the war, rejecting Western sanctions on Moscow while criticising the Russian invasion and supplying Kyiv with armed drones. Along with the United Nations, Turkiye brokered the July deal to unlock Ukrainian grain exports from its Black Sea ports, in what remains the only significant diplomatic breakthrough in the seven-month-old conflict. Ankara’s relations with Russia are complex, with the two countries cooperating closely on energy supplies while being at odds over Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan.
Source:Libya Today
October 07, 2022 17:24 UTC
Libyan Red Crescent: At least 15 killed after apparent fire onboard a migrant ship
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Source:Libya Today
October 07, 2022 17:22 UTC
Libyan group: At least 15 dead after migrant shipwreck
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A spokesman for Libya’s Red Crescent said Friday that at least 15 bodies have been recovered after a migrant shipwreck off the country's western coast. Tawfik Al Shukri said that local authorities had informed the aid group of bodies washing up onshore. The shipwreck took place off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a major launching point for the mainly African migrants making the dangerous voyage across the Mediterranean. Libya has emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East amid internal strife. Many of those who have been intercepted and returned to Libya — including women and children — are held in government-run detention centers where they suffer from abuse, including torture, rape and extortion, according to rights groups.
Source:Libya Today
October 07, 2022 17:16 UTC
Libyan Foreign Minister holds talks with British Undersecretary of State
Libya’s Foreign Minister, Najla Mangoush, discussed developments in her country with the British Undersecretary of State for African Affairs, Gillian Keegan, during a phone call yesterday, according to a statement by the Libyan Foreign Ministry. During the call, which the ministry said was initiated by Keegan, the two also discussed “ways to support and strengthen bilateral relations between the two friendly countries”. Mangoush confirmed that “the government had begun to implement the measures taken to proceed towards achieving political stability and conducting elections according to a short and clear roadmap that defines the commitments towards the electoral process”.
Source:Libya Today
October 06, 2022 18:52 UTC
Sheik Elgheryani hails MoU with Ankara, says Turkey was there for Libya in times of need
Libya's Grand Mufti sheik Sadeq Elgheryani on Wednesday hailed the MoU the Government of National Unity signed with Turkey to activate the maritime border deal struck between the two countries in 2019. Libya and Turkey on Monday inked a series of economic and maritime agreements during a visit to Tripoli by a high-level Turkish delegation headed by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. "When Haftar shelled Tripoli with artillery, we found no one to stand with us except our brotherly country Turkey, sheik Elgheryani noted, underscoring that in bilateral agreements, the government should give priority to Turkey ahead of the UAE and France. The Mufti indicated that only the Zionist and those working in line with their project denounced the agreement with Turkey. sheik Elgeryani asked, insisting that the US should be officially informed that Libya is an independent country and not one of the US states, so the Libyans are the ones to decide its fate.
Source:Libya Observer
October 06, 2022 18:39 UTC
FrontPageBets looks at 3 best bets for NFL Week 5
As they continue the long chase for perfection in Week 5, the New York Giants and New York Jets both look to show that they’ve officially risen from the depths of the standings. FrontPageBets looks at three of the best bets we found for Week 5. New York Jets vs. Miami DolphinsThe pick: Jets money line (+145 DraftKings, +142 FanDuel, +145 BetMGM)Is it too early to jump on the Jets train? New York’s secondary was suffocating last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, coming down with four interceptions while letting Pittsburgh quarterbacks throw for just 204 yards. However, Jones truly makes the most of his touches and is averaging 6.8 yards per carry this season.
Source:Libya Today
October 06, 2022 18:22 UTC
Kentucky, Gonzaga set 6-year series
Perennial NCAA Tournament contenders Kentucky and Gonzaga agreed to play a six-year series, beginning Nov. 20 in Spokane, Wash., the two programs announced Thursday. "I am so excited that we have finalized this series," Kentucky coach John Calipari said in a news release. "(Gonzaga coach) Mark (Few) is a great friend and what he has done at Gonzaga to build them into one of the premier programs in our sport is incredible. The two-game home-and-away series was announced in August during a telethon to raise money for flood victims in Kentucky. 1 seed Gonzaga finished 28-4 and lost in the West Region semifinals of the NCAA Tournament to Arkansas, 74-68.
Source:Libya Today
October 06, 2022 17:55 UTC
Germany: Turkey-Libya deal has no legal effect and not binding for Greece
“If, in this case, two states enter into an agreement at the expense of Greece, then in all cases Greece is not bound by it and, in this sense, it has no legal effect,” Burger noted. “…it is a principle of international law that states cannot conduct transactions with each other at the expense of third parties. We know this also from civil law. “Two parties cannot come to an understanding that something belongs to them and does not belong to some third party,” he said, adding that the principle that two states cannot enter into an agreement at the expense of a third also applies in international law. The German response follows the announcement that Libya’s Tripoli government signed a series of preliminary economic agreements with Turkey on Monday that included potential energy exploration in maritime areas, but Libya’s eastern-based parliament rejected the move.
Source:Libya Today
October 06, 2022 17:51 UTC
Libya PM defends undersea gas deal with Turkey
October 6, 2022 — Tripoli (AFP)Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has defended a deal signed earlier this week with Turkey over oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean, which angered European nations. In the 2019 agreement, Turkey had laid claim to large areas of the eastern Mediterranean, angering Greece, France and the EU. On Monday, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said he and his Egyptian counterpart "both challenged the legitimacy" of the deal. Greece, Egypt and Cyprus believe the 2019 agreement violates their economic rights in an area suspected to contain vast natural gas reserves. Dbeibah retorted on Wednesday that he was "not concerned about the stance of states that have opposed the deal".
Source:Libya Today
October 06, 2022 17:49 UTC
Common Thread for the Cure hosts first-ever High Point Market Mixer
To help raise awareness in the furnishings and design industries, The Common Thread for the Cure Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Lexington, N.C., will host its first-ever High Point Market Mixer to unite the furnishings and design industries in the battle against breast cancer. The event will take place at The Point, on Commerce Avenue, one block from the transportation terminal, at 5-7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22. In partnership with the High Point Market Authority and sponsored by Crypton, a manufacturer of performance fabrics, the mixer will provide an opportunity to create awareness and educate attendees about the mission of the Common Thread for the Cure Foundation as well as its Helping Hand Grants program, which offers financial assistance to furnishing and design industry breast cancer patients through confidential grants. The mixer is open to all market attendees and will include lite bites, beer, wine and special door prizes. See also: Schools in 4 states benefit from $280,000 Ashley donation for robotics
Source:Libya Today
October 06, 2022 13:24 UTC