APCAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival primer ministers on Monday returned to the capital of Tripoli from Italy on a charter flight by a commercial airliner, the first direct flight between the two countries in a decade. Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, who heads the Tripoli-based government, boarded the flight from Fiumicino airport in Rome. “From Rome to Tripoli through the Italian airways, ITA,” Dbeibah wrote on Twitter attaching a photo of the flight ticket. He said Sunday that flights between Libya and Italy would help pave the way for the opening of airspace with other countries. Advertisement Article continues below this adDbeibah is a close ally of the Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Source: Libya Today July 24, 2023 15:54 UTC