Aguila Saleh, the Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, affirmed his country’s “solidarity with Syria” after meeting Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus today.
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Libya: 54 HCS members reject 13th constitutional amendment
The High Council of State (HCS) has postponed – for the fourth time in a row – its session that was scheduled to be held Sunday morning to vote on the 13th constitutional amendment approved by the House of Representatives (HoR) earlier and although the HoR officially approved the amendment …
Al-Mishri: 13th constitutional amendment makes upcoming elections immune to appeals
The Head of the High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri, said that the 13th amendment to the constitutional declaration issued by the House of Representatives (HoR) recently did not come overnight, but rather, it was the result of lengthy consultations between the two chambers, pointing out that this amendment …
22 Syrian migrants on hunger strike in Libyan prison
At least 22 Syrian migrants detained for more than five months in Libya began a hunger strike Monday to demand their release, a Libyan rights group said.
UNHCR details numbers of IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers in Libya
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that more than 134,000 Libyans are internally displaced (IDPs) and nearly 700,000 others have returned from displacement as of February 21.
Work of “Libyan-Italian” special task force on security and immigration launched
The Minister of Interior of the Government of National Unity, Emad Trabelsi, has supervised, with his Italian counterpart, Matteo Piantedosi, the “launch of the work of an Italian-Libyan task force on security and migration, which is a practical tool for exchanging joint measures,” according to a statement issued by Italian …
Internal Security continues its campaign to seize unlicensed weapons in Benghazi
The Libyan Internal Security Agency confirmed the continuation of its campaign to detect and seize unlicensed weapons, which it started a few days ago in Benghazi.
At least 12 dead, dozens missing after Sudanese migrant boat sink off Libyan coast
About 12 Sudanese are believed to be dead while dozens are missing when their overloaded boat sank in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, the Sudan Tribune reported on Monday.
Ministry of Oil: $1.68 billion seized by NOC without legal bases, transferred to public treasury
Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity announced on Tuesday that it supplied more than1.682,911 billion dollars (about 8.415 billion Libyan dinars) to the public treasury account on Monday, in form of royalties and taxes for the period from March 2018 to November 2019.
Libyan and Italian interior ministers launch work of joint task force on immigration
Emad Trabelsi, Interior Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity, and his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantedosi launched in Rome today the work of joint task force between the two countries to coordinate on security and immigration, according to a statement by the Italian interior ministry.