The British Embassy in Libya announced that the United Kingdom welcomes the the initiation of an international financial review and audit of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL).
According to the embassy, the UK considers that this process represents an essential step towards achieving transparency in the Libyan financial world, paving the way for a reconciliation with the CBL.
The German Ministry of Defense announced that the frigate “Hamburg” was sent to the Mediterranean in order to participate in the activity of the naval operation “IRINI” to monitor the arms embargo imposed on Libya, according to DW news agency.
It is expected that the German frigate will reach its specified location in the middle of next August, with 250 German navy soldiers on board, who will participate in the maritime observation operation within the “IRINI” operation fleet.
The National Center for Disease Control announced that Libya has recorded 205 confirmed cases with the novel coronavirus, in the largest daily count since the virus began to appear in the country.
In a statement, the center added that 17 patients have recovered during the last 24 hours, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 569.
According to the center, there were 3222 confirmed cases in Libya, while 76 have passed away.
Yesterday, the Vice President of the Presidential Council (PC), Ahmed Maiteeq, held discussions with the German Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Owcza, methods of developing bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the field of energy.
During the meeting, Maiteeq stressed the need for a return of German companies connected to the electricity field after the improvement of the security situation in the western region.
Three Sudanese migrants have been killed and four others have been wounded in a shootout on Monday night in Khums, east of Tripoli, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
The migrants were intercepted at sea and taken back to Khums by Libyan coast guards, the UN agency said.
According to IOM, local authorities started shooting when some of the migrants tried to flee after disembarking.
The wounded migrants were taken to a local hospital while the majority of survivors were transferred to detention centers, the agency reports.
Some 140 Tunisians stranded in Libya were repatriated Tuesday via the border post of Dhahabia-Ouazzan and presented to the health protocol for strict security measures.
During “Flusna”, a television programme broadcasted on WTV channel and Tabadul Platform, Member of the House of Representatives (HOR), Ali Saidi has denied the charges against him along with other HoR members
For instance, prime minister of the House of Representatives of Libya, Abdullah al-Thani, has charged them with embezzling two amounts of LD 15 million.
“Mustafa Gnounou is the one who received the mentioned amount, and these accusations are really serious.” He said.
The leader of Fezzan Rage Movement, Beshir Al-Sheikh, stressed during a televised interview for Libyan WTV channel and Tabadul Platform that there is a serious problem with services in the south, adding that he lives below the poverty line.
“I’ve been living in humiliation, poverty, indignity and hunger.” AL-Sheikh said.
He also considered the governments as guilty of theft and charged all those responsible with treason.
Al-Sheikh clarified that the biggest problem in the south boils down to the absence of a State, calling for a strong government.
Malta’s armed forces have rescued a group of 95 migrants found in distress on a dinghy north of Libya and brought them ashore at a military base near the capital Valletta, authorities said on Monday.
According to the IOM, the migrants have been stranded in Malta’s search and rescue zone for over 30 hours.
The UN agency stressed that “states and shipmasters have a moral and legal obligation to respond to distress cases at sea.”
The National Center for Disease Control has announced recording 158 new cases of Covid-19, which is the highest daily toll since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, bringing the total number of cases in Libya to 2827.
The center confirmed that 24 patients have recovered from the disease and four patients died.
