The European Commission says there is a clear indication that the Libyan coast guard, which it subsidises, is infiltrated by criminal groups. The statement on Thursday (6 July) from EU commissioner for migration, Ylva Johansson, follows the recent EU handover over of patrol boats to the Libyan coast guard. On 22 June, the European Commission along with Italian authorities gave the Libyan coast guard two patrol boats. The Libyan coast guard are estimated to have intercepted and returned to Libya 120,000 people since 2017. And a UN fact-finding mission, earlier this year, linked the Libyan coast guard to crimes against humanity.

Libyan Oil and Natural Gas Minister Mohamed Aoun said that Turkish companies are the top choice for seismic research in Libya. "Due to the geographical proximity Türkiye has and the experience that Turkish companies have in the field of seismic research, priority will be given to Turkish firms,” Aoun told Anadolu. - Libya’s oil productionAoun said Libya was excluded from the "decision to reduce oil production" taken by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last year. He said: “Libya cannot reduce oil production due to its economic conditions.”“Oil production in the country has stabilized since July 2022, and crude oil production has reached an average of 1.2 million barrels per day,” he added. Aoun also stated that according to research, Libya is the 5th country in the world in terms of shale oil and natural gas wealth.

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Twenty-two migrants from sub-Saharan countries in Africa also were detained for questioning in connection with crimes in the area, Masmoudi said Wednesday. Videos posted on social media showed crowds of local men in Sfax attempting to knock down doors and set fire to a building in what appeared to be an attempt to chase Black migrants out. Migrants reported being taken to an isolated beach near Libya's border with armed men from both countries on each side. More migrants were taken from their homes in Sfax in the middle of the night in the following days, he claimed. The man spoke to the AP Wednesday and Thursday surrounded by other Black migrants, including women and small children.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th July, 2023) The number of migrants using the route from Libya to come the European Union has grown by 600-700% in 2023, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said on Thursday. "(It is) on this route that this vessel (with hundreds of migrants that sank off the coast of Greece in June) used, leaving from the eastern part of Libya, on this big unseaworthy fishing vessel with many hundred people on board. On June 14, a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized in international waters 47 nautical miles southwest of the Greek town of Pylos. The boat was heading from the Tobruk area in eastern Libya to Italy. The International Organization for Migration said the boat was carrying at least 400 migrants, while the survivors estimated that 700 migrants had been on board.

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Libya’s revenues from crude oil in the first half of the year fell to $6.95 billion (33.4 billion Libyan dinars)—down from 37.3 billion dinars in H1 2022, according to a Thursday statement from Libya’s central bank. Libya’s crude oil production in the first part of this year is higher than it was during the same period last year. In Q1 2023, Libya’s crude oil production averaged 1.157 million bpd, according to OPEC’s secondary sources, rising only slightly to average 1.169 million bpd by May of this year. This is an increase on 2022, when 1st quarter production averaged 1.063 million bpd, with May 2022 production averaging just .707 million bpd. But Brent crude oil prices are down nearly $30 per barrel from May 2022 to May 2023.

Four days after Wagner group mercenaries marched on Moscow, a Russian envoy flew into Benghazi to meet a worried warlord. “For the moment, it looks like Wagner’s operations are on hold. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, last week reassured allies in Africa that Wagner group fighters deployed to the continent would not be withdrawn. Just four months ago, Wagner was mounting recruitment campaigns specifically for African operations, as evidence suggested deployments were being reinforced in CAR, Mali and elsewhere. Wagner’s operations have always been closely aligned with Russia’s longer-term foreign policy objectives, analysts point out.

If they are dead, take them out,” Adil Hussain said, urging Greece to hire a vessel to recover them. Lawyers representing families of the missing plan on Thursday to ask judicial authorities investigating the case for the boat to be retrieved. “It is a fundamental obligation towards the victims who are at the bottom of the sea, an obligation towards their families, and of the families towards their loved ones,” Takis Zotos, a lawyer representing four Pakistani families, told Reuters. Survivors have said that the ship capsized after a disastrous towing attempt by the Greek coast guard, which Greece denies. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said bodies would be transported to Pakistan upon verification and release by the Greek authorities.

(@ChaudhryMAli88)VIENNA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th July, 2023) Libya plans to increase oil production by 2 million barrels per day in a three-to-five years term, Libyan Oil and Gas Minister Mohamed Oun told Sputnik on Wednesday. "The Libyan Government of National Accord has allocated significant sums to increase (oil) production from 1. 2 million barrels (per day) � this is what is being produced now � to 2 million barrels (per day)," Oun said on the sidelines of the OPEC International Seminar in Vienna. He added that it would take three to five years to increase oil production.

In a few days, he would see hundreds of these people drown as a Greek coastguard ship floated nearby. We saw him.”Ahmed and Mohammed said the passengers started telephoning the Italian authorities and the Greek coastguard to ask for help. The passengers could not understand from the deck, but it was the Greek coastguard. Once taken to the larger coastguard boat, Ahmed was reunited with Mohammed. Regarding the details of the operation plan of the Hellenic coastguard, no further comments can be made by our service.”Fingers have been pointed at the Greek coastguard for both the shipwreck and its large death toll.

CAIRO – 5 July 2023: Egypt and Turkey agree on the common goal of supporting peace and stability in the region, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid has affirmed. In remarks to Asharq News on Wednesday, Abu Zeid affirmed that stability in the Middle East region is in the interest of both countries. Egyptian-Turkish consultations over the past period have covered the Libyan and Syrian files as well as the Muslim Brotherhood topic, Abu Zeid explained. Libya, Syria stabilityHe added that Egypt and Turkey have agreed on supporting peace and stability in Libya and Syria and highlighted the need to totally resolve the Syrian crisis permanently. Egypt expects the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Turkey and the Turkish investments in Egypt to increase, Abu Zeid added.

The group started its operations in Syria in 2015 and remains there to this day, allegedly to protect Syrian oil fields and phosphate mines for the Syrian regime. These efforts were focused on Syria, Russia’s foothold in the Mediterranean region and the original launchpad for Wagner. The group started its operations in Syria in 2015 and remains there to this day, allegedly to protect Syrian oil fields and phosphate mines for the Syrian regime. As the mutiny unfolded, at least four high-ranking Wagner mercenaries were rounded up by Russian military police and Syrian intelligence services at the Russian-operated Hmeimim air base in western Syria. He reportedly asked the Syrian government not to let Wagner fighters leave the country.

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Six years ago today, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced the liberation of Benghazi from terrorist groups. “Today, your armed forces bring you the news of the liberation of the city of Benghazi from terrorism, a complete and unambiguous liberation. The army was not only fighting local terrorists, but it also faced regional forces supporting terrorist and extremist movements in Libya at the time. The LNA restored security and stability to Benghazi and the surrounding cities after breaking the chains of terrorism and defeating it. The liberation of Benghazi was a major victory for the LNA and the Libyan people.