Three men have been remanded in custody on charges relating to organised crime. He was additionally charged with possession of MDMA, as well as forming part of, and participating, in an organised crime group. He was charged with money laundering, tax evasion and participation in organised crime. The defendant was being charged with forming part of an organised crime group that was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering, replied the inspector. The predicate offence was involvement in organised crime, added the prosecutor.

Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groupsRussia is ready to supply Somalia's army with military equipment in its war against terrorismBy AP Published Date - 10:00 PM, Fri - 26 May 23Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Somalias counterpart Abshir Omar Jama (Huruse) hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow (AFP Photo)Moscow: Russia is ready to supply Somalia’s army with military equipment in its war against terrorism, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the offer after talks with his Somali counterpart Abshir Omar Jama in Moscow. Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow reaffirmed its readiness to meet the material needs of the Somalian army in its fight against extremists that remain on Somalian territory including al-Shabaab and al-Qaeda.” The offer further underscores Russia’s growing interest in the African continent upstaging the west in countries facing conflict. They pay for it by giving Russia prime access to their oil, gas, gold, diamonds and valuable minerals. Somalia had voted in favour of Ukraine resolution but has been working on improving relations with Russia that were severed in 1978 when Moscow backed Ethiopia in a war with Somalia.

Today, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) along with French and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops are operating in numerous states throughout the region. Although there is the reemergence of military coups in several West African states, the mass sentiment from the workers, farmers and youth is decisively anti-imperialist. Sudan was also required to “normalize” relations with the State of Israel as part of the Abraham Accord initiatives aimed at undermining solidarity with the Palestinian national struggle. Sudan and Libya are continuing to reveal the negative impact of neo-colonialism in the 21st century. It is no longer a question of whether African Independent States should pursue a capitalist or non-capitalist path of development.

LiveA boat carrying about 500 migrants, including a newborn baby and pregnant women, has disappeared in the central Mediterranean, two charities say. Alarm Phone, a group that picks up calls from migrant vessels in distress, said on Friday it had lost contact with the boat on Wednesday morning. The Italian Coast Guard reported on Thursday the rescue of 423 and 671 migrants in two separate operations in Italian search and rescue waters, and Alarm Phone said they were unrelated to the missing boat. In a separate incident, German charity SOS Humanity said 27 migrants were picked up at sea by an oil tanker and illegally taken back to Libya. Under international humanitarian law, migrants cannot be forcibly returned to countries where they risk serious ill-treatment and widespread migrant abuse has been extensively documented in Libya.

EU and Italian complicity in crimes against humanity in Libya has yet to grip the public debate among EU circles, says the lead author of a new European Parliament study. The findings are part of a larger European Parliament study, authored by Carrera and others, and published earlier this week. EU and Italian complicity was further entrenched following a February handover of EU-financed patrol boats to the Libyan Coast Guard, he said. For its part, the European Commission says its objective is to help to improve the situation of the people stranded in Libya. "Not doing anything is not an answer," said an EU commission spokesperson in March, in response to the UN report.

loading…Muammar Gaddafi provided three free facilities to the people of Libya before he was killed by rebels during the NATO invasion. Even so, Gaddafi is also called a caring leader because he provides several free facilities for his people. Muammar Gaddafi’s 3 Free Facilities for the Libyan People1. Free SchoolDuring the era of Gaddafi’s rule, the entire cost of education for Libyan children was free. Free HousingQuoted from the musafhanif page, Friday (26/5/2023), like socialist countries in general, the Libyan government also provides free housing to its citizens.

TRIPOLI, Libya - Oil-rich but war-scarred Libya has for years been ruled by two rival governments, but now some analysts see faint signs of progress toward reconciliation between them. Bashagha was suspended on May 16 by the eastern-based parliament, which also announced an investigation against him for unspecified reasons. Tripoli-based interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has meanwhile used the“paralysis of the eastern government to consolidate his grip on political and economic life in Libya”, he said. The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said he hopes for an agreement“by mid-June” to hold elections before the end of this year. He told the UN Security Council last month that“intensive consultations have taken place amongst security actors” and said“there has been a new dynamic in Libya”.

While the Tripoli-based government has no known air power of its own, allied Turkish military forces have previously deployed drones in western Libya. The GNU said "our national air force" had targeted what it called criminal gangs involved in trafficking fuel, drugs and people in western coastal areas. Libya has had little stability since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi and it split in 2014 between rival eastern and western factions although there has been no major warfare since a 2020 ceasefire. Most western armed factions continued to back the GNU, as did Turkey which had helped the Tripoli government fight off an eastern assault in early 2020. However, some factions in the west oppose the GNU and last summer there were clashes in Tripoli between the two sides as the prime minister designated by the parliament in eastern Libya attempted to enter the capital.

The Ministry of Defence representing the Tripoli-based Libyan government led by Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba announced today that it had conducted air strikes in the West Coast region. The announcement came after local social media followed by local media reported drone strikes in various areas of Zawia. The Defence Ministry also reported strikes later in the Zuwara area. Those opposed to the strikes have insisted that the strikes were conducted by Turkish drones and not Libyan ones. The Ministry of Defence also calls on all citizens to fully cooperate with the military forces and the General Staff in military operations, which will not stop until all of its objectives are achieved’’.

TRIPOLI : Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) said it had conducted air strikes against smuggling networks on Thursday, with blasts hitting a western city that is home to armed factions that have backed a rival administration. Three residents of Zawiya, just west of Tripoli, said they had heard explosions on Thursday with one also hearing gunfire. While the Tripoli-based government has no known air power of its own, allied Turkish military forces have previously deployed drones in western Libya. The GNU said "our national air force" had targeted what it called criminal gangs involved in trafficking fuel, drugs and people in western coastal areas. Libya has had little stability since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi and it split in 2014 between rival eastern and western factions though there has been no major warfare since a 2020 ceasefire.

But the message to everyone watching was resoundingly clear: Chadian rebels were a force to be reckoned with, and they knew how to exploit regional instability to their advantage. These socio-economic conditions, which have served as an impetus for Chadian rebels, reflect deep-rooted issues within the country’s socio-political fabric. The fluctuating roles, regular casualties, and ongoing recruitment make it challenging to accurately quantify the number of Chadian fighters. In Libya, Chadian fighters crossed battle lines, aligning with rival factions for the right price. He is the author of several publications on the Chadian rebellion, including Soldiers of Fortune: The Future of Chadian Fighters After the Libyan Ceasefire.

InternationalBooker Prize for the first time for a Bulgarian novel: Georgi Gospodinov's 'Time Shelter', a story on memories of the pastWriter Georgi Gospodinov has won the prestigious Booker Prize this year. The Booker Prize race also included 'The Gospel According to the New World' written in French by author Maries Conde. The Booker Prize of 2022 was won by India's writer Gitanjali Shree. The full name of the Booker Prize is the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The first Booker Prize was awarded to Albanian novelist Ismail Kadre.

U.S. Embassy in Libya announced on Wednesday a change in the visa reciprocity standards for certain Libyan and U.S. visas. “Libyan and U.S. nationals who meet the criteria for regular business or tourist visas will now receive a one-year multiple entry visa, a significant change from the current visa validity of three months with a singly entry,” the Embassy said in a statement. As part of this reciprocity update, the visa fees have now been standardized and reciprocity fees have been completely removed for Libyan citizens, it added. Students from both countries who qualify for a student visa will now receive multiple entry visas valid for one year whereas previously a single-entry visa was issued, according to the statement. “These significant visa changes will help facilitate legitimate travel for diplomatic, educational, cultural, and business purposes and more importantly deepen people-to-people bonds between our two countries,” it pointed out.

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In addition, “the opposition did not campaign heavily in the area and could not offer an alternative, credible message,” Esen said. The Turkish leader mentions these messages often on the campaign trail, trying to blame them on Kilicdaroglu. Kilicdaroglu is trying to do the same, telling Tuesday’s rally that “nobody should ever doubt” his ability to rebuild the region. Campaigning any harder might have given the impression that the opposition was trying to profit from people’s grief, Tiryaki said. “The Turkish left is no longer the same,” he said in Kirikhan, a northern Hatay district that backed Erdogan.