Seasonal strawberry cultivation in Libya is a thriving economic resource. More than 5,000 hectares used for strawberry cultivation in western LibyaThe areas cultivated seasonally with strawberries in the west of the country are estimated at more than five thousand hectares. Strawberries yield a good economic returnSpeaking exclusively to Libya Herald, agricultural engineer Hatem Saad al-Magri, who specializes in growing strawberries and seasonal crops, said that strawberries are crops with a good economic return. Coastal region suitable for strawberry cultivationWith regard to the lands most suitable for strawberry cultivation, he said that the areas of Tajura, Al-Garabouli, Gaser Khiar east of Tripoli, the Sidi Al-Sayeh area, Gasr Ben Ghashir south of it and the whole coastal region are good for strawberry production. Strawberry cultivation, he explained, is an economic cultivation that achieves a quick and large return, especially if other industries are established on it, such as the manufacture of juices and natural jam.

The Libyan Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of three migrants who drowned off the country’s coast after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry of the Government of National Unity on Thursday. The bodies of the three migrants, whose nationalities were not identified by the coast guard, were recovered in the coast of Garabouli, a town in the Tripoli District. “The bodies will be handed over to the competent authorities to complete the rest of the legal procedures,” said the ministry.

A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the UN migration agency said Wednesday. It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. The boat was carrying at least 60 migrants and had set off from the coastal town of Garabouli, east of Libya’s capital, Tripoli. The agency said five migrants survived the shipwreck and were brought back to shore by the Libyan coast guard. The incident was the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean, a key route for migrants.

However, the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found the video was old and filmed in Libya. On April 20, 2023, a Facebook post shared a 20-second clip showing a lion wandering the streets of a city. A lion was seen today moving in the street of the capital Khartoum," the video caption reads. A tweet published on April 20, 2023, shared the same video alongside a claim that the lion had "escaped a zoo" in Khartoum. But the video of a lion roaming in the streets was not filmed in Sudan.

Republicans conceded that their legislation was headed nowhere; the measure is dead on arrival in the Democratic-led Senate. Without action by Congress to raise the debt limit, the U.S. government faces a potentially catastrophic default as early as this summer. Carroll, 79, testified on Day 2 of the civil trial stemming from the lawsuit she filed against Trump last year. Efforts to Ban Treatments for Transition See SetbacksRepublican efforts to restrict gender-transitioning treatment hit roadblocks in three states Wednesday. Tangaraju Suppiah, a 46-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced in 2018 for coordinating with two other men to import the cannabis in 2013.

EventProtesters are demonstrating in Al Zawiyah, 40 km (25 miles) west of Tripoli, April 27. The purpose of the action is to denounce the deteriorating security environment following the publication of a video showing alleged incidents of torture. Reports indicate that protesters have closed the entrance to Al Zawiyah and surrounded the Al Zawiyah refinery and the Municipal Council. Increased security is likely in the area for the duration of the gathering. Allow additional time if traveling through the affected area April 27.

The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Wednesday that a rubber dinghy carrying at least 60 migrant people who had departed from Libya for Europe sank off the Libyan coast: 55 drowned, with several others dispersed. Five people survived the sinking and were brought ashore by the Libyan coastguard: three Pakistani men, an Egyptian and a Syrian child. The boat had departed from the Libyan city of Garabouli, east of Tripoli, and capsized shortly after. The reason for the shipwreck is not clear, but it is not uncommon for the boats on which migrants are transported in the central Mediterranean to be unsafe and unsuitable for long journeys. According to data from the agency, 2023 has so far been the deadliest year for migrants trying to cross the central Mediterranean since 2017.

The playwright wants to create awareness about injustices encountered by girls and women around the world by the stories in her plays. A World Health Organization report estimated 75% of women in Liberia at the end of the civil war had experienced rape. Gurira interviewed thirty women including former women soldiers and women in the Peace Movement who are credited with forcing an end to the Civil War. The play ends when Charles Taylor leaves Liberia, signaling the winding down of the long civil war. In 1990, at the beginning of the brutal, 14 year Liberian Civil War, the U.S. citizens were evacuated and U.S. involvement, for practical purposes, ended.

Pakistanis were among the 57 migrants whose bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday. There was an argument as the boat was sinking but the man in charge refused to stop, he said. Eleven bodies, including that of a child, were recovered off Qarabulli in eastern Tripoli, said coast guard officer Fathi al-Zayani. The aid worker said more bodies were expected to be washed up in coming days. Italy has rescued 47 boats carrying around 1,600 migrants in the central Mediterranean sea in the last two days and brought them ashore to the island of Lampedusa.

CAIRO - 26 April 2023: Trade Exchange and the markets of the African continent amounted to $2.117 billion during the first quarter of 2023, according to the Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry, Ahmed Samir. Samir explained, in an official statement, that the value of Egyptian exports to the continent amounted to $1.611 billion, and the value of Egyptian imports from the continent amounted to $506 million. A report from the General Authority for Export and Import Control on trade exchange between Egypt and the African continent during the first quarter of 2023 stated that the ministry is working during the current stage to achieve economic integration between the countries of the continent of Africa and to overcome obstacles that may hinder the movement of trade between countries. For his part, Issam al-Najjar, head of the General Authority for Export and Import Control, said that the top five receiving markets for Egyptian exports included Libya with a value of $317 million, Sudan with a value of $226 million, Algeria with a value of $217 million, Morocco with a value of $191 million, and Tunisia with a value of $86 million. In addition to printing, packaging, paper, books, and artistic works with a value of $98 million, agricultural crops with a value of $80 million, spinning and textiles with a value of $47 million, furniture with a value of $24 million, furnishings with a value of $18 million, ready-made garments with a value of $15 million, and handicrafts with a value of $14 million.

By Faraj AljarihThe escalating number of irregular migrants entering Libya has sparked concerns among several nations. With land boundaries spanning approximately 4,348 kilometers and sea borders extending over 1,700 kilometers, Libya has emerged as a preferred transit point for migrants seeking to reach Europe. A boat carrying around 80 irregular migrants sank off the coast of Castelverde, east of Tripoli, with only five surviving. This incident highlights the perils of irregular migration and the pressing need for action to prevent further loss of life. This has prompted Italy to take action to curb irregular migration.

The EU Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI was launched in 2020 with the primary mission to enforce the UN arms embargo to Libya during the second Libyan Civil War. ‘Operation IRINI’ is a European Union military operation under the umbrella of the Common Security and Defense Policy. “The Irish Naval Service has a proud tradition of taking part in previous EU humanitarian missions. If Ireland is to participate in Operation Irini, the preservation of life should be clearly outlined as being a priority,” said TD Gary Gannon. The government has brought forward the motion to send LÉ William Butler Yeats to assist in operation Irini.

A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the UN migration agency said. It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. 🚨 At least 55 migrants drowned following a tragic shipwreck off Libya yesterday. The agency said five migrants survived the shipwreck and were brought back to shore by the Libyan coast guard. She said the Libyan coast guard has so far retrieved the bodies of nine men and a child.

New Delhi, April 26: Numerous Pakistani migrants drowned after two boats sank in the Mediterranean in different parts of Libya on Tuesday. The two unrelated boats were headed from Libya to Europe on Tuesday night when they sank -- one near Tripoli and the other one near Sabratha. The Libya Observer reports that the Libyan Red Crescent has been recovering bodies of migrants over the past one week. This is the third known tragedy to have struck Pakistani migrants in the past few months. In a similar incident earlier in a different setting, at least 40 Pakistanis were found dead when their overloaded boat with migrants sank off the coast of south Italy.

CAIRO (AP) — A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. The agency said five migrants survived the shipwreck and were brought back to shore by the Libyan coast guard. The was the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the country’s lengthy borders with six nations.