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They also allocated 100 billion Lebanese pounds ($1.2 million) in accommodation allowance for the occupants of buildings recommended for evacuation by inspection committees. In addition, ministers approved a $50 million loan, with an interest rate of 4 percent, for the payment of debts owed to international organizations. Many other official and military posts will become vacant in the coming weeks and months, including the office of governor of the country’s central bank in July. The current governor, Riad Salameh, who is facing money laundering and corruption charges, has said he will not seek another term. Security and judicial investigations were launched immediately.”Also on Monday, service resumed at Lebanese banks after a strike lasting for more than two weeks.

Abdoulaye Bathily, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ special representative for Libya, told the U.N. Security Council in New York that the latest initiative aims for elections within 10 months. “They question the will and desire of political actors to hold inclusive and transparent elections in 2023.”Ravaged by civil war since 2011, oil-rich Libya is divided between rival governments. The elections weren’t held following disagreements over several key issues, including the eligibility for presidential candidacy. Bathily and many international actors hope that elections could unify the divided nation. Those divisions have fueled violence between armed groups and driven untold numbers of unsafe journeys by boat from Libya across the Mediterranean.

The Misrata Court of Appeal - First Criminal Circuit - adjourned Sunday trial of individuals accused of having links to ISIS so that it gives the defense team an opportunity to prepare their legal procedures. The trial began on Sunday morning in the presence of the defense lawyers for the 56 defendants, in addition to the presence of the lawyers claiming the civil rights of the blood relatives, who called on the court to quickly decide on the verdict. The Public Prosecution also demanded that the case be quickly reserved for ruling, given the lengthy period of its deliberations, which have reached two years now. Meanwhile, the judge heard the statements of eyewitnesses in the group of charges against the individuals in order to record them in the case file and announce the verdict upon the completion of hearing the testimony of all witnesses. The trial session took place amidst strict security measures, in the presence of the families of the victims and the fighters of the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous operation, which ended the presence of ISIS in Sirte: the largest stronghold in Libya of the terrorist group.

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The European Union (EU) launched in Tunisia on February 21 and 22, a workshop on free zones in Libya, as part of the activities of the “E-NABLE” project, which is funded by the EU and implemented by the “Expertise France” Foundation according to the European Union office in Libya. The workshop discussed the development of a comprehensive national strategy for free zones in order to expand the scope of trade movement locally, improve the investment climate, and support Libyan economic growth, according to the same source. A number of Libyan officials from the Ministries of Economy and Trade, Foreign Affairs, and Planning participated in the workshop, as well as representatives of the Marisa Free Zone, the Misrata Free Zone, and the Customs Authority.

Chairman of Libya’s High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri, held talks on Sunday with Tobias Björn Bacherle, a member of German parliament (Bundestag) at the Council’s headquarters in Tripoli. According to a statement by the council, Al-Mishri, Bacherle and the latter’s accompanying delegation discussed developments in the political process related to holding Libyan elections. “For its part, the German side expressed its country’s strong support for the state of Libya and its stability to cross this stage and reach political stability.”

At least 59 migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of ItalyEnlarge this image toggle caption Giuseppe Pipita/AP Giuseppe Pipita/APROME — A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. At least 80 people were found alive, including some who reached the shore after the shipwreck just off Calabria's coastline along the Ionian Sea, the Italian Coast Guard said. One man was taken into custody for questioning after fellow survivors indicated he was a trafficker, state TV said. Italian state TV quoted survivors as saying the boat had set out five days earlier from Turkey. In 2022, some 105,000 migrants arrived on Italian shores, some 38,000 more than in 2021, according to Interior Ministry figures.

The wreckage from a boat washes ashore at a beach near Cutro in southern Italy on February 26, 2023. Advertising Read more"As of a few minutes ago, the number of confirmed victims was 59," Crotone Mayor Vincenzo Voce told Italian TV channel Sky TG-24. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said some 200 migrants had been crowded into a 20-metre-long boat. Italy's coast guard, which was coordinating the rescue, said about 120 migrants were believed to have been on board. Many of these boats, including sailboats, often reach remote stretches of Italy's long southern coastline unaided by the coast guard or humanitarian rescue vessels.

After Sunday's session was postponed, 54 HCS members issued a statement affirming their rejection to pass the 13th constitutional amendment without resolving the controversial points and transferring them to laws. The signatories said the reason for their rejection is the failure of the amendment to include the conditions for the president’s candidacy, granting the president broad powers, and not obligating the elected National Assembly to fulfill the constitutional tasks within a specified period of time, in addition to canceling the parliamentary elections in the event of the presidential failure, as stated in the amended constitutional text in Article 29. They said that it is necessary to include and resolve these issues in the text of the constitutional amendment. In a televized statement Saturday, Al-Mishri said that more than 95% of the 13th constitutional amendment corresponds to the articles voted on by the HCS, with the exception of 3 or 4 articles. He explained that the system of government in the 13th constitutional amendment is not presidential, but rather a mixture between presidential and parliamentary, pointing out that this amendment dispels fears about the powers of the head of state.

2021Dec. 17: 9 dead, 93 missing, 8 survivors after boat sinks off Sabratha, Libya. 2020Nov. 12: 57 dead, 18 missing, 48 survivors after boat sinks off the coast of Al Khums, Libya. July 25: 75 dead, 75 missing, 134 survivors when boat sinks off Al Khums, Libya. 2018Sept. 1: 2 dead, 128 missing, 55 survivors when boat sinks off the coast of Al Khums, Libya. June 29: 3 dead, 101 missing, 16 survivors when boat sinks off the coast of Tripoli, Libya.

CAIRO — 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. The group of migrants included three minors and have been held in a prison in the western town of Zawiya in appalling conditions, the group Belaady said. They then moved to western Libyan where they were detained as part of a crackdown on migrants. The group, which visited the prison twice this year, said the detainees have suffered from scabies and other skin diseases. Human traffickers have benefited from the lawlessness in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the country's lengthy borders with six nations.

The exact number of people who were on the boat when it broke apart is not clear - rescue workers told the AFP news agency that the vessel had been carrying "more than 200 people", which would mean more than 60 people unaccounted for.

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 "immunizes the upcoming elections against any constitutional appeals". Al-Mishri added that some of those who now reject the presidential system ran for office during the presidential elections that were scheduled for December 24, 2021, asking, "Does the momentum accompanying these elections not signify popular acceptance?" He also indicated that the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, proposed that the UN Support Mission in Libya forms a high-level committee for elections concerned with completing electoral laws. The HoR published last Thursday the 13th amendment to the Constitutional Declaration in the fourth issue of the Official Gazette, including 34 articles, after it had approved it on February 07. By doing so, the HoR did not pay any attention to the political agreement that requires the parliament to agree with the HCS when making any constitutional amendments, knowing that the latter was unable to hold a session to discuss the amendment.

ROME (AP) — At least 43 migrants perished when their overcrowded wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs just off southern Italy at dawn Sunday, the Italian Coast Guard said. “As of now, 80 persons were recovered alive — some of whom succeeded in reaching the shore after the shipwreck — and 43 bodies were found along the shore," the Coast Guard statement said shortly before noon. A helicopter and motorboats were deployed in search efforts, including vessels from state firefighters, border police and the coast guard. Firefighter boats, including rescue divers, recovered 28 bodies, including three pulled by a strong current far away from the wreckage. Many of these boats, including sailboats, often reach remote stretches of Italy's long southern coastline unaided by the coast guard or humanitarian rescue vessels.