“There is no law preventing the Libyan government from assigning land to foreign embassies,” this is how Adel Jumaa, the Minister of Cabinet Affairs for the Government of National Unity, responded to criticisms against his government’s decision to assign land to four foreign embassies. The decision in question was made by the Tripoli-based government, under leadership of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, last week. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Turkey and the United States are the beneficiaries of the decision which will see the embassies of the four countries acquiring land worth approximately 100 million dollars. The idea is to create a “diplomatic citadel”, a compound under the protective umbrella of Turkey’s attack drones, located east of Tripoli’s Mitiga International AirportIn a press conference on Saturday, Jumaa defended the move, claiming that it is “legitimate and in accordance with the interests of the Libyan state”. “The Council of Ministers has the right to allocate Libyan state property or proposes to do so,” he said.

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The Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohammed Al-Hawij, has affirmed his full support for small projects and the productive activities of families. This came during his meeting with a delegation from the municipality of Daraj represented by the mayor of the municipality and the head of the higher committee of the Darj exhibition for dates, agricultural production and associated industries, to discuss the preparations for the exhibition that the municipality will hold soon. Al-Hawij pointed out that such exhibitions contribute to introducing the local product and enhancing the value of national production, as it is an essential pillar of economic growth.

Spanish charity rescues 372 in central Mediterranean; 1 deadBy PETROS KARADIJAS - Associated PressPetros Karadjias - staff, AP Migrants rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms in the Mediterranean sea huddle in a boat early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Petros Karadjias - staff, AP Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguards rescue a migrant baby during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Petros Karadjias - staff, AP Migrants in the sea wait to be rescued from Spanish NGO Open Arms lifeguard during a rescue operation at the Mediterranean sea, early Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. On Saturday morning, the Open Arms rescued 19 people from a rubber dinghy in off Libya in international waters. An Associated Press photographer on board the Open Arms said during each rescue, desperate people flung themselves into the water, complicating the operation.

The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, will take a trip to Russia “within days” to hold talks with Moscow officials about “common interests between the two countries”. This was reported by the Egyptian news website Cairo 24, which cited Saleh’s media advisor Fathi Al-Marimi as the source. He did not disclose any further details about the trip. The Russia visit is the latest in a series of overseas trip which Saleh conducted this month. Last week, he travelled to Doha for talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and other top officials of the country.

The Security Council showed its impotence to the world in February as diplomats carried on reading pre-written statements just as Russia started bombarding Ukraine. Because we all know that the countries that are most allergic to the idea of council reform are Russia and China,” he said. Ukraine has recently made the novel argument that the Security Council seat belonged to the former Soviet Union and not Russia. The biggest push for Security Council reform came on the 60th anniversary of the war’s end as Brazil, Germany, India and Japan launched a joint bid for permanent seats. It could fizzle out.”Diplomacy watchers doubted any Security Council reform could happen so long as Russia and China see their interests at risk.

Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Mabrouka Toghi, has discussed with the Tunisian Ambassador, Al-Asaad Al-Ajili and his accompanying delegation, ways to develop cultural relations between the two countries. The two sides reviewed, during a meeting held Thursday at the Ministry's office, aspects of cultural and technical cooperation between both countries through implementation programme of cultural cooperation between Libya and Tunisia, to be signed soon, which aims to activate partnership and exchange experiences in culture and arts. They also discussed mechanisms for reopening cultural centers in Tripoli and Tunis and ensuring their cultural continuity through joint activities, to be the link in support of this joint cooperation.

Analysts say the move could cause deep strain between the U.K. and the European Union, and undermine peace in Northern Ireland. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the move “would not create a conducive environment” for crafting a long-awaited U.S.-UK trade deal coveted by Truss and her Conservative Party. The White House confirmed the U.N. meeting just as the president boarded Air Force One. Truss, as foreign secretary, accompanied her predecessor, Boris Johnson, on a White House visit last year. Biden staunchly opposed Brexit as a candidate and had expressed great concern over the future of Northern Ireland.

Libyan Parliament Speaker Aqila Saleh will visit Russia in the coming days. The visit will address common interests between Libya and Russia, Parliament Media Adviser Fathi Al-Marimi told Alwasat newspaper on Saturday. Last Sunday, Saleh visited Qatar and met with its Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, two days after a visit by Government of National Unity Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba. A statement by parliament stated that the Emir of Qatar reiterated his country’s position towards the Libyan people, supporting their choices, and achieving development and prosperity for the sake of Libya’s unity and stability.

The Pro Asyl charity in Germany has called for the dismissal of the trial against three young migrants accused of terrorism in Malta. The migrants from Guinea and Ivory Coast were rescued in the Central Mediterranean in 2019 by a freighter, which brought them to Malta, according to Infomigrants website.

A group of Somali migrants attempted to break into their country’s embassy in Libya before being placed under arrest by police, according to the Libyan Interior Ministry. In a brief statement via its official Facebook page, the ministry said that officers of the the General Department for the Protection of Diplomatic Missions intervened and apprehended the migrants within 15 minutes after their attempt to storm the embassy, which is located in the Janzur district of Tripoli.

The Head of the Presidential Council (PC), Muhammad Menfi, met with the President of the High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri on Thursday. A statement by the HCS media office said the discussions focused on the developments in the political and security situation in the country. The two sides stressed the need to intensify efforts to complete the constitutional base and ways to move forward toward the elections.

The Public Prosecution has ordered the imprisonment of the director of Tripoli’s Tax Authority, pending investigations, over corruption allegations. The Office of the Attorney General stated that the Anti-Corruption Prosecution of the Tripoli Appeals Court considered the charges against the accused, including illegally obtaining funds valued at 250,000 dinars from the department's treasury. It added that preliminary investigations proved that the accused had committed the aforementioned charges, in addition to charges that he had used forged banking cheques to cover for the documentary cycle. The Public Prosecution recently ordered the imprisonment of a number of officials in various sectors and departments in the country, and charged them with corruption, forgery and harming public interest.

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Police have charged a minibus driver with possession of cocaine, heroin and cannabis while on bail for similar offences, after he led police on a car chase which led to the discovery of the drugs inside his bus. Small amounts of substances suspected to be heroin and cannabis were also recovered from inside the accused’s van, said the inspector. Etienne Farrugia was charged with possession of cocaine in circumstances which indicated that the illegal substance was not intended for his personal consumption, as well as possession of heroin and cannabis. The prosecution requested the court order the confiscation of his bail security money, amounting to €35,000 in total. “The minibus was transporting workers to a factory, but next week it will start being used to transport schoolchildren.