Security personnel recover bodies of migrants in the area between Kufra city and Chadian border with Libya June 28, 2022. Courtesy of Kufra ambulance service head Ibrahim Belhasan /Handout via REUTERSTRIPOLI, June 29 (Reuters) - The bodies of 20 migrants who got lost in the Libyan desert near Chad have been found, the ambulance service said on Wednesday, showing pictures of them lying around a black pick up truck on the sand. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterTwo of the bodies were Libyans and the others were believed to be migrants from Chad crossing illegally into Libya, Belhasan said. Libya has become a major launching point for migrants seeking to reach Europe via the dangerous route across the desert and over the Mediterranean. However, despite the conflict, its oil-based economy is also a draw for migrants seeking work.

Informed sources have reported that the talks currently taking place in Geneva between the presidency of the Libyan House of Representatives and the State Council are stumbling and could fail due to the two parties’ disagreement over the issue of the candidacy of Libya dual nationals in any upcoming elections. “Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh stressed the need for any Libyan to be allowed to run in any future elections and the choice to be left for the people. However, State Council chair, Khaled Al-Mashri, insists on rejecting this point specifically,” a well-informed source from Geneva told the Libya Update today.

Al-Sunni explained that the division of the Security Council is reflected in the failure to appoint a special envoy of the Secretary-General to Libya so far. The Libyan representative also expressed Libya's reservations over the mechanism used in the Security Council regarding the selection of the name of the Special Envoy. Al-Sunni called on the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to start his consultations regarding any candidate for the position with the Libyans, before submitting the name to the Security Council. Al-Sunni appealed to the Security Council to provide early assistance to the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) as soon as laws and a timetable were agreed upon. The UN Security Council, unanimously renewed, Last April, the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for three months, ending on July 31.

Cairo, Jun 29 (AP) A flimsy rubber boat collapsed and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya's coast, leaving at least 30 people including women and children missing and feared dead, an international charity said on Wednesday. The vessel sank in the deadly central Mediterranean Sea route, said Doctors Without Borders, also known by its abbreviation MSF for the French name of the group. A rescue ship operated by MSF reached the boat, and managed to rescue dozens of other migrants including some women, the charity said. Rights groups and UN agencies have for years documented systematic abuse of migrants in Libya including forced labour, beatings, rapes and torture. The abuse often accompanies efforts to extort money from families before migrants are allowed to leave Libya on traffickers' boats.

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Austrian Ambassador to Bangladesh Katharina Wieser and Libyan Ambassador Abdul Mutaleb Suliman Mohammed Suliman presented their credentials to Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban Wednesday. Also, Hamid expressed his gratitude to Austria for its cooperation in helping Bangladesh vaccinate its people during the Covid-19 pandemic. Noting the excellent relations between Austria and Bangladesh, he hoped that it would be further expanded in different areas, including trade and investment. Hamid told the Libyan ambassador that there was ample opportunity to expand the existing multi-dimensional Bangladesh-Libya ties in trade and commerce. READ: President Hamid unveils inaugural envelope of censusHe said Bangladesh produces world-class products, including ready-made garments (RMG), medicines, jute and leather products, and plastic materials.

Libyan rescue services have recovered the bodies of 20 people in the desert near the border with Chad. Migrants 'died of thirst'Rescue services said they "recovered 20 bodies found in the desert after their vehicle broke down." Human traffickers have managed to benefit from the instability in Libya, with criminal syndicates trafficking thousands of people along deadly routes in the Mediterranean. Migrants face deadly sea routes and abuseAccording to the Missing Migrants Project, which documents deaths and disappearances of people attempting to migrate, 24,234 people have gone missing since 2014 in the Mediterranean alone. According to the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, investigators say migrants held in detention face "acts of murder, torture, rape and other inhumane acts."

The vehicle had come from neighboring Chad and reached some 120 kilometers (75 miles) into Libyan territory. The sparsely populated region regularly sees summer temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Twenty people were discovered dead in the desert in Libya following a vehicle breakdown near the border with Chad, with rescuers assuming they died of thirst. A team “recovered 20 bodies found in the desert after their vehicle broke down,” according to rescue services in Kufra’s southeastern region. The sparsely populated region regularly sees summer temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

Jordan’s King Abdullah pledges to hold those responsible for chlorine explosion to accountAMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has called for those responsible for the deadly gas leak on Monday to be held accountable. King Abdullah was chairing a meeting on Tuesday at the National Centre for Security and Crisis Management to check on the latest developments of Monday’s gas explosion. The Crown Prince spoke about his field inspection on Tuesday at the site of the incident, and his visit to the injured who have been hospitalised. The Crown Prince reiterated the need to maintain cooperation and coordination among all the concerned entities, as all await the investigation’s findings. The Public Security Directorate said a total of 251 people were injured.

The deaths marked the latest tragedies involving migrants who use Libya as a transit point on a perilous journey to Europe. The vessel sank in the deadly central Mediterranean Sea route, said Doctors Without Borders, also known by its abbreviation MSF for the French name of the group. A rescue ship operated by MSF reached the boat, and managed to rescue dozens of other migrants including some women, the charity said. AdvertisementThe missing migrants include five women and eight children, MSF said. Rights groups and U.N. agencies have for years documented systematic abuse of migrants in Libya including forced labor, beatings, rapes and torture.

CAIRO — A flimsy rubber boat collapsed and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya's coast, leaving at least 30 people including women and children missing and feared dead, an international charity said Wednesday. A rescue ship operated by MSF reached the boat, and managed to rescue dozens of other migrants including some women, the charity said. The missing migrants include five women and eight children, MSF said. Rights groups and U.N. agencies have for years documented systematic abuse of migrants in Libya including forced labor, beatings, rapes and torture. The agency posted footage online showing rescue workers putting the dead migrants in black body bags, before moving them to waiting vehicles.

The Central Bank of Libya announced on Monday, details of opening documentary credits from 9 to 22 June, to more than 459 companies, including companies specialized in importing foodstuff, and others importing electronics, petrochemicals, auto parts, home furniture, livestock, meat, medicine and medical preparations. On June 1, the Central Bank announced the details of opening documentary credits from April 28 to May 25, for more than 502 companies. On May 25, the Central Bank announced expenditure and revenues from the first of January to the end of April, showing the allocation of 3 billion and 537 million dollars for documentary credits.

A court in Malta ordered that over €90 million held by a Maltese bank - and linked to the former dictator Muammar Gaddafi - be returned to the Libyan state, according to reports on Tuesday. Some €96 million linked to blood relatives of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and held by a Maltese bank must be returned to the conflict-ridden Libyan state following a ruling by Malta's courts on Tuesday. The six-year case filed by the Libyan Attorney General accused the Maltese bank, the Bank of Valletta (BoV), of breaching "know your customer" rules by holding vast sums for Gaddafi under a different name, Muatasimbllah Muammar Abuminyar. Moreover, he had failed to submit a full declaration of assets as prescribed by the laws of his country," the Maltese newspaper said. Gaddafi's widow, Safia Farkash, contested the claims filed by the Libyan Attorney General.

The bodies of 20 migrants who got lost in the Libyan desert near Chad have been found, the ambulance service said on Wednesday, showing pictures of them lying around a black pickup truck on the sand. The bodies were discovered by a truck driver travelling through the desert and were recovered on Tuesday about 320 km southwest of Kufra and 120 km from the border with Chad, reports Reuters. Two of the bodies were Libyans and the others were believed to be migrants from Chad crossing illegally into Libya, Belhasan said. Libya has become a major launching point for migrants seeking to reach Europe via the dangerous route across the desert and over the Mediterranean. However, despite the conflict, its oil-based economy is also a draw for migrants seeking work.

Ageela Saleh, the Speaker of Libya’s parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), and the Khaled Mishri, the head of the High State Council (HSC) finally met yesterday in Geneva. The HoR and HSC have been trying to hammer out an agreement on the outstanding articles of Libya’s constitution based on which elections would be held. The two bodies held three rounds of talks in Cairo in an attempt to bridge their differences. The Joint Committee deliberated extensively in carrying out a detailed review of the Draft Constitution, settled disagreements, and achieved consensus on important issues. Thank you.’’HoR Speaker Saleh and HSC head Mishri to officially meet at last: UN’s Stephanie Williams (libyaherald.com)HoR-HSC Joint Committee Cairo talks end with no agreement on transition or elections (libyaherald.com)HoR-HSC Joint Committee Cairo talks end with no agreement on transition or elections (libyaherald.com)