The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) helped helped 41 refugees leave Libya on flights to be resettled in Norway this week, the agency revealed on Wednesday. According to UNHCR, the flights were funded by Italy and the European Union. “We urge states to offer more safe and legal pathways to help vulnerable asylum seekers find safety out of Libya,” said UNHCR via Twitter.

Recent data issued by the Ministry of Finance in the National Unity Government in Libya shows that the salaries of the defence and interior sectors exceeded one billion dollars during the first seven months of this year, local media reports. According to the report, a billion dollars spent on defence and interior represents more than 20 per cent of the total salaries in the country, torn by armed and political conflicts for more than 10 years. The data showed that the salaries of those affiliated with the Ministry of Interior amounted to 2.73 billion dinars during the period from January to the end of July. The number of employees in the Ministry of Defence is 205,000, in addition to 190,000 members of the Ministry of Interior in the Government of National Unity, while there is no data available about the number of militants affiliated with retired Major General Khalifa Haftar, who also receive salaries from State resources, the report added. READ: Death toll from Tripoli clashes in Libya rises to 32

The Libyan Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Khamis Barak, has advised African journalists to give more attention of their reportage on Libyan crisis rather than leaving it in the hands of foreign media. This according to him would help reduce the negative reports filed by some foreign press and aid in finding solutions to the crisis. He said this yesterday when he paid a courtesy call on the Editor of the Ghanaian Times, Mr David Agbenu to familiarise himself with activities of the newspaper. Mr Barak commended Ghanaians for promoting peaceful co-existence, adding that since Ghana gained independence, it has maintained the peace and security. I pray Libya gains its full recovery from the crisis."

Libya’s outgoing prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh landed in the Maltese capital Valetta today and was welcomed by the country’s Foreign Minister Ian Borg upon arrival, announced the Libyan government. Dbeibeh, who was accompanied by the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya Saddek Elkaber, is scheduled to meet with Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, according to a report by the Times of Malta. Italian news agency Nova reported that According to the Times of Malta newspaper, the Prime Minister of the Gun will hold talks with Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela. Among the topics at the center of the discussions could also be the thorny issue of Libya’s frozen funds in Malta. According to Nova, Dbeibeh and Elkaber intend to discuss the release of “huge sums of money” frozen in the banks of the European country.

The Bashagha forces in Tripoli would have had no chance to succeed if the Turkish forces got involved. The best post-2011 Libya has been able to do is create somewhat stable coalitions in eastern and western Libya. There is less and less violence in Libya because of the stalemate, and that means there is currently no war in Libya. Haftar forces were effective and loyal because Haftar took care of them and minimized friendly casualties. This is a failure of the powerful Libyans to agree and the result has been perpetual chaos because of a failure to cooperate by the Libyans with the most power.

And so it is another one of the ongoing intermittent rounds of civil conflict in Libya. What began in the summer of 2014 with the war over control over Tripoli International Airport is ongoing and escalating. True, the belligerent parties are no longer called the Tripoli Islamists, the Misrata Warriors, or the Zintan Militia, as had been the case eight years ago. Their names have changed, as have their slogans and symbols, but the ethnoregional fusion that produces violence and strife has not. There can be no doubt as to whether foreign actors share some responsibility for what has happened to Libya and Iraq before it.

3 The Government of National Accord (GNA) is based in the capital Tripoli located in the west, while the Libyan National Army (LNA) is in the east. 14 No progress “Despite our continued efforts, no progress has been made in building a consensus on a constitutional framework for elections,” she said. 21 Oil Is Flowing Again Turning to economic developments, Ms. DiCarlo reported that oil production resumed in July, after a nearly three-month shutdown. 26 Last week, armed groups affiliated with the Libyan National Army, one of the rival government structures, surrounded the town of Qasr Bouhadi. 28 Ms. DiCarlo called for the restrictions on the population to be lifted immediately and warned that the situation could escalate.

A rescue unit official told AFP that the boat with 27 people on board -- all Egyptians -- capsized off Tolmeta in the east, but without specifying when this happened. The official said five bodies were recovered and six people rescued. Another 16 were missing and presumed drowned. "The boat was 35 kilometers (19 nautical miles) off the coast in a rocky and hard-to-reach area, and this hampered rescue efforts," the source said. Thousands remain stranded in the lawless North African state.

The spokesman for Khalifa Haftar's forces Ahmed Al-Mismari said they don't support any party in the clashes that have taken place in Tripoli recently, telling Italian NOVA news agency that their forces haven't taken part of the Tripoli clashes and are not backing up any of the political parties to the current crisis. Al-Mismari said Haftar's General Command has chosen neutrality to the current conflict despite its support the legitimacy represented in the House of Representatives. "We are sorry for the loss of lives and destruction of private and public properties that have been caused by Tripoli clashes. This would entail a very costly bill for the state treasury department." Al-Mismari also said Haftar and his forces believe the solution in Libya is through fair and transparent elections as they are the only way for state institutions to be under the command of a president and government.

Embattled Libyan prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is expected to fly to Malta today for talks with the government amid tensions following an upsurge of fighting in Tripoli in recent days. Dbeibah is set to hold talks with Prime Minister Robert Abela and will be joined by the governor of Tripoli’s central bank. Government sources said that while there is no fixed agenda, the Libyan leader is expected to discuss Libyan monies that were held at the now-shuttered SataBank. In 2019 Times of Malta had revealed how authorities seized $1.1 billion in a parallel Libyan currency, printed in Russia. Libya’s Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is to hold talks with Prime Minister Robert Abela today.

(AP Photo)Libya: 2 Egyptian Migrants Dead, 19 Missing After CapsizingCAIRO— A boat carrying Egyptian migrants capsized off Libya’s coast, leaving two people dead and 19 more missing and presumed dead, the Libyan agency that combats illegal migration said Monday, in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea. Two bodies were retrieved while 19 others remained missing and presumed dead, it said. Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East. Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the country’s lengthy borders with six nations. The migrants are then packed into ill-equipped rubber boats and other vessels and set off on risky sea voyages.

UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st August, 2022) The United Nations is worried that the electoral process stalemate in Libya poses a threat to security there, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said on Tuesday. "I am deeply concerned that the ongoing stalemate and continued delays in implementing the electoral process pose a growing threat to security in and around Tripoli and potentially to all Libyans," DiCarlo told a UN Security Council meeting on Libya. Last week, clashes broke in Tripoli between detachments loyal to Government of National Unity head Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and a rival administration lead by Fathi Bashagha, who was elected by Libya's parliament. Libya's Health Ministry said on Sunday that the death toll from the clashes increased to 32 while the number of injured reached 159.

Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling over into increasing violence, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Tuesday. The Government of National Accord (GNA) is based in the capital, Tripoli, located in the west, while the Libyan National Army (LNA) is in the east. Ms. DiCarlo was also concerned about the limited political progress toward the elections, which the UN sees as the only way to break the current impasse. No progress"Despite our continued efforts, no progress has been made on forging a consensus on a constitutional framework for the elections," she said. Last week, armed groups affiliated with the Libyan National Army, one of the rival government structures, encircled the town of Qasr Bouhadi.

Actual work has begun on the formation of the non-commissioned officers’ school in the Southern Region, according to the Media Office of the Southern Operations Force, affiliated with the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA). According to the instructions of the Commander of the Southern Operations Force, Major General Al-Mabrouk Sahban, the non-commissioned officers school was handed over to Brigadier Ali Amer, the Cmmander of the school located at Brak Al-Shati Air Base, and Major General Al-Hadi Bouzid Othman, the commander of the Brak Military District, Today, said the Office on Tuesday. The Office confirmed that the school will work to inject new blood and raise the combat efficiency of the LNA forces.

The Presidential Council (PC) has called on everyone to assume their responsibilities for the stability of the country, and to spare the country from any possible war. During its extraordinary meeting to discuss the latest developments, the Council stated that “anyone who bears arms is directed at the hearts of his countrymen and the innocent people, and his fire will damage private and public property”. The Presidential Council affirmed that it is taking firm steps towards stability and national reconciliation to end the political division and unifying institutions.