Protests were expanded on Thursday and saw the participation of employees from other public administrations and institutions. The matter is to be discussed during the government session on Friday, as an item outside the agenda. Retired soldiers in Tripoli protested in front of the central bank’s branch in the city and blocked access to the administrative complex. Their demands include calculating a unified percentage of the actual value of the pre-2019 salaries for all of the public sector and canceling all of the increases, bonuses and funds that have been given to certain categories of public sector employees. The supply of food is also in question after employees at the Ministry of Agriculture went on strike, along with consumer protection inspectors.

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Major armed factions remained visible on the streets of Libya's capital Tripoli on Thursday after the Government of National Unity said they had agreed to withdraw from checkpoints and stop patrols over the coming weeks. Myriad armed forces have jostled for position in Tripoli since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that unseated long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi and led to years of chaos, warfare and insecurity. Interior Minister Emad Trabulsi announced on Wednesday that the main armed factions operating in Tripoli had agreed to remove their forces before the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which is expected around April 10. However, even if armed factions become less visible on the streets, any substantive withdrawal is seen as unlikely without broader agreements on Libya's long-term political future. Long convoys of military vehicles with mounted heavy weapons frequently patrol key streets in central Tripoli, setting checkpoints at traffic intersections and sometimes triggering gunfights with rival forces.

The militias they control Tripoli for over a decade they would have agreed to leave the capital of Libya by April 9th, at the end of the sacred month of Ramadan. “During the coming period, the capital will be cleared of all militias, with enforcement starting after the holy month of Ramadan (which begins March 10),” Trabelsi said. Following the overthrow of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and the lack of security created subsequently, Libya has been plagued by internal conflicts and political chaos. The minister also denied taking sides or supporting specific figures in the current political dispute, reiterating that he "only supports citizens" and rejects military mobilization. The clashes occurred in an area under the control of the stability support militia, led by Abdul Ghani al Kikli, and affiliated with Prime Minister Dabaiba's Gun.

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A court has sentenced 41-year-old Samir Almiri to 34 years in prison for the murder of Victor McKeon. Almiri, originally from Libya, had been extradited to Malta from Morocco, in December 2020, to face a murder charge. Madam justice Natasha Galea Sciberras sentenced the man to imprisonment for 34 years. His victim, pensioner Victor McKeon, died after being hit on the head and suffocated. Almiri was arrested in Casablanca six days later and extradited to Malta.

A 63-year-old man from Raħal Ġdid has been charged with attempted murder, after allegedly stabbing his sleeping brother-in-law 13 times. Inspector Rizzo told Magistrate Nadine Sant Lia how the Raħal Ġdid police station had received a report of a stabbing on February 20. When asked by the court whether he understood the charges, Frendo replied “Jien naf, kelli inċident,” Defence lawyer Mark Mifsud Cutajar told the court that the defendant understood them. After the lawyer pointed out that journalists were present in the courtroom, the magistrate told the press to only report the official plea, so as not to prejudice the defendant's case. Lawyers Franco Debono, Marion Camilleri and Adriana Zammit are assisting the victim as parte civile.

The agreement allows it to build processing centres for asylum seekers in the Balkan country. TIRANA: Albania’s parliament today ratified a migration deal with Italy allowing it to build processing centres for migrants in the Balkan country. The agreement was challenged in Albania’s constitutional court by lawmakers from the opposition Democratic Party, who argued it broke the constitution by transferring territory and state power to another country. The constitutional court rejected the claims and gave a green light for the deal last month. Brussels has said that the Italian plans do not breach European Union law.

The EU is watching Albania's deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worriedAlbania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be run by Italy under a deal that worries human rights activists

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Passengers involved in the air hijack in Malta yesterday returned to Tripoli early this morning but the motive behind the plane seizure remains a mystery. The passengers left Malta around 4am today on board an Afriqiyah Airways airline and taken to Tripoli, their original destination. Some news reports claimed the hijackers requested asylum in Malta, others that they demanded the release of Saif Gaddafi. Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said today the hijackers are expected to be arraigned within the next 48 hours. A total of 111 passengers and six crew members were on board the aircraft which landed in Malta at 11.32am.

Interior minister Imad Trabelsi - part of the internationally recognised government - said after lengthy negotiations a deal had been struck for regular forces to police Tripoli. The deal comes after a series of deadly clashes in the city in recent months. Libya has been battered by many armed groups who emerged after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. He said once they had left the capital other cities would follow, noting there "will be no more checkpoints and no more armed groups" on roads. The groups' visible presence in Tripoli saw them wearing masks and installing checkpoints on roads using armoured vehicles with mounted weapons.

Embattled Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi is "prepared to leave", emissaries have told France. French foreign minister Alain Juppe told France Info radio today that while the contacts do not constitute negotiation, "everyone (involved in Libya's civil war) has contacts with everyone else". "We receive emissaries who are saying 'Gaddafi is prepared to leave. Yesterday French foreign ministry officials denied reports that France was negotiating with Gaddafi. France is part of the Nato-led operation of airstrikes against Gaddafi's forces and has insisted Gaddafi must give up power.

Speaking at a press conference in Tripoli today, the Acting Minister of the Interior, Imad Trabelsi, confirmed that the capital, Tripoli, will be evacuated of security and military apparatus ‘‘soon’’. Trabelsi was referring to militias that have been rebranded by the state with various names. He added that this includes evacuating the security checkpoints and centres in the entire western region and handing over these tasks to Security Directorates according to regional jurisdiction. Security Directorates are official state police forces part of the Interior Ministry. The Abu Saleem murdersRegarding the recent unexplained murder of 10 militiamen in the Abu Saleem area, Al-Trabelsi said he had issued instructions to the Tripoli Security Directorate to assign the Criminal Investigation Office to follow up on the case.

State-owned Oil India Ltd is looking to resume its operations in the block Area 95/96 in Libya in the next financial year, an official source told FE. The company had suspended its operations in the block since May 2014 under force majeure clause, following the civil unrest in the African country. However, with the easing of the situation, Oil India expects to restart its operations in the block soon. The block has been under force majeure due to hostile law and order situation in Libya. The company also sees its annual production of oil growing to 4 million tonne in FY25.