Misratah, Libya, Dec 1 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Dec, 2021 ) :A ferry set sail on Wednesday from the Libyan port of Misrata to Turkey's coastal city of Izmir, 40 years after the last passenger vessel plied the route. Libya has not been serviced by any international ferries for 25 years. Travel links with and within the country were severely disrupted by the 2011 revolt that overthrew longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, and years of unrest which followed. It should take 48 hours and the vessel is set to return on December 7. "We have deals to launch other links, including with Egypt and Tunisia," said Taha Hadid, an official at the port of Misrata, Libya's third city.

Source: Libya Today December 02, 2021 15:45 UTC