Prime Minister congratulates University of Sabratha for winning Universities Mini-Football Championship.

Sabratha University received congratulations from the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba for the university’s team winning the Mini- football championship.

In his congratulations, Prime Minister expressed his best wishes for Sabratha University for further progress and development in all fields.

Source: Libyan News Agency

President of Presidency Council Meets President of European Council.

President of Presidency Council Mohamed Al Mnefi met in New York on Wednesday President of European Council Charles Michel, to discuss political developments in Libya and preparations for the Dec. 24 elections.

The Council Communication Office said Al Mnefi expressed appreciation and gratitude for European efforts aimed at pushing the political process in Libya, to restore peace and stability to the country, through joint efforts to achieve national reconciliation and holding elections.

On his part, Michel underscored EU support for free and fair elections, and restoring peace and stability in Libya, pointing to the EU members contributions through UN Development Program.

The EU remains committed to stability of Libya, by assisting in building democratic institutions, he said.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Head of Government of National Unity Discuss with First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Political Developments.

The meeting held by the Head of Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al Dbeiba and the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Fawzi Al Nweiri focused on political developments, national reconciliation and importance of strengthening efforts to render the forthcoming elections success.

Al Dbeiba renewed, at the meeting held at the Cabinet headquarters in Tripoli, Government’s position in support of free and fair elections that reflect the will of the Libyan people.

Source: Libyan News Agency

42 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that they have rescued 42 illegal migrants off Libya’s western coast, including women and children.

The UN agency tweeted, “42 asylum-seekers and migrants were returned to Tripoli last night, among them 4 children and 8 women, of whom 2 were pregnant.”

It said the majority were from Nigeria, Sudan, Yemen and Egypt, and they were provided with assistance and medical aid.

So far in 2021, more than 24,420 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued, while hundreds of others died and went missing off the Libyan coast on the Central Mediterranean route, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for illegal migrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores.

Rescued migrants usually end up inside overcrowded reception centers across Libya, despite repeated international calls to close those centers

Source: Nam News Network

Minister of Education discusses with UNICEF Special Representative in Libya the prospects for bilateral cooperation.

Minister of Education, Dr. Musa Muhammad Al-Maqrif held a meeting in his office in Tripoli with the Special Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Libya, Abdul Qadir Musa” during which aspects of cooperation between the ministry and the organization and the joint action plan were followed up and the promotion of the educational process was discussed. During the meeting, which was attended by the Director of the Education Department of the organization, “Ibrahim Faraj”, the first advisor to education in the organization, Dr. Hussein Al-Alam, and the Director-General of the General Center for Training and Education Development, Dr. Ali Al-Wafi, the organization’s plan to work with the Ministry in the next stage, and the joint work plan were reviewed.

Source: Libyan News Agency