Day: April 24, 2023

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In coordination with Saudi Arabia: the Libyan Embassy in Khartoum: the evacuation of (105) Libyan citizens through Port Sudan to Jeddah.

The Libyan Embassy in Khartoum announced today, Monday, the evacuation of (105) Libyan citizens from the diplomatic mission staff and their families, Libyan students, and employees of Libyan institutions operating in Sudan, via a ship from Port Sudan to the city of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. .

The embassy stated in a statement today, Monday, that the evacuation process took place in coordination between the Libyan and Saudi embassies in Sudan, and they will be deported to the homeland via a Libyan plane in the near future, noting that this comes within the framework of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ follow-up to the strenuous and continuous efforts to evacuate the Libyan nationals present in brotherly Sudan.

According to the statement, the government of national unity appreciated the role and efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – a member of the international Quartet concerned with Sudan – in supporting the evacuation operations and facilitating the return of the Libyan community to the homeland through its territory, in addition to coordinating the evacuation of Arab and foreign nationals from Khartoum to their countries via the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Naglaa Al-Mangoush, praised the efforts of the Libyan diplomatic mission in Sudan, which maintained communication and coordination with the Libyan community present in Sudan since the start of the clashes in the capital, Khartoum.

The Libyan embassy in Sudan had announced, on Sunday, that it had succeeded in evacuating most of the stranded members of the Libyan community in Khartoum, numbering (83) of the mission’s employees and their families, students and employees of the African Airlines Company and the Sahel and Desert Bank, to the safe city of Port Sudan, awaiting their travel to Libya soon. Noting that there are only very few left in separate areas of Khartoum, and it is working to prepare for their evacuation as soon as a new truce is launched.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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A human rights organization holds the European Union countries responsible for the tragedies of illegal immigrants in Libya

The National Human Rights Committee in Libya expressed its regret and sorrow over the death of 17 illegal immigrants after their boat sank off the shores of the city of Sabratha.

In a statement, the committee held the European Union countries responsible for the atrocities and crimes that migrants are exposed to in Libya at the hands of smuggling and human trafficking networks, crime gangs and organized crime.

The committee called for the intensification of international and regional efforts at the level of the Mediterranean basin to enhance and support maritime search and rescue operations, and to confront gangs of migrant smuggling and human trafficking in the Mediterranean basin countries.

The Committee renewed its call on the Libyan authorities to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibilities towards intensifying efforts to combat human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, and to work to eliminate human trafficking networks, smuggling of migrants and crime gangs.

The committee held the Government of National Unity and the Ministry of Interior fully legally responsible for these horrific incidents of drowning irregular migrants. This is due to the remarkable activity of migrant smuggling and human trafficking networks in the municipalities and cities of the West Coast, according to the statement.

The committee called on the Libyan authorities to work quickly to develop a comprehensive national strategy with all its security, legal and human rights aspects to eradicate the crime of migrant smuggling, human trafficking, crime networks and organized crime.

Also, the Red Crescent Society – Sabratha branch – announced yesterday, Sunday, the recovery of (17) bodies of illegal immigrants off the shores of the city of Sabratha, in the presence of the Public Prosecution and the city’s police station.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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Youth Affairs Minister visits Whisper of Hope Festival’s art exhibition

Youth Affairs Minister, Rawan bint Najeeb Tawfiqi, has paid a visit to the art expo held on the sidelines of the eighth edition of the “Hamsat Amal” (Whisper of Hope) Festival, which is organised by the Bahrain Sickle Cell Society at Seef Mall, Muharraq.

While touring the exhibition, in which 48 artists are showcasing 70 plastic art and five sculpture works, the minister was briefed about their paintings and what they symbolise.

She commended the tremendous efforts being exerted by the Bahrain Sickle Cell Society’s Board of Directors Chairman and members to organise events and programmes aimed at spreading health awareness in society, and strengthening community partnership with various sectors, as well as with government and private institutions in order to reach the Society’s goals of caring for Sickle cell patients, praising the wide participation of Bahraini artists in the exhibition through their distinguished paintings.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Sickle Cell Society, Zakaria Al-Kadhem, expressed thanks and appreciation to the minister for her visit, praising her keenness to support the Society’s goals.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

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Saudi, Japanese foreign ministers discuss bilateral relations, situation in Sudan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, received a phone call today from the Japanese Foreign Minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi.

According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the two sides reviewed the aspects of cooperation between their two friendly countries and discussed ways to enhance and develop them.

They also talked about the efforts being made to stop the military escalation in Sudan, put an end to the violence, provide the necessary protection for Sudanese civilians, and calm the escalating tensions in several crucial locations within Sudan.

Source: Bahrain News Agency