September 2020

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Russia of working to destabilize Libya and escalate tensions, saying in a presser in Greece that Washington and Athens are working to improve naval cooperation to block Moscow's malign activities in the region.

Earlier in a meeting in Rome with the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi di Maio, Pompeo said Washington was ready to use its diplomacy to reach a solution in Libya, saying the situation on the ground in Libya got improved and that they should seize the opportunity.

The Ministry of Justice has established new court halls in addition to other facilities at the Ain Zara Reform and Rehabilitation Institution.

The Minister of Justice, Muhammad Lamlum, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday besides several officials from relevant bodies and departments.

In his speech for the occasion, Lamlum praised the efforts made to ensure that the new constructions meet the safety standers, including those related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Interior Ministry has held a training course in the field of crime scene management, for the Tripoli Security Directorate agents, in cooperation with experts from the English Security Risk Management Company "Rose Partners".

The course took place at the HQ of the General Administration of Training under the Interior Ministry and targeted around 30 trainees from the Centers Affairs Department and the Emergency Department of the Tripoli Security Directorate.

The Joint Force of the Military of Defence has arrested five individuals suspected of belonging to the ISIS group.

The force clarified that the detainees include two Tunisians, an African, and two Libyans.

Sources said that four of the cell members were arrested in a security operation south of the city of Aljmail, near the Tunisian border, while the fifth was caught in an ambush on the highway.

The Algerian Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum, agreed during his meeting with Tunisian officials on Monday to advance the Libyan political track with the aim of establishing a comprehensive and constructive dialogue between the Libyans themselves.

Boukadoum said in a statement after his meeting with the Tunisian President, Kais Saied, at the Carthage Palace, that he had heard the Tunisian officials’ point of views about the situation in the region and the challenges it poses, especially the situation in Libya.