News Roundup - Tue, May 09, 2017

The spokesman of the Libyan Navy, Ayoub Qassim, said the coastguards saved seven illegal immigrants off Maya shores, about 30 kilometers west of Tripoli.

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Clashes erupted out of the blue Tuesday afternoon at Tripoli old town and around Musheer marketplace between Nawasi brigade of the UN-proposed government's interior ministry and a brigade from the military council of the old town.

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A powerful brigade from Tripoli demanded Tuesday Foreign Minister-designate of UN-installed government, Mohamed Sayala, to resign for his recognition of Khalifa Haftar as “the General Commander of the Libyan Army.”

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A quarterly report has been released by the Interior Ministry today highlighting four main categories in relation to automobiles and transport.

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Libyan frozen assets in foreign banks must be regained and used to alleviate the economic struggles of citizens, the statement finale of the 11th neighboring countries meeting, which was held in Algeria, indicated on Monday.

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The Head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, tweeted on Monday a six-point "road map for peaceful Libya." He said that first and foremost, the Libyan Political Agreement must be the core of any upcoming peace talks, adding that second comes uniting security apparatuses in Libya and disallowing them from using violence.

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A strong worded statement was released early Tuesday by the Central Security Branch for North Tripoli, known as the Nawasi Brigade.

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Head of UN-installed Presidency Council Fayaz Sirraj met with Turkish Ambassador to Libya Ahmet Dogan in Tripoli on Monday. Both sides discussed cooperation in security, military and energy fields. 

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Head of UN-installed Presidency Council Fayaz Sirraj met with Libyan Army officers from the western region on Monday to discuss security incidents in the country and results of his latest meeting with Khalifa Haftar.

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Libya has withdrawn from 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, Baku 2017, to be held in Azerbaijan from 12-22 May 2017, due to lack of funding. Chairman of Libyan Olympic Committee Osman Ganain told Raed TV that the committee is facing a financial crisis, which could damage sports infrastructure in Libya. He indicated that they had contacted state officials for help, but there was no answer.

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The Attorney General’s office has issued a travel ban on managers of Sharara Oil Company, Libya Oil Company, Highway Services Company and Alrahila Oil Services Company until investigations into fuel smuggling are finished, the Fuel and Gas Crisis Committee has reported.

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The Fuel and Gas Crisis Committee (FGCC) has banned fuel truck drivers from driving at night from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The Committee urged all security checkpoints to stop the violators and refer them to the nearest police station. The measure aims to curb the flow of smuggled fuel into neighboring countries.

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Italian authorities have confiscated about 37 million Tramadol pills en route from India to Libya. The painkiller pills were hidden inside three containers packed with blankets and cleaning materials.

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Communications Officer at Libyan Intelligence Agency, Jawdat Khaddar, has been released after more than one year of abduction. No further details were given.