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The Government of National Unity's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah called on the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) and its Head Emad Al-Sayeh to update the voters' registry to register those who didn't have the chance to register before and those who turned legal by age to vote.

Dbeibah addressed a letter to Al-Sayeh, asking him to continue the process of checking the candidates registration for the parliamentary and presidential elections before announcing the electoral lists, and to inform the local public opinion of developments in this regard, as well as to consider the proposed election law prepared by the "Committee for the Return of the Trust to the People".

Dbeibah also asked Al-Sayeh that he needed to start the logistical and organizational preparations according to the electoral laws and the postponement of all preparations that are expected to change, in addition to planning for an electoral simulation day with the Ministries of Interior and Education and the rest of the concerned sectors as per a date set by the HNEC. He also asked for a cooperating with the National Libyan Channel and to provide the opportunity for candidates to present their vision and electoral program.

Dbiebah said that his statement to the HNEC came as a motivation for all official and popular parties to push for the speedy holding of the elections and the transition in Libya from the transitional phase to the permanent one based on electoral legitimacy.

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Dbeibah urges HNEC to update voters' registry and candidates' information - The Libya Observer

CAIRO (AP) Libyan authorities said Saturday they found at least 15 migrants dead in the desert on the borders with Sudan, the latest tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe via perilous journeys through the conflict-wrecked nation.

The Department for Combating Irregular Migration in the southeastern city of Kufra said the migrants were on their way from Sudan to Libya when their vehicle broke down due to lack of fuel.

The agency said nine other migrants survived while two remain missing in the desert. There were women and children among the migrants, but the agency did not elaborate on how many. It also did not reveal causes of the migrants death, but said they did not have enough food and water.

It said the migrants were all Sudanese from a country in turmoil for years. The migrants likely attempted to reach western Libya in efforts to board trafficking boats to Europe.

The agency posted images on Facebook showing bodies purportedly of the dead migrants who were later burned in the desert.

The tragedy was the latest in Libyas sprawling desert. In June, authorities in Kufra said they found the bodies of 20 migrants who they said died of thirst in the desert after their vehicle broke down close to the border with Chad.

Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East. The oil-rich country plunged into chaos following a NATO-backed uprising that toppled and killed longtime autocrat Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

Human traffickers in recent years have benefited from the chaos in Libya, smuggling in migrants across the countrys lengthy borders with six nations. The migrants are then packed into ill-equipped rubber boats and set off on risky sea voyages.

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Libya officials: 15 migrants found dead on border with Sudan

Some asylum seekers allegedly hijacked a vessel. Its automatic identification system, or the AIS, was off as it changed its course and headed at full speed for Libya.

The information emerged on Thursday when a court specialist, a shipmaster, read out the conclusions of the criminal proceedings against these three men, who have been facing severe terrorist charges. One hundred eightpeople had to be rescued by El Hiblu 1 in 2019, acting on the instructions provided by an aircraft that belonged to the European military operation dubbed EUNAVFOR MED. The vessels crew members sought to return the rescued people to Libya. However, the members who were on board protested for their return. The crew members finally steered north toward Malta.

Three teenagers were arrested immediately when they arrived in Malta and were detained for about seven months.

The trio is encountering charges of terrorism. If they are found guilty,y they will have to be imprisoned for seven to 30 years.

The ages of the three teenagers were 15, 16, and 19 when they reached the safe port based in Malta. Here they were immediately detained.

The witness further explained that as a shipmaster, he was asked to gather information from the vessel and its equipment. He was required to understand what the ship did.

On Thursday, the court explained that from 22 to 26 March 2019, the ship sailed at about 9.5 knots. From 1418 UTC to 1800 UTC on 26 March, the vessel sailed to the east or the northeast at about 0.97 knots. The specialist added that between 1800 UTC on 26 March and 0514 UTC on 27 March, the vessel sailed toward the north for almost two hours at speed before altering the course and heading for Tripoli. The witness also mentioned that the AIS was non-operational when the vessel headed to Libyas Tripoli.

References: NewsBook, Independent

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The Libyan Mufti, Sheikh Al-Sadiq Al-Ghariani

The Libyan Mufti, Sheikh Al-Saddiq Al-Gharyani, has said the Government of National Unitys (GNU) allocation of a piece of land to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Tajoura is nonsense as Abu Dhabi has been fighting Libya, killed a umber of its children and widowed several of its women.

The Mufti added on Tanasuh TV channel on Wednesday that the UAE had carried out air strikes on Wadi Rabea area and killed 22 people, on the military college in Tripoli and killed 30 cadets, saying that this is all added to UAEs intervention in Benghazi.

He described the GNUs approach of reciprocate allocation of land for embassies with the UAE as nonsense and said the real reciprocity with the UAE should be aggression for aggression, as the Quran has stated.

War criminal Haftar is still living off the support of the UAE which is in whole as Zionist project and tool. Muslims shouldnt allow its embassy to be located in Libya without settling its situation. It should apologize but it hasnt done so yet for its aggression on Libya. Despite that, it was rewarded with 4 hectares of land to build an embassy. If the UAE enter Libya, it would corrupt it and open a Zionist project in Libya based on promoting prostitution, spying, atheism and blasphemy. The Mufti said.

He called on Libyans to reject the UAE embassys opening especially that it will be located on the beach where it would build a runway for planes and use the sea for ships that come without permission or passports.

The GNU allocated a piece of land to the embassies of the UAE, Qatar, US, and Turkey in a compound east of Mitiga air base Airport in a reciprocate move with those countries.

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Libyan Mufti: Giving land to the UAE is not acceptable - Libyan Express

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh announced in an HoR session in Benghazi on Thursday the appointment of Abdullah Abu Razizah as new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Mohammed Al-Hafi, a step that could lead to more division caused by the HoR in the judiciary system.

The HoR session was suspended later on Thursday without any statement by the HoR on the quorum andwhether or not it meets the necessary conditions to make such important decisions for the countrys Supreme Court.

The HoR member Mohammed Al-Raeid and other west-based members rejected attending the session that was held in Benghazi on Thursday. He told reporters that the reason for their rejection was the fact that Saleh had been working unilaterally without any commitment to the bylaws of the HoR.

Saleh said at the HoR session that the Presidential Council cannot devise a constitutional basis for elections as it is out of its authorities, adding that the Presidential Council is dealing with the Government of National Unity despite being expired and hasnt acted upon the confidence vote for a new government by the HoR.

He unveiled an agreement with the High Council of State on eliminating the conditions for presidential candidates except the need for the candidates to be of Libyan parents. Saleh also said the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Head of Audit Bureau and Head of Control Authority have lost their legal capacity and arent under the HoRs supervision.

Sovereign institutions are not under HoR supervision anymore and have lost legal status for violating HoR decisions. They should be under investigation for negligence. Also, the absent HoR members should have their membership terminated as per the bylaws, in addition to those who took state institutions jobs or resigned. Saleh added.

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Libya's HoR approves appointment of new head judge - Libyan Express