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Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Libya after 10-year hiatus

STORY: Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Libya after 10-year hiatus SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish Airlines flight arriving at the Mitiga International Airport 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Turkish Airlines on Thursday resumed commercial flights to the Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli, after a hiatus of 10 years, Mohamed al-Shohobi, the Libyan minister of transportation, announced in a press conference. "The arrival of the Turkish Airlines flight in the Mitiga International Airport today is a message of guarantee to all international aviation agencies. This step confirms the stabilization of the security situation (in Libya) and supports our commitment to applying standards of civil aviation safety and security," al-Shohobi told the press conference. "We also encourage other airlines that may not have sufficient information about the security s

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LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TURKISH AIRLINES-COMMERCIAL FLIGHT-RESUMPTION

(240328) -- TRIPOLI, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend a press conference to announce the resumption of commercial flights by Turkish Airlines in Tripoli, Libya, on March 28, 2024. The Turkish Airlines on Thursday resumed commercial flights to the Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli, after a hiatus of 10 years, Mohamed al-Shohobi, the Libyan minister of transportation, announced in a press conference. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

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LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TURKISH AIRLINES-COMMERCIAL FLIGHT-RESUMPTION

(240328) -- TRIPOLI, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A commercial flight of Turkish Airlines arrives at the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, on March 28, 2024. The Turkish Airlines on Thursday resumed commercial flights to the Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli, after a hiatus of 10 years, Mohamed al-Shohobi, the Libyan minister of transportation, announced in a press conference. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

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Libya deports 147 illegal migrants to Nigeria

STORY: Libya deports 147 illegal migrants to Nigeria SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: LAW/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of illegal migrants 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FATHI SHNEBBU, Head of information and documentation office, Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department STORYLINE: The Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department on Monday announced the deportation of 147 illegal migrants back to Nigeria. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FATHI SHNEBBU, Head of information and documentation office, Libyan Illegal Migration Control Department "On Monday, at the deportation office and based on order of the Attorney General of Libya, a group of 147 illegal migrants from Nigeria were deported via Tripoli Mitiga International Airport to their country. They include 122 women and 25 men. They were involved in criminal groups and committed crimes of drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, and prostitution." Because of the instability and chaos in the country since the f

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First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off

STORY: First commercial flight from Libya to Italy in almost 10 years takes off DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of passengers 3. various of the flight 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger STORYLINE: A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt. Operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, the flight took off from Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport for Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport. The airline offers a roundtrip flight on Saturdays and Wednesdays between Tripoli and Rome, Medsky Airways announced on its Facebook account. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED ABDUSSALAM AL-ABELEK, Passenger "As a resident of Rome, I used to travel to Rome through Tunisia. I thank Medsky and all the airport staff for this service and wish them good luck." Meanwhile, the

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LIBYA-ITALY-FLIGHT-RESUMPTION

(231001) -- TRIPOLI, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows a flight of Medsky Airways at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya. A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday here in the Libyan capital, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

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LIBYA-ITALY-FLIGHT-RESUMPTION

(231001) -- TRIPOLI, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board a flight of Medsky Airways at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, Sept. 30, 2023. A Rome-bound flight took off Saturday here in the Libyan capital, resuming direct scheduled flights between Libya and Italy after a nearly 10-year halt. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

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LIBYA-ITALY-FLIGHT RESUMPTION

(230725) -- TRIPOLI, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows a test flight of Italian Airlines ITA at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya. Direct flights between Libya and Italy will resume after a hiatus of almost 10 years, announced the Libyan government on Monday. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

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LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TÜRKIYE-SYRIA-EARTHQUAKES-AID

(230213) -- TRIPOLI, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supplies provided by Libya as humanitarian aid to quake-hit Türkiye and Syria are loaded onto a plane at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, Feb. 12, 2023. The Libyan government on Sunday sent two airplanes full of relief items to Syria and Türkiye to help deal with the impacts of the deadly earthquake. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

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LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TÜRKIYE-SYRIA-EARTHQUAKES-AID

(230213) -- TRIPOLI, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supplies provided by Libya as humanitarian aid to quake-hit Türkiye and Syria are seen at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, Feb. 12, 2023. The Libyan government on Sunday sent two airplanes full of relief items to Syria and Türkiye to help deal with the impacts of the deadly earthquake. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

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EgyptAir reopens direct flights between Sharm El-Sheikh, Tripoli after 8-year hiatus

STORY: EgyptAir reopens direct flights between Sharm El-Sheikh, Tripoli after 8-year hiatus DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport 2. exterior of a building that has a board reading: EgyptAir In-flight Services 3. various of logo of EgyptAir company 4. various of an airport 5. various of EgyptAir planes at an airport STORYLINE: After an 8-year hiatus, EgyptAir's first flight, coming from Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, arrived at Libya's Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli on Tuesday. The flag carrier's flights will continue until Oct. 11 to transport groups of tourists from Libya to the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. EgyptAir will operate a weekly flight between the two airports on board a Boeing B737-800 aircraft, which is capable of carrying up to 154 passengers, to promote Libyan tourism flow to Egypt. In September 2021, Egypt and Libya resumed flights from Tripoli to Cairo

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Libya's Presidency Council issues orders to stop clashes in Tripoli

STORY: Libya's Presidency Council issues orders to stop clashes in Tripoli DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military STORYLINE: The Presidency Council of Libya on Friday ordered that the armed groups should immediately stop the clashes in the capital Tripoli and return to their camps. "All the parties to the clashes are requested to immediately cease fire and return to their camps. The Attorney General and the Military Public Prosecutor must start an investigation immediately into the reasons for the clashes," the council said. "The Ministers of Defense and Interior of the Government of National Unity must take the necessary procedures to secure the capital," the council added. According to local media, clashes erupted on Thursday between rival armed groups in central Tripoli, killing at least 10 people and injuring 30 others. The Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli has suspended all flights due to the clashes. Libya has been