LIBYA-TRIPOLI-"RESETTLING" MIGRANTS-REJECTION

LIBYA-TRIPOLI-"RESETTLING" MIGRANTS-REJECTION

(240710) -- TRIPOLI, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Libya's Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi speaks at a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, on July 10, 2024. Al-Tarabelsi on Wednesday rejected calls to resettle migrants in the country, saying Libya is already grappling with a large number of undocumented foreigners. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TUNISIA-BORDER CROSSING-PARTIALLY REOPENING

LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TUNISIA-BORDER CROSSING-PARTIALLY REOPENING

(240612) -- TRIPOLI, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi (R) and Tunisian Interior Minister Khaled Nouri (L) sign a security agreement in Tripoli, Libya, on June 12, 2024. The Ras Ajdir border crossing, a vital land link between Libya and Tunisia, will partially reopen on Thursday following months of closure, the Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday. (Libyan National Unity Government's information office via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TUNISIA-BORDER CROSSING-PARTIALLY REOPENING

LIBYA-TRIPOLI-TUNISIA-BORDER CROSSING-PARTIALLY REOPENING

(240612) -- TRIPOLI, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi (R) and Tunisian Interior Minister Khaled Nouri (L) sign a security agreement in Tripoli, Libya, on June 12, 2024. The Ras Ajdir border crossing, a vital land link between Libya and Tunisia, will partially reopen on Thursday following months of closure, the Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday. (Libyan National Unity Government's information office via Xinhua)

LIBYA-TRIPOLI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS-DEPORTATION

LIBYA-TRIPOLI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS-DEPORTATION

(230822) -- TRIPOLI, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi speaks during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, on Aug. 21, 2023. Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi announced Monday that 486 illegal migrants have been deported to their countries of origin. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)

Libya deports 486 illegal migrants

STORY: Libya deports 486 illegal migrants DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of the illegal migrants 3. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi announced Monday that 486 illegal migrants have been deported to their countries of origin. In a press conference following the announcement, the minister said that 294 of them are from Egypt. Al-Tarabelsi said that the deportees include those recently left stranded near the Tunisian border after being expelled by Tunisian authorities. "The international community and the European Union must help Libya to reduce this phenomenon, which has burdened the country with the presence of large numbers of migrants," al-Tarabelsi said. "The Ministry of the Interior has launched an expanded security campaign ... to arrest human traffickers and refer them to court. These efforts will be intensified in the future," he said