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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Interior ministers from Libya and Tunisia said on Wednesday they had agreed to partially reopen the border crossing at Ras Jdir on Thursday morning, and to fully reopen it on June 20 after more than three months of closure. Liby...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Interior ministers from Libya and Tunisia said on Wednesday they had agreed to partially reopen the border crossing at Ras Jdir on Thursday morning, and to fully reopen it on June 20 after more than three months of closure.

Libya and Tunisia have agreed to partially reopen the Ras Jdir border crossing, with a full reopening scheduled for June 20 after a three-month closure due to armed clashes. The reopening aims to benefit both countries while avoiding harm to any party, facilitating medical travel and goods transport.

TRIPOLI - Interior ministers from Libya and Tunisia said on Wednesday they had agreed to partially reopen the border crossing at Ras Jdir on Thursday morning, and to fully reopen it on June 20 after more than three months of closure. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Press Release of the First Meeting of the Joint Committee Between the Libyan Side and European Union Integrated Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM)

Mar 31, 2024 - Libya, April 2024 Monthly Forecast : Security Council Report

Hundreds of thousands of Libyans fled to Tunisia after the 2011 revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. A visit with those who mourn the fallen dictator, including his relatives.

Tunisia has replaced Libya as the main point of departure for people attempting the deadly Mediterranean crossing to Italy.

Tunisian security forces in Sfax have rounded up hundreds of people from sub-Saharan Africa, including children, and dropped them in a no man’s land between the Tunisian and Libyan border, where they remain trapped with neither food nor water. These forced deportations carried out by the security services come against a backdrop of heightened anti-migrant rhetoric and violence that broke out in Sfax the night of July 3. Our team spoke to a man from the Ivory Coast who said that some peopl...

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