Dbeibah Reopens Land Border Crossing Between Libya, Sudan

Head of Libya's Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah inaugurates an economic forum with Sudan in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. (GNU)
Head of Libya's Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah inaugurates an economic forum with Sudan in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. (GNU)
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Dbeibah Reopens Land Border Crossing Between Libya, Sudan

Head of Libya's Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah inaugurates an economic forum with Sudan in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. (GNU)
Head of Libya's Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah inaugurates an economic forum with Sudan in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. (GNU)

Head of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah announced on Monday reopening the land border crossing with Sudan.

He pledged to provide infrastructure to improve the economy between the two countries.

The announcement came during the opening session of the Libyan-Sudanese Economic Forum, which kicked off its activities on Monday in Tripoli under the title “Free Zone for Transit Trade.”

Dbeibah affirmed that Libya will work on developing the economic cooperation with all neighboring countries, especially Sudan.

He further underscored the importance of developing bilateral economic cooperation and holding a joint ministerial committee meeting.

Dbeibah later invited Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan and the Sudanese Prime Minister to visit Tripoli.

Separately, Dbeibah ordered the establishment of a body independent from the Health Ministry to follow up on oncology centers and help organize and secure the needed medicines.

He held an expanded meeting to discuss the matter with Health Minister Ramadan Abu Janah, the directors of oncology centers, the head of the Medical Supply Authority, and the director of the National Center for Decision Support.

The meeting touched on the challenges and obstacles facing the body and preventing it from carrying out its tasks, as well as the work mechanism of the medical centers.

He underlined the need to find radical solutions for the work of the centers, provide organized services to patients, and work according to an electronic system.



Hamas Official Welcomes Trump’s Apparent Retreat on Call to Displace Gazans

US President Donald Trump listens as the Taoiseach of Ireland Micheal Martin speaks during a St Patrick's Day reception at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 12 March 2025.  EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL
US President Donald Trump listens as the Taoiseach of Ireland Micheal Martin speaks during a St Patrick's Day reception at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 12 March 2025. EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL
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Hamas Official Welcomes Trump’s Apparent Retreat on Call to Displace Gazans

US President Donald Trump listens as the Taoiseach of Ireland Micheal Martin speaks during a St Patrick's Day reception at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 12 March 2025.  EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL
US President Donald Trump listens as the Taoiseach of Ireland Micheal Martin speaks during a St Patrick's Day reception at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 12 March 2025. EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem welcomed on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposal for a permanent displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, urging him to refrain from aligning with the vision of the "extreme Zionist right."
The statement by the Hamas official came after Trump said on Wednesday that "nobody is expelling any Palestinians from Gaza" in response to a question during a meeting in the White House with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.
"If US President Trump's statements represent a retreat from any idea of ​​displacing the people of the Gaza Strip, they are welcomed," Qassem said in the statement.
"We (Hamas) call for this position to be reinforced by obligating the Israeli occupation to implement all the terms of the ceasefire agreements,” Reuters quoted him as saying.
Last month, Trump proposed a US takeover of Gaza where Israel's military assault in the last 17 months has killed tens of thousands, after he earlier suggested that Palestinians in the enclave should be permanently displaced.