Libya, Tunisia to reopen borders, resume flights

Libya, Tunisia to reopen borders, resume flights
Wednesday 18 August 2021 - 09:00

Libya will reopen its border with Tunisia starting Thursday, announced Libyan PM Abdelhamid Dbeibeh. The two North African countries are also set to resume flights.

Dbeibeh issued instructions to the interior ministry and transportation ministry on the resumption of movement between the two countries while stressing the need to take precautions and put in place protective measures against Covid-19.

Libya closed its border with Tunisia earlier in July as Covid-19 infections were rising due to the Delta variant.

While Tunisia fared well during the first Covid-19 outbreak, the North African country faced a Delta-driven rise in both infections and deaths, with the country recording over 100 deaths daily.

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