Libya

Saharan dust continued to cover Athens and many parts of the country on Thursday, affecting particularly the western regions, as winds brought sand from Libya.
Meteorologists say the phenomenon will continue on Friday with dust clouding northern Greece and the islands of the north Aegean before northwestern winds start to clear out the atmosphere on Saturday afternoon. 

A ship is barely visible from the Acropolis hill on Wednesday as Athens - and much of the rest of Greece - was blanketed in Saharan dust and sand blown on the wind from Libya. The worst affected areas were in central and western Greece, the Peloponnese and Crete. High dust concentrations are also expected on Thursday and Friday before the weather starts to clear on Saturday.

Turkey's foreign minister spoke via telephone with his Russian counterpart April 18 and discussed recent developments in Libya, according to diplomatic sources.

The Royal Family wishes a "national reconciliation", this being the objective King Mihai fought for, the Romanian Crown Custodian Margareta told AGERPRES in an interview. Prince Radu, in the same interview asserts that when the country is more divided, the Crown comes forth as "the single one that maintains a certain balance".

Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos will visit Paris on Wednesday for talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian.
The two officials will discuss issues of regional and international interest, including the situation in Syria and Libya and the European prospects of Western Balkan countries.

Malta announced today that it has been agreed that 64 migrants rescued in Libyan waters 10 days ago to be allocated to four EU countries, according to the BTA. 
    Malta has specified that migrants will be allocated to Germany, France, Portugal and Luxembourg.

The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, said that Europe is divided over Libya, reported BTA.
    France and Italy are divided on the issue with Libya despite the official position of the European Union, said European Parliament President Antonio Tajani.

Turkey's foreign minister held a phone conversation with his Italian counterpart on Libya, Turkish diplomatic sources said on April 8.

Turkish Foreign ministry raised concern over the tension in Libya with a statement on April 7.

Turkey on April 4 warned against any action that would harm the national accord in Libya amid the recent military escalation in the North African country.