Local News: General News
Up to 255 illegal immigrants deported from Benghazi to the Brak al-Shati detention center
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Benghazi, March 14, 2026 (LANA) – The Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency announced the deportation of 255 illegal immigrants from Benghazi to the Brak al-Shati detention center, in preparation for completing the procedures for their return to their countries of origin.The head of the Deportation and Shelter Office at the branch stated that the deported immigrants included 144 Eritrean nationals, 29 Ethiopian nationals, and 82 Somali nationals. He confirmed that... Read more
UNSMIL warns of increasing synthetic drug trafficking across the Arab region
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Tripoli, March 14, 2026 (LANA) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called for enhanced data sharing and regional cooperation to combat the increasing trafficking of synthetic drugs across the Arab region.This came in a statement by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UN Resident Coordinator in Libya, Ulrika Richardson, during her participation in a high-level meeting held on the sidelines of the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The... Read more
Dr. Mohamed Ali Al-Ghouj assumes duties as Minister of Health
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Tripoli, March 14, 2026 (LANA) – In implementation of Prime Minister's Decree No. 77 of 2026 appointing Mohamed Ali Al-Ghouj as Minister of Health, the handover ceremony took place, Thursday, at the Ministry headquarters.Dr. Mohamed Al-Ghouj officially assumed his duties as Minister of Health through an official committee from the Cabinet Office, after several months of managing the Ministry's affairs as Undersecretary. Following the handover, the Minister... Read more
A meeting between Libyan and Portuguese Ambassadors to Tunisia
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Tunis, March 14, 2026 (LANA) – The Libyan Ambassador to Tunisia, Mustafa Qaddara, met yesterday with the Portuguese Ambassador to Tunisia, Jorge Eras Oliveira, to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries.The meeting, held at the Libyan Embassy in Tunis, reviewed the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop them in various fields.= ... Read more
Libyan-Italian Chamber of Commerce
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Rome, March 13, 2026 (LANA) – Libyan Ambassador to Italy, Muhannad Younis, met this morning with the President of the Libyan-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Nicola Colicchi, to discuss ways to strengthen and develop the economic and trade partnership between the two countries.The meeting, held at the Chamber's headquarters in Rome, explored mechanisms for developing cooperation between public and private sector institutions in Libya and Italy, with the aim of expanding investment and trade... Read more
