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Constitutional Track Meeting Resumed Between HoR and HCS in Attendance of New UN Envoy.
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Cairo, 9 February 2021(Lana) Meeting of the constitutional track by representatives of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State was resumed Tuesday in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada under the auspices of the United Nations.The meeting was attended by the new UN Special Envoy Jan Kubis and the Head of the Egyptian Committee in charge of Libya Major General Aymen Badi and the Head of Intelligence Abas Kamel. = ... Read more
IOM: Libya Returned 1500 Asylum Seekers From High Seas in a Week.
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Tripoli, 9 February 2021(Lana) The International Organisation of Migration IOM said Libya has returned 1500 asylum seekers from the Sea last week.IOM tweeted ‘1487 asylum seekers have been returned from the Sea to Libya between 2-8 February this year.’ In information supported by a diagram, IOM said a total of 1956 including women and children have been returned since the beginning of the year. 20 asylum seekers have... Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Congratulates Al Mnefi and Dbaiba, Says Russia Prepared to Work With New Executive Authority.
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Tripoli, 9 February 2021(Lana) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov has congratulated the Head of Presidency Council Mohamed Al Mnefi and the Head of Government Abdul Hamid Dbaiba on their election to the new executive authority in Libya.This came in a phone contacts Lavarov made with the President of Presidency Council, and the Head of Government Dbiaba, indicating that Russia was prepared to work with the new authority. = ... Read more
Siala Discuss Situation in Libya With Egyptian Counterpart.
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Tripoli, 9 February 2021(Lana) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri has underscored Egypt’s solid stance vis a vis Libya; which calls for a political solution that preserves Libya’s sovereignty and protects the resources of the brotherly Libyan people. This came at a meeting Shukri had with GNA Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala on the margins of the Arab League extraordinary meeting in Cairo, according to a report posted to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry SMS... Read more
EU Ambassador to Dbaiba: We Look Forward to Work With Your Government.
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Tripoli, 9 February 2021(Lana) EU Ambassador to Libya Jose Sabadell congratulated Abdul Hamid Dbaiba on his selection as head of the executive authority, indicating that the EU was prepared to contribute to transforming economy into an engine of peace in Libya.Sabadell described in a tweet his first phone contact with the head of the new government as ‘very good’, indicating that he offered EU assistance for the Libyan people to fulfill their mandate which he described as difficult,... Read more