Local News: General News
Orlando expresses his warm congratulations to the new councils and mayors.
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Tripoli, 16 January 2025 (Lana) Head of the EU Delegation to Libya, Nicola Orlando, expressed his warm congratulations to the new councils and mayors, stressing the EU’s readiness to support their efforts. “Honored to attend the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected municipal councils, hosted in Tripoli by H.E. Minister of Local Governance Dr. Badreddine Al Toumi, with the presence of the Chairman of the High National Elections Commission, Dr. Emad Al Sayeh,” Orlando said in a. ... Read more
Al-Haddad meets with the Tunisian Defense Military Attaché to Libya.
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Tripoli, 15 January 2025 (Lana) Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad, met yesterday in Tripoli with the Tunisian Defense Military Attaché to Libya.The communication office of the General Staff of the Libyan Army stated that the meeting reviewed the mechanisms of joint military cooperation between the two countries.=... Read more
UNSMIL concerns over the horrific videos circulating on social media.
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Tripoli, 15 January 2025 (Lana) UNSMIL is alarmed by the disturbing footage circulating on social media, which shows brutal torture and ill-treatment of detainees at the Gernada detention facility in eastern Libya, calling for an immediate and transparent investigation into these alleged violations and for perpetrators to be brought to justice. The videos depict numerous detainees, both Libyan and foreign nationals, subjected to violent beatings and forced into stress positions by... Read more
Berndt Meets with Khaled Haftar.
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Benghazi, 15 January 2025 (Lana) Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Berndt, met with Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar in Benghazi.Berndt said in a tweet yesterday, “I had a good exchange with Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar. We reviewed U.S. engagements with Libyan military officers from both the east and west.”“We also discussed how the United States can best support Libyan efforts to unify military institutions and strengthen... Read more
Al-Baour and Thabet discuss the workflow at the Libyan embassy in Cairo.
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Tripoli, 14 January 2025 (Lana) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Taher Al-Baour, received at the Ministry's headquarters in Tripoli, Abdul Muttalib Thabet, Libya's Permanent Representative to the Arab League and Chargé d'Affaires at the Libyan Embassy in Cairo.During the meeting they reviewed the workflow at the embassy and the delegation, the challenges they face, and ways to address them, in addition to the situation of the Libyan community in.... Read more
