Local News: General News
Desert locust attacks threaten agricultural projects in southern Libya.
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Kofra, June 16, 2025 (LANA) – The head of the Desert Locust Control Committee in the government assigned by the House of Representatives, Suleiman Ibrahim Baraka, warned of a widespread locust outbreak in several areas of southern Libya.Baraka told the Libyan newspaper Al-Anbaa that the active movements of fully developed swarms toward major agricultural projects portend a real disaster threatening national food security. He explained that the locust transformation cycle from eggs to adults... Read more
HoR's government rejects Al-Mnifi's demand.
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Benghazi, June 16, 2025 (LANA) – The Libyan government assigned by the House of Representatives rejected the demand made by Presidential Council Chairman Mohamed Al-Mnifi for MPs to adhere to the requirements for approving budget laws, describing it as containing legal fallacies and constitutional violations.The government said in a statement issued on Monday that the Presidential Council, in accordance with the Geneva Agreement, has clearly defined its powers, including representing the, ... Read more
The spread of locusts in the western region of Libya.
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Tripoli, June 16, 2025 (LANA) – Hussein Al-Breiki, the media spokesman for the National Committee for Desert Locust Control and its technical advisor, revealed that large swarms of locusts were recorded last week in the areas of Abu Zayan, Gharyan, and Wadi Ghan in the Western Mountains. Some swarms also moved to Abu Shaiba and Al-Azizia in the interior of the mountain, and reached Tiji and Nalot, as well as the Wazen area in the far northwest.Al-Breiki said in press statements broadcast by... Read more
Chairman of the HoR Oversight Authorities Follow-up Committee meets with the Russian Ambassador .
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Benghazi, 16 June 2025 (Lana) Chairman of the Oversight Authorities Follow-up Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR), Zayed Hadiya, met with the Ambassador of Russia to Libya, Aydar Aghanin, and his accompanying delegation.According to the official spokesperson for the HoR, Abdullah Blihaq, the meeting discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, particularly cooperation in various areas.The meeting also... Read more
Tripoli Court of Appeal sentences man to life imprisonment for drug trafficking
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Tripoli, June 15, 2025 (LANA) – The Tripoli Court of Appeal sentenced Abdul Rahim al-Fitouri Amsak to life imprisonment on Sunday after convicting him of involvement in a drug trafficking gang.The Public Prosecutor's Office explained that the Arab and International Criminal Police Office had previously sent the wanted man (Abdul Rahim al-Fitouri Amsak) extradition papers from the corresponding central office. The office added that the Tripoli Court of Appeal... Read more