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Al-Sonni and the head of the UN sanctions committee for Libya discuss the latest political developments in Libya.
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New York, June 13, 2023 (Lana) The Permanent Representative of Libya to the UN, Taher Al-Sonni, met yesterday at the headquarters of the Libyan mission in New York with Ambassador "Kamihiro Ishikani," the representative of Japan to the UN, and the head of the UN Security Council's sanctions committee established under Security Council Resolution No. 1970 on Libya, and they discussed the latest political developments in Libya and efforts made to complete consensus on the electoral laws-... Read more
HCS: Referring the draft law electing the head of HCS and parliament to the HoR.
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Tripoli, June 13, 2023 (Lana) The High Council of State (HCS) announced that the Head of the (6 + 6) committee representing the council, Omar Abulifa, referred to the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Aqila Saleh, a draft law for electing the head of state and a draft law for electing the National Assembly, to issue the two laws in accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of the Thirteenth Constitutional Amendment.The Council published yesterday on its Facebook... Read more
Al-Manqoush participates in the second ministerial meeting between the League of Arab States and the Pacific Islands countries in Riyadh.
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Riyadh, June 13, 2023 (Lana) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Manqoush, participated in the work of the second Ministerial Meeting between member states of the League of Arab States and the Pacific Small Island Developing States in the presence of the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.The Foreign Ministry stated on its Facebook page that the meeting discussed cooperation mechanisms and programs and developing relations with the Pacific... Read more
UNSMIL condemns the mass arbitrary arrest of migrants in Libya.
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Tripoli, June 12, 2023 (Lana) The UNSMIL expressed its concern about the mass arbitrary arrest of migrants and asylum-seekers in Libya.The UNSMIL said in a statement today that Libyan authorities have arrested thousands of men, women, and children from the streets and their homes or following raids on alleged traffickers’ camps and warehouses in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, and thousands more collectively, including migrants who had entered Libya legally, were expelled without... Read more
Libya deposits about a billion dollars with the Central Bank of Egypt.
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Cairo, June 12, 2023 (Lana): The Central Bank of Egypt announced that Egypt had obtained a deposit of $700 million from Libya by the end of 2022.The Bank said in a report yesterday that Libya's total deposits with it amounted to $900 million in September last year.The bank stated that short-term deposits from Arab countries recorded more than $14 billion, compared to $13 billion at the end of last September, while long-term deposits from Arab... Read more
