Local News: General News
Sudan refugee crisis worsens; more than 100,000 flee to Libya.
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Kufra 14 October 2024 (Lana) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that more than 65,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Kufra, with 300-400 new arrivals each day, since the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023. The Commission stated that while the number of refugees registered with the Commission is constantly increasing, the real numbers may be much higher, as the difficult conditions of escape across the desert, in addition to the inability of many... Read more
Zallaf Libya reviews developments in the Southern Refinery Project.
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Tripoli 14 October 2024 (Lana) The financial and technical departments at the corporation discussed yesterday, during a technical meeting, and reviewed the activities of Zallaf Libya Oil & Gas for 2024, in addition to outlined future projects and the production plan for 2025. Zalllaf Company also reviewed the developments of the Southern Refinery Project, confirming that the detailed design phase and equipment manufacturing for the second and final stage of the Southern Refinery have been... Read more
Al-Nuwairi participates in the meeting of the African Geopolitical Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva.
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Geneva 13 October 2024 (Lana) First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Head of the Parliamentary Division of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Fawzi Al-Nuwairi, participated in the meeting of the African Geopolitical Group at the headquarters of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland. The official spokesman for the HoR, Abdullah Blihaq, said that the meeting discussed the outcomes of the group's meeting last March and the report of the representatives of the African... Read more
Japanese Ambassador commends the scientific level of Libyans who graduated from Japanese universities.
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Tripoli 13 October 2024 (Lana) The Japanese Ambassador to Libya, Shimmura Izuru, confirmed that the Libyans who recently graduated from master's courses at Japanese universities will form important future bridges between the two countries in various sectors. This came during an eye-opening discussion between Izuru and the Libyan graduates within the African Business Education Initiative, according to the Embassy’s Facebook page. The Ambassador was impressed by... Read more
Al-Menfi calls the HoR and the CBL to implement court rulings to cancel the imposition of a fee tax on the sale of foreign currency.
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Tripoli 13 October 2024 (Lana) President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, called on the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) to implement court rulings to cancel the imposition of a fee tax on the sale of foreign currency. Al-Menfi demanded in a letter last Thursday to immediately adhere to the court rulings, not to disdain them, and to refrain from any measures that represent the abuse of power and a direct material obstacle to the rule of. ... Read more
