Local News: General News
NCDC Director confirms Libya's exit from fourth wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Tripoli, 19 March 2022 (Lana) Director of the National Center for Disease Control NCDC Haidar Al-Sayeh on Friday confirmed that Libya has exited the fourth wave of the Coronavirus pandemic and its return to epidemic stability.Al Sayeh indicated in a post on his SMS page that it was too early to say that Corona is over, stressing the need to increase the percentage of vaccine recipients to get out of the pandemic once and for all. He explained that... Read more
Air traffic at Mi’tiga Inter. Airport suspended due to heavy dust and lack of visibility.
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Tripoli, 19 March 2022 (Lana) Air traffic at Mi’tiga International Airport in Tripoli was suspended on Saturday due to bad weather and lack of visibility caused by strong winds and dust. Libyan Airlines had informed passengers that flights have been suspended on Saturday from Mi’tiga International Airport due to bad weather. A Libyan Airlines domestic flight from Gatt landed at Djerba Airport in Tunisia. Most areas of northern Libya are hit by... Read more
Al-Sayeh assures U.S. Ambassador of commission readiness to hold elections as soon as a political agreement is reached.
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Tripoli, 19 March 2022 (Lana) The Head of the High National Election Commission, Imad Al-Sayeh, announced that the commission was ready to hold elections as soon as a political agreement is reached. He made the announcement during a meeting with US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, according to a tweet posted by the US embassy in Tripoli on Saturday. "It was encouraging to hear Dr. Sayeh confirm readiness of the National High... Read more
Head of Government of National Unity calls on women's action leaders to push for elections.
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Tripoli, 19 March 2022 (Lana) The Head of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al Dabaiba, called on the leaders of women's action in Libya to lead a broad movement to protest in all peaceful ways, and push for elections as soon as possible.This came during a speech delivered by Al Dabaiba at the Women's Gathering in Support of Elections, organized by the Government on Saturday, in Tripoli, with the participation of Government ministers, activists, women leaders and... Read more
U.S. Representative at the Security Council calls on Libya’s House of Representatives and the High Council of State to dialogue.
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Tripoli, 16 March 2022(Lana) U.S. Representative at the Security Council Ambassador Jeffrey de Laurentiis calls on Libya’s House of Representatives and the High Council of State to dialogue, and to participate in the U.N.-facilitated dialogue to create a consensual constitutional basis for the upcoming elections.In a speech to the Security Council on Wednesday on Libya, the U.S. diplomat said his country supports the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the National... Read more
