Local News: General News
Head of High Council of State confirms House of Representatives have no right to issue laws on its own
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Tripoli, 20 September, 2021 (Lana) - The President of the High Council of State, "Khaled Al-Mashri," confirmed that the House of Representatives does not have the right to issue laws on its own, and that its insistence on issuing them is a clear obstruction to holding the elections on time. Al-Mishri indicated in a press conference held in Tripoli, Monday, that the parliament sees at this stage the importance of holding legislative elections first, because electing the president in the current situation will not generate.... Read more
Committee Assigned by GNU to Inspect Conditions of Libyan Community in Egypt.
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Tripoli, 20 September 2021(Lana) The committee assigned by the Government of National Unity to cater for the conditions of members of the Libyan community in Egypt paid a visit on Sunday to the Cultral and Academic Attaché in Cairo to get a firsthand account of the problems facing Libyan student studying in Egypt.The Minister of State for Economic Affairs Salama Al Ghuwail stressed importance of executing instructions of the Head of Government, to resolve problems facing Libyan students... Read more
US Embassy considers HNEC announcement to stop voter registration as confirmation that Libya and the Libyans are technically ready for elections.
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Tripoli, 20 September, 2021 (Lana) - The US Embassy in Libya congratulated the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) for continuing to make all technical arrangements for successful elections on December 24. It considered in a post on its page on Twitter that the announcement of the Electoral Commission to stop the system from receiving citizens' requests for registration is an additional confirmation that Libya and the Libyans are technically ready for the elections.The High National Elections Commission had announced the end of... Read more
Technical Committee to follow up implementation of ban of potassium bromate
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Tripoli, 20 September, 2021 (Lana) - The Technical Committee following up the implementation of the decision to ban potassium bromate, headed by Khalifa Balao, began its field tasks, Monday, by visiting a number of flour factories and mills in order to determine their compliance with standard specifications. The website of the Ministry of Economy and Trade stated that the technical committee in charge of following up the implementation of the decision of the Minister of Economy and Trade No. 258 / 2021 regarding the ban on the import and prevention of the... Read more
HCS Approves Constitutional Basis of Elections.
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Tripoli, 19 September 2021(Lana) The High Council of State has approved draft laws for election of the president and the national council which is made of two chambers, one for representatives and the other for senators.The Council also approved at Sunday’s meeting the constitutional basis on which the presidential and parliamentary elections would be conducted, saying that essentially there would be a referendum on the constitution, and that their approval of the constitutional basis was... Read more