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Council of Benghazi Elders and Wise men Express Resentment over Treatment of Benghazi MP Jalal Al Shweihdi.
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Misrata, 20 August 2021(Lana) The Council of Benghazi Elders and Wise men in western Libya has voiced their anger and resentment of what MP for Benghazi Jalal Al Shweihdi had endured of contempt and assault and incitement to physical harm and confiscation of his right to free expression.The Council said in a statement Thursday that it was surprised that this action came from someone supposed to be Speaker of Parliament, being unethical and contravened the parliamentary morals and... Read more
NCDC Registers 2364 New Coronavirus Cases 1652 Recoveries and 16 Deaths.
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Tripoli, 20 August 2021(Lana) The National Centre for Disease Control NCDC issued an update of Coronavirus infections on Friday, saying it recorded 2364 new Coronavirus cases, 1652 recoveries and 16 deaths in the last 24 hours.The Centre said it received 8054 specimen for testing on Thursday, of which 6745 turned out to be negative, and 2364 positive, a ratio of 26% of total tests. This brings to 293532 the total number of Coronavirus cases registered in... Read more
US Embassy in Libya: 1.3 Million May be in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Libya.
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Tripoli, 19 August 2021(Lana) The UN estimates that 1.3 million people in Libya may be in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of conflict and the pandemic, the US Embassy in Libya said on its SMS page.The Embassy said in the post marking World Humanitarian Day that ‘USAIDSavesLives and @State.PRM partners are working to provide health, protection, shelter, and other humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations in Libya.’ = ... Read more
British Ambassador on Farewell Visit: One of Reasons for Stability in Libya is Tenacity of the Oil Sector.
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Tripoli, 19 August 2021(Lana) The British Ambassador to Libya Nicholas Hopton has attributed the state of stability which Libya is enjoying currently to the tenacity of the oil sector being the backbone of the Libyan economy.This came at a farewell visit the Ambassador made to the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation ‘NOC’ Mustafa Sun’Allah on Thursday as he prepares to leave his post in Libya. Sun’Allah paid tribute to the support the British... Read more
Foreign minister Holds Session of Talks with Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow.
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Moscow, 19 August 2021(Lana) Foreign and International Cooperation Minister Najla Al Mangoush held a session of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov in Moscow on Thursday, focused on ways of upgrading exchange between the two countries.The two sides agreed on importance of activating joint agreements, MoUs signed by the two countries, return of Russian companies to work in the oil sector, railway projects and opening of the Russian Embassy in. ... Read more