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Italy renews its support for the Libyan political process, and to lead the country towards the elections scheduled for December 24.
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Rome, July 1, 2021 (LANA) - The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, "Luigi Di Maio" affirmed that his country strongly encourages, as soon as possible, to reach a broad consensus in Libya based on a broad acceptance base, allowing elections to be held during their scheduled date. Di Maio in a statement to the Italian Foreign Ministry, said "His country pays great attention to the meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, which has been held in Geneva since Monday under the auspices of the... Read more
On the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers' summit in the Italian city of Matera, Algeria confirms its intention to reopen its border crossings with Libya.
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Algeria, July 1, 2021 (LANA) - The Algerian Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum, affirmed his country's intention to reopen the border crossings with Libya, by reopening one or two border points, referring to the Al-Dabdab-Ghadames crossing, and the crossing connecting Djanet in Algeria to the city of Ghat. In a press statement on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' summit, held yesterday in Matera, Italy, Boukadoum explained that Algeria's closure of its borders with Libya came due to the state of emergency... Read more
America calls on the members of the Libyan political dialogue forum to work to reach a consensus on the constitutional basis necessary for holding the elections.
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Washington, July 1, 2021 (LANA) - The United States called on the members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum to work with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya to reach consensus on the constitutional basis necessary for holding the elections, stressing that the upcoming December elections “are the best path for a legitimately elected government.” The US call came from its Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, in a tweet posted by the US embassy's account on Twitter on Wednesday, saying, "We... Read more
Al Breiga Reassures Motorists Fuel Available and Congestion Caused by Load shedding.
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Tripoli, 30 June 2021(Lana) The Al Breiga Petroleum Marketing Co. has reassured motorists that fuel was available at its reservoirs and supply was underway as normal.The Company attributed congestion at petrol stations to long hours of power outage, and said that in spite of the fact that most stations have substitute sources of power, it was insufficient because of high temperatures. It appealed to the general public to show common responsibility to... Read more
Head of GNU Government Abolishes General Electricity and Renewable Energy Corporation.
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Tripoli, 30 June 2021(Lana) The Head of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al Dbeiba on Wednesday issued a decision abolishing the General Electricity and Renewable Energy Corporation which was established by the previous government.According to the decision No. 158 of 2021, all the assets of the company will go to the General Electricity Company. The decision stressed, in its second article, that it shall get into force immediately, and that all... Read more