Local News: Political News
HNEC Announces New Provisional Results of Elections
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\nTripoli, 24 February 2014 (LANA) The High National Election Commission announced new results from the Constituent Authority of the Constitution elections of some constituencies.\n The results involved were of Sirte, Tripoli, Al Zawiya, Obari, Ghadamis, Greater Benghazi and Ajdabiya including two seats for women and one for the Tuareg.\n The Commission said the results were provisional and reflected the entry of more than 70% of votes from every constituency declared, and added that initial results would be declared when all results of the provisional results were entered.\n ... Read more
Wednesday Day for Laying Foundation Stone of National Stadium
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\nTripoli, 24 February 2014(LANA) The Ministry of Youth and Sports has set Wednesday to stage the event of laying the foundation stone of the National Stadium at Tajoura which will host the 2017 African Nations Cup finals.\n LANA sports correspondent has learnt that the 60.000 stadium would be executed by the Libyan Co. for Investment and Development in association with the Austrian firm \'Porr\' which have already taken over the site, and were expected to execute the project in 30 months.\n Completion work on the Benghazi stadium has also started and expected to be finished in 22... Read more
Tunisian Ambassador Inspects Consulate in Benghazi
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Benghazi, 24 February 2014(LANA) Tunisian Ambassador Redha Abu Kadi on Sunday paid a visit to the Tunisian Consulate in Benghazi which was target of a rocket which landed near it.\n LANA correspondent reported that the Ambassador had a meeting with the staff of the consulate, who said the incident would not deter them from pursuing their work at the consulate.\n The Ambassador said in statement to LANA the attack on the Consulate would not impact the historical relations between Libya and Tunisia, saying authorities in both countries were working together to strengthen ties and upgrade... Read more
Minister of Culture reads government statement covering many issues
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\nTripoli, 23.02.2014 (Lana) Minister of Culture and Civil Society, Al-Habeeb Lamin held a press conference Sunday.\nThe minister read a press statement issued by the government which covered a host of issues.\nIn the government press statement, he covered the latest developments of the disappearance of helicopter -135 belonging to Benina air base squadron.\n=Lana=... Read more
Armed group kidnaps three Bengali labourers from Benghazi
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\nBenghazi, 23.02.2014 (Lana) An official source of the Special Forces in Benghazi has revealed that three Bengali expatriates were kidnapped Sunday by armed group which attacked them in Ganfuda district west of the city.\nThe source told Lana that a force from the special forces tracked the kidnappers but they lost track after they entered into AlQuarsha region.\nEyewitnesses told Lana \"We were astonished by the boldness of the gunmen who carried out their kidnapping operation in daylight and in the presence of people in the area\".\n=Lana=... Read more