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Al-Menfi affirms Libya's support for the African position calling for the abolition of the veto power in the UN Security Council.
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Tripoli, July 26, 2025 (LANA) - Head of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, affirmed on Friday that Libya supports the African position calling for the abolition of the veto power held by permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.This came during his participation in the sixth summit of the African Union Committee of Ten on Security Council Reform, held virtually via Zoom.Menfi added that if the veto power continues, justice requires that the African Union also wield it,... Read more
Tetteh discusses with the Czech ambassador the political, economic and security developments in Libya.
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Tripoli, July 26, 2025 (LANA) – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya (SRSG), Hanna Tetteh, met on Friday with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Libya, Richard Kadeljak.The mission reported in a post on its Facebook page that the meeting exchanged views on current political, economic, and security developments in Libya.The two sides emphasized the importance of institutions based on the rule of law to achieve stability and sustainable peace. The mission added... Read more
House of Representatives: What the Palestinian people are experiencing in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe that requires a firm and urgent stance from the international community.
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Benghazi, July 26, 2025 (LANA) – The House of Representatives considered the humanitarian catastrophe and severe famine facing the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip a crime and a clear violation of all international and humanitarian norms and conventions.In a statement issued on Thursday, the House of Representatives said that the systematic denial of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid, as well as the deliberate deprivation of millions of civilians of their most basic rights, constitutes a crime against humanity. This... Read more
UNSMIL: Tetteh and Boulos discuss the negative impacts of political divisions and security instability on the Libyan economy.
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Tripoli, July 26, 2025 (LANA) – The United Nations mission reported that the meeting of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Hanna Tetteh, on Thursday, in Tripoli, with the Special Advisor to the President of the United States for African Affairs, Massad Boulos, and his accompanying delegation, discussed political and security developments in Libya.The mission stated that Tetteh discussed with Boulos the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) regarding advancing the political process,... Read more
US Embassy in Libya: Claims of Gaza residents being transferred to Libya are untrue.
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Tripoli, July 26, 2025 (LANA) – The US Embassy in Libya has categorically denied what has been circulated in some media outlets and social media regarding allegations that the United States intends to transfer residents of the Gaza Strip to Libyan territory.The embassy confirmed, in a brief statement published on its official account on X on Friday, that these allegations are "incitement and completely false," stressing that they fall within the category of fake news.The embassy said: "Fake... Read more
