Local News: Political News
The Ministry of Defense is organizing a Ramadan iftar banquet to enhance military cooperation with Pakistan and Turkey.
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Tripoli, March 3, 2026 (LANA) – In an effort to strengthen ties with friendly nations and solidify the traditions of military diplomacy, the Director of the Office of the Minister of Defense of the Government of National Unity hosted the Chargé d'Affaires and Military Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Libya, along with the Military Advisor of Turkey to Libya, at a Ramadan iftar banquet held on Tuesday at the Ministry headquarters. The event was attended by a number of Ministry officers.The meeting took place in an... Read more
The Director General of the National Economic Development Board discusses technical and technological cooperation with the British Ambassador.
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Tripoli, March 3, 2026 (LANA) – The Director General of the National Council for Economic and Social Development, Mahmoud Al-Futaisi, met today, Tuesday, with the British Ambassador to Libya, Martin Reynolds, to discuss opportunities for technical and technological cooperation and to explore benefiting from British expertise in economic reform.The meeting included a review of the Council's strategic vision for developing the economic and social sectors in Libya, as well as key ongoing projects and initiatives aimed at... Read more
The Competition Council and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) are exploring the exchange of expertise in the areas of competition protection and consumer rights.
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Tripoli – March 3, 2026 (LANA) – The Competition and Anti-Monopoly Council held a coordination meeting with the head of the "Support" project, affiliated with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), to enhance technical cooperation and exchange expertise in the areas of competition protection and consumer rights.During the meeting, held yesterday in Tripoli, discussions focused on mechanisms to support the development and activation of the complaints management system, strengthen the violations monitoring, ... Read more
Tripoli Criminal Court sentences nine people involved in smuggling drugs from Belgium to prison
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Tripoli, March 3, 2026 (LANA) – The Tripoli Criminal Court sentenced eight defendants to life imprisonment for their involvement in smuggling narcotics and psychotropic substances concealed in vehicles arriving on the vessels Grand California and Grand España from the port of Antwerp in the Kingdom of Belgium.The Public Prosecutor's Office stated that after the Public Prosecution filed charges against nine defendants in this case, the Tripoli Criminal Court, in its final session, sentenced the first eight defendants to life... Read more
Members of Parliament declare the law imposing taxes on goods and services invalid, considering it to have no legal effect.
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Benghazi, March 3, 2026 (LANA) – Members of the House of Representatives announced the annulment of the law imposing taxes on goods and services, deeming it legally invalid.This came in a statement issued after a meeting of several members of the House of Representatives on Monday night at the parliament building in Benghazi.The members stressed the cancellation of the decision to authorize exchange companies to sell foreign currency outside the framework of the approved banking system,... Read more
