Local News: Political News
The Libyan Investment Authority welcomes Security Council decision to allow it to invest frozen assets
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Tripoli, January 17, 2025 (LANA) - The Libyan Investment Authority welcomed the UN Security Council's decision to allow it to invest frozen assets, describing it as a step towards amending the measures to freeze Libyan assets to allow their reinvestment, and reflects its success in strengthening government and transparency, and adopting international standards for preparing consolidated financial statements.The Authority explained, in a statement today, Friday, that Resolution No. 2769 of 2025 stipulated allowing it to "invest... Read more
Libya and the United States sign a work program to protect cultural heritage and combat antiquities smuggling
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Tripoli, January 16, 2025 (LANA) - The Libyan Antiquities Authority and the US Embassy signed, on Thursday, a work program for a memorandum of understanding between the two sides in the field of protecting cultural heritage and combating antiquities smuggling.The work program was signed on the sidelines of the Restored Cultural Heritage Exhibition held at the historic Al-Saraya Al-Hamra Citadel in the presence of the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Al-Lafi, and a number of interested and... Read more
NOC Chairman Farhat Bengdara resigns, PM agrees to resignation
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Tripoli, January 16, 2025 (LANA) - The head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, approved, on Thursday, the resignation of the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation, Farhat Bengdara, from his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.The National Oil Corporation said in a statement that the head of the Government of National Unity assigned the member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, Engineer Masoud Suleiman Musa, to assume the duties of Chairman of the Board of... Read more
Advisory team discusses activating the financial leasing initiative launched by the Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation
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Tripoli, January 16, 2025 (LANA) - The advisory team for implementing the financial leasing initiative launched by the Ministry of Labor and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity held its first meeting on Thursday at the ministry's headquarters in Tripoli.The meeting, chaired by the acting head of the Labor Market Authority, "Abdul Hadi Ambia", discussed the mechanisms for activating the initiative launched by the ministry to support employment and enable the transition to the private.... Read more
Al-Baour discusses with Berndt the latest political developments in Libya
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Tripoli, January 16, 2025 (LANA) - The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, "Taher Al-Baour", discussed today, Thursday, with the Chargé d'Affairs of the United States Embassy in Libya, "Jeremy Berndt", the latest developments in the political situation in Libya, in addition to exchanging views on the latest developments on the local scene, and ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in various fields.The media office of the ministry reported that ... Read more
