Local News: Political News
US Condemns Bombing of Taker off Libyan Coast .
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Washington, 7 January 2015(Lana) The United States on Tuesday condemned the air booming of the oil tanker off the coast of the eastern city of Derna that killed two crewmen, a Greek and Romanian.\n The US State Department Spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said in a statement \'we strongly condemn the Jan. 4 bombing of the a tanker near the coast of Derna.\'\n She said the latest escalation of violence in Libya against civilian interests aggravates a conflict of a political background.\n \'The ongoing violence threatens the safety, integrity, neutrality and independence of vital... Read more
Romania Summons Libya Charge D\'affairs in Protest over Killing of Sailor .
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Bucharest, 7 January 2015(Lana) The Romanian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Libyan Charge D\'affaires in Bucharest following killing of a Romanian sailor in a warplane shelling of an oil tanker off the coast of Derna.\n The ministry asked in a statement that \'Charge Daffier Aref Al Madani submit clarifications of the circumstances surrounding the armed assault on the tanker Ariavo\'.\n \'Bucharest is committed to closely following the situation arising from this assault, the statement said.\n On Monday Greece \'decisively condemned the unjustifiable cowardly air... Read more
Libyan Chess Player Wins in Individuals Game in Abu Dhabi .
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Tripoli, 7 January 2014(Lana) The Libyan national chess team player Mohamed Al Fallah n Tuesday defeated the Yemeni Mohamed Al Khaliki in the 4th round of the Arab Individuals Chess Championship being held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.\n By winning, Fallah has now moved to the 4th place in the general standing in the championship for less than 14 year olds, which lasts until Jan.12.\n He will be facing the Egyptian Adham Gandil in the 5th round.\n In the 18 year category, the Libyan player Mohamed Al Suri came in the 8th place, after losing to Hamdan Marsoul in the 4th... Read more
Air Bombing Targets Farm in Al Dheir in Sirte .
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Sirte, 7 January 2015(Lana) A warplane on Tuesday bombed a farm in Al Dheir agricultural area on the outskirts of Sirte, cutting off electricity but no one was hurt.\n The bombing which targeted a farm owned by a local resident caused no injuries, but damaged an electricity transformer cutting off power to adjacent farms, said Fawzi Abu Zaid a member of Sirte local council.\n This the second time the area of Al Dheir has been bombed in two weeks, he said.\n =... Read more
Ambassador of Korea Democratic People\'s Republic visited Tuesday Libyan news agency .
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He met in his visit Director General of Lana news agency Abier Ayad.\nLana Director praised the visit of the ambassador to strengthen relations between the two countries.\nShe also praised the Korean call to rivals to set on round table and rejecting foreign intervention in Libyan affairs.\nLana director briefed the ambassador on the history of Lana since its birth during era of late King Idress.\nOn his part the Korean ambassador wished success to Lana in its media role especially at the current circumstances in which Libya is subjected to media campaign of sowing division among... Read more