Local News: Political News
Government-Appointed Crisis Committee Urges Libyans to Abstain From Exercising Political Activities .
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Tunis, 7 January 2015(Lana) The crisis committee set up by the Tunisian Government to follow up the situation of the Libyans living in Tunisia, has urged members of the community to refrain from exercising any political activities or meetings without a prior notification of competent Tunisian authorities.\n In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said the appeal issued after the crisis committee meeting, aimed at preserving Tunisia\'s security and stability, and not to implicate it in the Libyan internal affairs.\n The committee said it has stressed the need for... Read more
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