Local News: Political News
The Presidential Council expresses its surprise at the proposal to hold a mini-dialogue.
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Tripoli, April 19, 2026 (LANA) – The Presidential Council expressed its surprise at the unofficial and unbalanced presentation of arrangements for a mini-dialogue under the auspices of the UN mission, and their subsequent leak to the media without any official clarification. This, according to the Council's media office, has created confusion among the public and disrupted the overall situation.This came in a statement issued by the Presidential Council, relayed by its media office, in which it clarified that it had followed... Read more
Al-Koni: The UN report on the Presidential Council reflects a previous institutional context of deliberative processes
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Tripoli, April 16, 2026 (LANA) – Presidential Council member Musa Al-Koni commented on the United Nations report, specifically paragraph (15) concerning the Libyan Presidential Council, stating that it reflects a previous institutional context of deliberative processes.In a statement to the Libyan News Agency (LANA) on Thursday, Al-Koni explained that the content of the report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres regarding the situation within the Presidential Council relates to a previous phase that witnessed... Read more
Libya and China discuss strengthening economic cooperation and developing investment partnerships
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Tripoli, April 16, 2026 (LANA) – The Minister of Economy and Trade received the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Libya, in the presence of the Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Ministry's headquarters.The meeting addressed prospects for strengthening economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop the bilateral partnership, particularly in the areas of investment, emphasizing the importance of leveraging Chinese expertise... Read more
Libya and South Korea discuss strengthening economic cooperation and the return of Korean companies to the Libyan market.
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Tripoli, April 16, 2026 (LANA) – The Minister of Economy and Trade received the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Korea this morning, in the presence of the South Korean Ambassador to Libya, at the Ministry headquarters.The meeting addressed ways to enhance economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and prospects for expanding the bilateral partnership, particularly in the field of investment. Emphasis was placed on the importance of leveraging advanced expertise in supporting and... Read more
Guterres presents a report on the UN mission in Libya to the UN Security Council
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New York, April 16, 2026 (LANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres submitted a report to the Security Council on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), covering political, security, and economic developments in Libya from November 28, 2025, to March 31, 2026. The report also provided an overview of the humanitarian and human rights situation in the country, as well as UNSMIL’s activities during the same period, according to the mission’s official website.Guterres emphasized the continued political,... Read more
