Local News: Political News
GNC allows CBL to grant loan to Ministry of Finance to address the technical problems encountered by Electricity Company
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\nTripoli, 27.02.2014 (Lana) GNC allowed Central Bank of Libya to grant a loan of one billion dinars to the Ministry of Finance to address the technical problems encountered by the Electricity Company before the end of February.\nGNC resolution 18/2014 subjected the loan which should be paid to the Electricity Company to article 11 of banks law and other controls such as the Ministry of Finance must pay the loan before the end of the 3th quarter of the financial year 2014.\nThe resolution stated that if the Ministry of Finance did not pay the loan in the set date the Central Bank of Libya... Read more
Minister of Planning meets with Director of Canadian Canadem
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\nTripoli, 27.02.2014 (Lana) Minister of Planning, Mehdi Ghanya, met Thursday with Director of the Canadian Canadem, Christien Fins, specialized in managing and policy of rule and constitutional reform and international marketing.\nThe meeting attended by representative of director of the Americas Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to government and state needs undergoing transition to offer successful and sustainable solutions to challenges of governance.\nThe organization aims at promoting and driving the wheel of peace, security through programmes and assistance... Read more
Assistant deputy at Foreign Ministry meets with director of UNICEF
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\nTripoli, 27.02.2014(Lana) The Assistant deputy at Foreign Ministry, Wafa Buqaqis, met Thursday with director of UNICEF regional office for the Middle East and North Africa, Maria Kalvis.\nThe meeting focused on activation the future cooperation within the framework of permanent partnership for protection of children rights and help in responding to their basic needs.\nBuqaqis told Lana that the meeting dwelt on reviewing and discussing a host of issues on children needs from the prospective of child protection law, capacity building, and preparing reports on child right agreement in... Read more
GNC Human Rights Committee meets
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\nTripoli, 27.02.2014 (Lana) GNC Human Rights Committee discussed Wednesday in Tripoli with UNICEF the final version of draft juveniles law which focuses on rehabilitation and reform justice concept and ensuring child rights.\nAt the end of its meeting, the committee explained that the law is ideal but it views that there is an urgent need for institutions that may oversee and apply the law, asserting that it is set to work for its approval by the GNC.\n=Lana=... Read more
Families of missing copter suspend their sit-in
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\nBenghazi, 27.02.2014 (Lana) Families of missing copter have suspend the sit-in they announced earlier, expressing their hanks for the sincere efforts made by the staff of the air and naval bases and the people of Al-Bariqa, Ejdabya, Sedra and staff of Sert Company to discover the fate of their sons who were onboard the ill-fated copter.\nIn a meeting Thursday with chief of the air force staff , the families underscored to pursue whoever may have been behind harming the helicopter in any way.\nThe families asked various media channels to be accurate in their reports and to respect feelings... Read more