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Williams expresses her goodwill for the results reached by the joint military committee in Sirt.
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Tunis, 14 November, 2020 - Lana - The UN envoy to Libya 'Stephaney Williams', has expressed her goodwill over the joint military committee's final meeting results, in its permanent headquarters in Sirt city. In a press conference yesterday evening in Tunis Williams said, "I was relieved when I saw the final results of the joint military committee talks in Sirt", adding that the joint military committee talks had gained a real positive responses in Libya, especially the work they did to reopen the streets. " They really have gone big steps to open airways routes in all the country,... Read more
Williams officially announces: the participants in the Libyan dialogue forum have agreed on December 24th, 2021 to hold elections in Libya.
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Tunis, 14 November, 2020 - Lana - The special representative of the UN secretary general in Libya 'Stephaney Williams', announced Friday that the participants in the Libyan political dialogue forum have agreed on the national elections date in Libya, to be in December 24th 2021. During a press conference 'Williams' said "the 24th of December is the independence day in Libya, and this day has its symbolism, it's an important day for the Libyans, and it will also be a decisive day in Libya's history, because it would be a time and an occasion in which they could elect their leaders... Read more
Tunisia announces the resumption of flights with Libya as of Sunday.
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TUNIS, 13 November, 2020 (Lana) The Tunisian Transport Ministry announced the resumption of flights with Libya as of Sunday in accordance with an agreement that opened the land and air border between Tunisia and Libya. The ministry said in a statement on Friday that the resumption of flights will be in accordance with the health protocol, which includes measures to facilitate the movement of passengers and the exchange of goods and services, as well as the health measures to be applied by Tunisian and Libyan citizens during their travel between the two countries to prevent the... Read more
Libyan and Italian defense ministers are discussing strengthening cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
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Tripoli, 13 November, 2020 (Lana) - GNA Defense Minister "Salaheddine Nimrush" and his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini discussed mechanisms to strengthen cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries in various military fields. The meeting, which was held in Doha, Qatar, also discussed search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean and support for the Libyan navy. The Minister of Defense, who is on a visit to Qatar, signed with his Qatari counterpart, Khaled AlAttiaha protocol for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of training and capacity... Read more
Death toll of two boats that sank off the Libyan coast has risen to 100.
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Tripoli, 13 November, 2020 (Lana) The number of victims of the two boats that sank Thursday off the coast of the city of Khomes, east of Tripoli, has risen to 100 dead, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement on Thursday. The Libyan coastguard and some fishermen rescued 47 migrants and recovered 31 bodies, while the search for other victims continues, according to IOM. At least 19 people, including two children, have recently drowned after two boats capsized in the central Mediterranean, while the NGO "Open Arms" rescued more than 200 people in three... Read more