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NSG Ministry of Labour statement on illegal immigration.
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Tripoli, 03.09.2015(Lana) NSG Ministry of Justice announced Libya's resolve to confront human trafficking gangs whatever their positions are and wherever they may be. The ministry in a statement read out by Minister of Justice Mustafa Al-Qaulaeeb said that Libyans are disheartened as they see victims ( illegal immigrants) washed shore by Mediterranean waves. It said the victims sailed to reach the other side of the Mediterranean coast hoping to improve their livelihoods as they fled tragic situation in the countries of origin. The statement blamed the neighbouring... Read more
Coast Guard apprehends smuggling ship within Libyan territorial waters.
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Tripoli, 03.08.2015(Lana) Coast Guard of Central sector off the Libyan navy apprehended a ship carrying smuggled diesel within Libyan territorial waters north of Zaura. Navy spokesman, Col. Ayub Qassem told Lana that Santa Cruz ship flying the flag of Tanzania and owned by a Maltese owner and registered in Zanzibar and was anchored when it was seized. He said four Egyptian nationals were on board the ship anchoring about five miles north of Zuara and about two miles from the Libyan coast. He said the ship has no identification documents and that it was tugged to... Read more
NOC Holds Series of Meetings With International Refineries Group and Major International Companies.
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London, 3 September 2105(Lana) The National Oil Company has held several meetings with the International Refineries Group in the Mediterranean and major oil companies in London from 27 to 29 August. The meetings, which were attended by a Libyan delegation which included the Head of NOC Mustafa Suna Allah the Governor of the Central bank of Libya, Al Sidiq Al Kabir , started with an audience with the British Petroleum and further meetings with more than 20 NOC partners, customers and refiners of Libyan oil and importers of Libyan fuel. The meetings were devoted to... Read more
Meeting Held at Audit Office to Discuss State Obstacles.
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Tripoli, 3 September 2015(Lana) An extended meeting was held at the Audit Office in Tripoli devoted to discussing the financial problems faced by the state institutions and the proper solutions to overcome them. The meeting brought together the Chair of the Budget at the GNC, the Head of NSG, the Head of Audit Office, the Acting Finance Minister and the Adviser to the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya. The participants discussed a mechanism for replacing goods subsidy with money, and how to keep a control over letter of credit transactions to stop violations and... Read more
NOC Dismisses 'Libya Herald' Report Over Melitta Complex.
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Tripoli, 3 September 2015(Lana) The National Oil Company has dismissed a report published by the 'Libya Herald' newspaper over the Melitta gas complex, in which it said the facility was stormed by an armed group, and described the report as baseless. In a statement, the it said 'NOC categorically dismisses the report by the 'Libya Herald' that Melitta complex has been stormed, and reaffirms that the facility and all personnel are ok and there were signs of what the paper reported. The NOC warned the paper it would be held responsible for publishing false reports, and urged... Read more