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Mayors of Western Libyan Municipalities Stress Need to Speed up Parliamentary Elections on Constitutional Basis.
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Tripoli, 15 October 2020(Lana) Mayors of the western Libyan Municipalities and the Gabal 'mountain' region have called for elections to be held promptly on constitutional basis. The mayors said, at a meeting held here and attended by Mohamed Emary Zayed Member of Presidency Council and representatives of Workers Union and civil society organisations that they put the interests of homeland first and support the President of HNEC statements that parliamentary elections can be held within 120 days on constitutional platform based on the constitutional declaration. the... Read more
The United Nations warns of a possible humanitarian catastrophe in Libya in the event of the outbreak of military operations in Sirte.
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Tripoli, 15 October 2020 (LANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern about the fragile situation and the potential humanitarian catastrophe in Libya in the event that the current escalation and mobilization around Sirte develops into military operations. United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric, citing the UN office, said that the lives of more than 125,000 people in and around Sirte are in great danger. Dujarric indicated, in the daily press conference, that the number of cases of Covid-19 disease has increased... Read more
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord called for reducing the contribution of member states to the African Union budget for 2021.
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Tripoli 15 October 2020 (LANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord Mohamed Taher Siala called for a reduction in the contribution of member states to the African Union budget for 2021, so that it would be austere in view of the exceptional economic conditions of African countries, given the Corona pandemic that has burdened the budgets of African countries So that the reduced amount can be compensated in upcoming budgets after the pandemic is safely overrun. According to the media office of the ministry, during a speech delivered through... Read more
Algerian President: Solution of Libya's Crisis Lies in Elections, Attempts Otherwise Waste of Time.
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Algiers, 14 October 2020(Lana) Algerian President Abdel Mdjid Tebboune said solution to Libyan crisis is through elections and anything otherwise is a waste of time. Tebboune said in a televised interview his country was continuing its efforts to bring about a political solution in Libya, saying this will only be realized by elections which can produce sovereign institutions away from international struggles. The Algerian President has stressed in press statements the need for elections to be held in Libya, indicating that the crisis has aggravated in the neighbouring... Read more
Pashagha Meets Members of National Terrorism Combat Team.
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Tripoli, 14 October 2020(Lana) GNA Interior Minister Fathi Pashagha met on Tuesday members of the National Terrorism Combat Team. The meeting attended by the Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Security Affairs and other heads of departments. The team briefed the Minister on the workshops they organized inside and outside Libya and the technical committees they produced. They also explained via audio visual display their vision and the mechanism they have employed to perform their mission to fight terrorism with all its dimensions local and provisional. =... Read more