World News: Political News
New airbus-330 joins Libyan Airlines Fleet.
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Tripoli, 26.08.2015(Lana) New airbus-330 joined Wednesday the Libyan Airlines Fleet. Libyan airlines organized a ceremony at the arrival of the plane at Maitiga airport as the Airbus-330 flew from Toulouse airport in France. The ceremony was attended by members of the board and directors of Libyan airlines. A member of the board of the company Eng. Abdulatti Al-Mishri told Lana that the plane which arrived Wednesday is an up to date and would contribute to the development of the airlines. He explained that the new plane carries 259 passengers and equipped to do long... Read more
Paolo Gentiloni calls on Libyan parties to reach an understanding and form a government of national unity.
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Rome, 26.08.2015(lana) Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni called Wednesday on all Libyan parties to reach an understanding that would help in finding a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis. In press statement Gentiloni said the UN Special Envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon would present a proposal on the formation of a government of national unity in the coming days. Gentiloni expressed hope that the GNC would take part in dialogue due to resume in Sukhirat in Morocco Thursday. He underlined that efforts to reach solution to the Libyan crisis and forming a... Read more
UN Mission: Consultations to support the future Libyan Government of National Accord.
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Rome, 26.08.2015(Lana) The UNSMIL announced it had held a meeting with the member states, regional and non-governmental organizations, agencies, UN funds and programs specialized in the Libyan affair, where the meeting dealt with providing support to the future Libyan government of national accord. Italian news agency AKI quoted the mission on the eve of launching the fresh round of Libyan - Libyan negotiations that the "meeting discussed the principals of the international assistance to Libya and the agreement in this regard paving the way to progress and mechanism for... Read more
Italian Coast Guards: 50 bodies discovered in a boat off Libyan shores.
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Rome, 26.08.2015(Lana) The Italian Coast Guards announced on Wednesday that it has discovered 50 bodies in a boat off the Libyan shores during a rescue operation of 400 others who were on board, the Swedish navy also participated in the operation. This is the second of its kind off the Libyan shores in less than two weeks, where Italian authorities announced mid last month the discovery of 49 migrants, who suffocated from the engines at the bottom, after 300 others were rescued, Italian news agency AKI reported. ==... Read more
Italian Coast Guard Rescues Migrants on Board Rubber Dinghy in the Mediterranean.
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Rome, 26 August 2105(Lana) The Italian coast guard has rescued 120 migrants on a rubber dinghy off the Libyan coast on Tuesday including two children and 5 pregnant women. The rescued migrants were transferred to a temporary detention centre in Lampedusa Island in southern Italy. More than 2300 died in the attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe this year according to the International Organisation of Migration. =... Read more