World News: Political News
Guteres Shocked at Mass Graves Discovered in Tarhuna.
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Berlin, 6 October 2020(Lana) UN Secretary General Antonio Guteres has stressed the need for Libyan parties to shoulder their responsibilities, and for foreign influential parties to put peace first. Speaking to the Berlin ministerial conference co-chaired by the UN and Germany, Guteres said 'Libya's future is at stake', and urged all Libyans to work towards a lasting ceasefire, to constructively contribute to the UN -led political talks, and to put the interests of Libya first. He stressed the need to respect the pledges announced by participants in the Berlin Conference... Read more
Mi'tig Discuss Resumption of Flights Between Western and Eastern Regions.
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Tripoli, 6 October 2020(Lana) Member of GNA Presidency Council Ahmed Mi'tig on Monday discussed with the Head of Airport Authority coordination for resumption of flights between the western and eastern Libya regions in the coming period. According to the GNA Communication Office the meeting, which was held at the cabinet headquarters also tackled the issue of re-establishment of the Misrata Airport passenger terminal and additional projects. =... Read more
General Waqaf Authority Announces Re-opening of Mosques.
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Tripoli, 6 October 2020(Lana) The General Waqaf Authority in Tripoli has announced that it had received approval of the higher committee for combating CoronaVirus to re-open mosques for the five daily prayers in addition to the Friday Prayers, already sanctioned by the committee. The Higher Committee however said 'it is extremely vital that all worshippers commit themselves to observe the precautionary measures announced earlier to combat the pandemic. =... Read more
German Foreign Minister: "cautious optimism" about resolving the Libyan crisis.
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Berlin, October 6, 2020 (LANA) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, "There is cautious optimism" about finding a solution to the crisis in Libya. This came in a statement he made yesterday, Monday, after his participation in a ministerial conference on Libya sponsored by the United Nations and Germany, via video technology. Maas explained that the conference discussed the details of the Libyan crisis and the steps that must be taken in the future to bring stability to this country, indicating that there are indications on both sides of the conflict in Libya, to... Read more
Williams: The Libya meeting called for the launch of an inclusive political process in which all Libyan political and social components are represented.
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New York, October 6, 2020 (LANA) - The Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephanie Williams, said that the participants in the ministerial meeting on Libya (Berlin Conference 2) called for the launch of a comprehensive political process in which all Libyan political and social components are represented, and work within the framework of the Berlin conference to resolve the Libyan crisis "and the continuation of the truce. In a press conference held by the UN official with journalists through closed circuit at the United Nations headquarters in New ,... Read more