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Tripoli Appeals Court Delivers Verdicts and Sentences Against Former Regime Loyalists.
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Tripoli, 28 July 2105(Lana) After months of hearings, the Tripoli Appeals Court on Tuesday issued its verdicts and sentences against a number of defendants, loyalists of the former regime for their role in suppressing the Feb 17 Revolution in 2011. The sentences included death by firing squad, life imprisonment, other sentences and acquittals. The Court sentenced defendants Seif Gaddafi, Abdullah Al Senussi, Al Baghdadi Al Mahmoudi, Abu Zaid Dorda, Milad Daman, Mansour Dhaw, Munder Al Ghanemi, Abdul Hamid Ammar Ouheida, and Oudeit Ghandour Al Noubi to be executed by firing... Read more
President of GNC Receives Phone Call From Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs.
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Tripoli, 28 July 2015(Lana) The President of the General National Congress Nuri Abu Sahmain on Monday was phoned by Abdul Gader Msahel Minister of Maghrebian, AU and Arab League Affairs in Algeria. Latest developments of the Libyan dialogue talks were discussed during the call. =... Read more
Arab Ministers to Approve Draft Protocol on Joint Force Next Month.
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Cairo, 28 July 2105(Lana) The Arab Foreign and Defense ministers are scheduled to hold a joint meeting next month, to approve the draft protocol for the formation of a joint Arab defence force. The Arab League Deputy Secretary General Ahmed Ben Helli said in press statements the joint meeting of the Arab foreign and defense ministers will be held at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat on August 27, 2015. Ben Helli said the meeting was decided by the Arab summit held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on March 29, 2015. Ben Helli's added that the date of the... Read more
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S. House panel: State Department to Hand over Documents on Benghazi Consulate Attack. Washington, 28 July 2105(Lana) The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the 2012 attacks on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, said the State Department has pledged to hand over 5,000 new pages of documents related to the incident on Tuesday, a report said. "The State Department has informed the Committee it will make a production of approximately 5,000 pages tomorrow - the second largest production the Committee has received and the largest since last summer,"... Read more
GNC accepts invitation of head of UNSMIL for a meeting.
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Tripoli, 27.07.2015(Lana) Political advisor of GNC, Ashraf Al-Sheh has confirmed that the GNC accepted an invitation by head of UNSMIL, Bernardino Leon for a meeting. Al-Sheh explained in statement Monday that the UN envoy asked in his letter addressed to the presidency of the GNC the need that GNC explains its remarks and objections of the 4th draft political agreement in order to be discussed during forthcoming sessions in Sukhirat in Morocco. The GNC is still committed to dialogue as strategic option to address the current political crisis, Al-Sheh added. He said... Read more