World News: Political News
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
Presidency Council Member Says Commission Ready to Conduct Elections in 6 Months.
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Tripoli, 5 October 2020(Lana) The High National Election Commission is ready to hold parliamentary elections in no longer than 6 months, said Mohamed Emary Zayed, Member of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord. Emary's remarks came after a meeting with the President of the Commission Emad Al Sayeh, during which they discussed readiness of the Commission to hold parliamentary elections on the basis of the provisional constitutional declaration. =... Read more
Independent Fact-Finding Commission Submits Report on Libya to UN Human Rights Council.
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Tripoli, 5 October 2020(Lana) An independent fact-finding commission assigned by the UN Human Right Council to monitor human rights violations in Libya was scheduled to submit a verbal report on Monday to the Council at its 45th ordinary session. The independent fact-finding commission was set up by the Council in June for a year, with the aim of investigating human rights violations throughout Libya from 2016, to prevent a further deterioration of human rights situation and impunity. =... Read more