World News: Political News
Tripoli Naval base support group apprehends a boat with illegal immigrants.
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Tripoli, 05.05.2015(Lana) Tripoli Naval base support group apprehended a boat with 102 illegal immigrants about to sank. The immigrants are from Somalia, Eretria, Sudan, and Niger. Naval force spokesman Ayub Qassem said that apprehending and rescue was carried out at 8 am by a patrol boat 10 miles north of Qaraboli. Qassem added the illegal immigrant were stopped and brought to the naval base and were offered necessary assistance and medical team to offer medical services. He said Immigration Department was contacted to receive the illegal immigrants and put them in... Read more
Mayor of Tripoli Municipality rejects European proposal on fighting illegal immigration.
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Tripoli, 05.05.2015(Lana) Mayor of Tripoli Municipality, Mehdi Al-harati rejected European proposal on fighting illegal immigration by attacking boats that set off from Libyan coast. In an interview with ANSA news agency he said such action cannot be taken because it would create a crisis in our country and people would believe that Italy is attacking our coast" Al-Harati proposed a plan to develop southern Libya through Italian and European companies in cooperation with Libyan companies, and put in place a new cooperation system to address several problems and... Read more
Egypt announces hosting of a broad gathering for Libyan tribes.
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Tripoli, 05.05.2015(Lana) Egypt announced Tuesday that it is to host a broad gathering of Libyan tribes in May. Official spokesman of Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Badr Abdulatai said work is underway to fix a date for the gathering in coordination with Libyan tribes and the UN. The Moroccan news agency quoted Abdulatti as saying that the gathering aimed at giving a momentum to the political dialogue, and strengthening national reconciliation to form a government of national unity and going ahead with the building of a Libyan state which is stable and capable of rooting out... Read more
Oil up to highest levels in 2015 with decline of Libya's production.
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London, 05.05.2015(Lana) Reuters said oil prices jumped by over one dollar a barrel Tuesday, promoting Brent and light American to reach highest levels since the beginning of the year after protestors stopped flow of oil to Libya's Zawitina oil terminal. The agency quoted National Oil Corporation spokesman, Mohamed Al-Harrari as saying that protestors closed the Zwaitina port pipeline. He added that such act would lead to closure of several oil ports in the east of the country. Brent blend is up by 1.20 dollar to 67.65 dollars the highest since December 8 before retreating... Read more
NSG Minister of Health underlines that budget delay impacted medical supplies.
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Tripoli, 05.05.2015(Lana) NSG Minister of Health, Ali Abusada revealed that budget delay and bad management of the health sector by the previous governments, besides marginalization of Pharmacy Department lead to deterioration of the health sector and problems facing the ministry. In a statement to the government website, he said the ministry is facing many problems including lack of clear pharmaceutical vision and policies in ordering medical needs and burdening the Supplies Body- being the authority responsible for importation of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. ... Read more