World News: Political News
Tunisian President Receives Special Envoy of UN Secretary General in Libya.
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Tunis : 21.4. 2015 =- Lana - Tunisian President , '' Baji Ghaied Al-Sabsi '' met Tuesday morning in the Tunisian capital the Special Envoy of UN Secretary General to Libya Mr. '' Bernardino Leon ''. After the meeting , Mr. '' Leon '' underlined that there was full coordination between Tunisia and the UN Organization to reach peaceful solution between Libyan rivals and importance of communicating with Libyan sides to overcome difficult security and humanitarian conditions and the consequence of that on the region . He also emphasized on the role of Libya's neighboring... Read more
Minister of Employment : National Number is Progressing Well in Public Bodies.
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Tripoli, 21 April 2105(Lana) The Minister of Employment and Rehabilitation has affirmed that the use of National Number in public bodies was progressing fairly well, especially after the Administrative Control Authority urged public institutions to cooperate it by providing national numbers of public servants. The Minister called, at a meeting with the Head of Administrative Control Authority for support for the Data and Documentation centre of the Employment Ministry for the role it plays nationally. The Minister expressed his gratitude for the authority for its effort for... Read more
Unknown Gunmen Target Spanish Embassy in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 21 April 2105(Lana) Unknown assailants targeted the Spanish embassy in Tripoli late last night, firing a rocket propelled grenade at the embassy building, but there were no reports of injuries. The Head of Diplomatic Police Col. Mabrouk Abu Dheir said in a telephone contact with the Libyan news agency the attack caused damage to the front of the building, and the security checkpoint, but no one was injured because the building located in the Bin Ashour neighborhood was vacant at the time of the attack. An enquiry was opened to determine the culprits who were aid... Read more
European Council to Hold emergency meeting on immigration Thursday.
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Brussels, 21 April 2105(Lana) Heads of the European Union's member states will gather for an emergency meeting on immigration on Thursday, European Council President Donald Tusk announced Monday. "I have decided to call an extraordinary European Council this Thursday to address situation in Mediterranean," Tusk said on his Twitter account. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Sunday called for a similar meeting, which was positively received by European leaders. In a press conference, after a meeting with European foreign, defence and interior ministers , Renzi expressed... Read more
UN says 800 Died in Mediterranean migrant boat tragedy.
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United Nations, 21 April 2105(Lana) UN sources said as many as 800 have died when the migrant boat sank off the Libyan coast on way to the Italian Island of Lampedusa on Sunday. However, Italian coast guard officials earlier announced that about 700 illegal immigrants were on board of a ship in the Mediterranean, while the International Organisation of Migration has announced that an SOS message was picked to save 300 illegal immigrants near the Greek coast, who were faced with drowning in the Sea. Figures published by the organisation on Wednesday indicated that... Read more