World News: Political News
Civil Society Organisations to Hold Protest in Front of UN Mission Headquarters.
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Tripoli, 1 April 2015(Lana) The local council of Janzour has announced that a sit in would be conducted in front of the UN Support Mission in Libya on Wednesday in protest against the aerial bombardment of civilians different Libyan cities. The council said in a statement civil society activists from Al Zawiya, Zwara, and Gharyan which were recently targets of aerial bombing will be taking part in the sit in at UNSMIL offices in Palm Trees village west of Tripoli. =... Read more
UNSMIL Welcomes Ceasefire and Withdrawal of Forces From Oil Crescent.
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Tripoli, 1 April 2015(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL has lauded the ceasefire and the withdrawal of forces from the oil crescent zone, home to key oil installations and terminals in central north Libya. In a statement, UNSMIL said the move followed weeks of mediation efforts based on goodwill to end the conflict. UNSMIL viewed the withdrawal as a first important step to end the infighting in the area, and called on the parties to meet shortly to finalize the provisional security arrangements for the oil installations. It renewed a call for a halt of all... Read more
UNSMIL: We welcome ceasefire at oil crescent region.
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Tripoli, 31.03.2015(Lana) UNSMIL on Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire and the withdrawal of the fighting forces from the oil crescent region, which include important energy facilities and resources. The mission said in a statement that the measure comes following weeks of mediation efforts, which relied on the good intention of the sides to end the conflict. The mission regarded the withdrawal as an important first step on the path of ending the conflict in the oil crescent region, and urged for a meeting between the sides to complete the negotiations that include the... Read more
Libya's largest two oil terminals to open soon.
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Tripoli, 31.03.2015(Lana) Al-Mabrouk Abu Saif, Head of the National Oil Corporation, said on Tuesday that Libya's Ras Lanouf and Sidra oil terminals will return to work soon following the end of the security scanning after the withdrawal of the warring sides following months of fighting. The two terminals have the capacity of exporting 600 thousand barrels a day. ==... Read more
Al-Buraq airways resume flights from Maitiga airport to Istanbul and Alexandria.
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Tripoli, 31.03.2015(Lana) Al-Buraq airways announced the resumption of flights from Maitiga airport to Istanbul and Alexandria airports as of next week. The company said there will be three weekly flights to Istanbul from Maitiga and two weekly flights to Alexandria, which stop at Al-Abrag airport. ==... Read more