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Italian President underlines the need to support UN efforts to resume political dialogue in Libya.
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Rome, 03.03.2015 (Lana) The Italian President underlined Tuesday that the international community must support efforts of head of UNSMIL Bernardino Leon to resume Libyan national dialogue. The Italian news agency Aki said following his meeting with President of the European parliament in Brussels, the president underlined the need to support international efforts for the resumption of political dialogue in Libya. EU foreign ministers are to discuss Friday and Saturday in Latvia the developments of the Libyan crisis and international efforts to address it. EU External... Read more
A meeting in Sebha to discuss fuel crisis in southern region.
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Sebha, 03.03.2015(Lana) Head of Government office in southern region discussed with mayors of the regions' municipalities ways to alleviate and address fuel crisis in the region. Sources told Lana reporter that they agreed in the past two days in Sebha to set up a committee to follow up distribution of fuel to petrol stations. The participants in the meeting agreed to allocate a quota to every region to satisfy the needs of the public, the sources added. 700,000 liters of fuel were allocated to Sebha every four days, and 600, 000 liters every other day to Wadi Shati,... Read more
GNC Condemns Terrorist Act Targeting Methegha International Airport in Tripoli Tripoli : 03.
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3. 2015 - Lana - General National Congress has condemned the terrorist act carried out by the so-called ,'' Khalifa Hafter '' which targeted Methigha International airport in Tripoli . In a statement read by the GNC First Vice President Tuesday evening, the GNC renewed that such action would not prevent the congress from continuing in political dialogue and to block the way against anyone trying to arouse chaos and instability . The congress asked the international community and the United Nations to assume their full representitives towards those hindering the political... Read more
NOC deny reports on smuggling of crude oil.
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Tripoli, 03.03.2015(Lana) National oil Corporation dismissed reports alleging the smuggling of crude oil into world markets. It stressed that it controls all oil fields and ports along the Libyan coast. In a statement, it explained that no smuggling attempt outside its control was made, according to the emphasis of NOC 's General Department for Inspection and oil shipping and export supervisors. The NOC considered such leakages as baseless, and are aimed at fomenting trouble and undermining trust of the Libyan people in their official institutions which work... Read more
Director of office of Defense Ministry of Southern Region kidnapped.
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Sebha, 03.03.2015(Lana) Sources from the city of Sebha said that the Director of the office of Defense Ministry of Southern Region, Col. Taher Shbaian, was kidnapped today by unidentified assailants in Al-Mahdiya area in the city of Sebha. Sources said that Shbaian was kidnapped when he was taking his daughter to school in Al-Mahdiya area. ==... Read more