World News: Political News
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act Being Discussed by Parliament.
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Tripoli, August 9, 2020 (LANA) - The House of Representatives in the capital, Tripoli, witnessed on Sunday, an extensive discussion of the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Law, as the articles of this law were reviewed by the Supervisory Follow-up Committee of the Libyan Parliament. Abu al-Khair al-Sha'ab chaired the law discussion session held at the council's office in Tripoli, and was attended by Najwa Abu Salama al-Qamudi, head of the International and National Cooperation Department at the Financial Information Unit of the Central Bank of Libya. The strategic... Read more
Maitiga International Airport resumes operating its flights.
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Tripoli 09 August 2020 (WAL) - Maitiga International Airport resumed its flights Sunday morning, as a Libyan Airlines plane took off heading to Istanbul International Airport on its scheduled flight for today. On Monday, August 3, the Airports Authority announced the suspension of flights from Misrata Airport and their resumption from Maitiga Airport as a result of the fire that occurred at the passenger terminal at Misrata International Airport. The authority indicated that the regular flights of airlines for departure and non-scheduled return flights from... Read more
The President of the Presidential Council Meets with the Supervisory and Accounting Bodies.
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Tripoli 09 August 2020 (LANA) - President of the Presidential Council, Mr. Fayez Al-Sarraj, held a meeting yesterday, Saturday, with officials of the auditing and accounting bodies, to discuss a number of files related to public affairs, and to emphasize continuous cooperation and coordination under the current circumstances, according to what was stated by the Media Office of the Presidential Council on its site on the international information network. The office indicated that Mr. Al-Sarraj confirmed, during the meeting, the full support of the supervisory and... Read more
Libyan Expresses Solidarity With Algeria for Mela Earthquake.
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Tripoli, 9 August 2020(Lana) The Government of National Accord has declared its solidarity with Algeria in the aftermath of the earthquake which struck the town Hamala in the state of Mela. In a release published on its SMS page, the GNE Foreign Ministry expressed its full relief that no causalities had been registered among the citizens of Algeria. It also expressed confidence that the Algerian Government under leadership of President Abdel Madjid Tebboune would deal properly with this event, wishing the Algerian people progress and prosperity. =... Read more
NDCC: 5232 The Number of COVID Cases, of Whom 4428 Active Cases, 691 Recoveries and 113 Deaths.
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Tripoli, 9 August 2020(Lana) The National Disease Control Centre on Saturday announced that the number of new confirmed Corona Virus Cases registered in Libya was 153. In a release published on its SMS Page, NDCC said the reported cases were distributed as follows: 1-Tripoli: -6 new cases - 2 Contacting cases Total 3 cases 2-Qasr Al Akhyar: -4 contacting case -Total 4 3 Janzour: -2 new cases -Total 2 4-Al Zawiyah - 4 contacting cases -Total 4 cases 5- Misrata -70 new cases -5 new cases of non-Libyan. ... Read more