World News: Political News
German Foreign Ministry Calls for Meeting of Libyan Military Committee 5+5.
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Berlin, 23 August 2020(Lana) German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has invited parties to the Military Committee 5+5 to an urgent meeting, to put in place a ceasefire that was announced on Friday. In a statement published by the German Foreign Ministry Maas said 'we very warmly welcome an announcement of an agreement by the Libyan President of Presidency Council Fayez Al Serraj and the Speaker of Parliament Ageela Saleh, which is an important development towards a political solution to the faltering Libyan conflict.' A possible lift of the oil blockage and fair distribution of... Read more
The Algerian authorities open their border crossing with Libya to evacuate their stranded citizens.
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Algeria August 19, 2020 (LANA) - The Algerian authorities temporarily opened their border crossing with Libya to allow entry of 17 of their stranded citizens, some of whom were on a work assignment for an oil drilling company. The stranded returned across the border crossing in Debdab , on Tuesday, as part of the evacuation of Algerians abroad due to the closure of air and land space to travelers following the outbreak of the Corona virus, according to the statement of the administrative district of Debdab. They were transferred to quarantine as a preventive measure,... Read more
The Minister of Interior discusses with the Attorney General in Charge of Conducting Criminal Investigations.
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Tripoli, August 19, 2020 (LANA) - Fathi Bashagha, Minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord, discussed with Counselor Ibrahim Masoud Ali, Chargé d'Affairs General Prosecutor, the problems and difficulties hindering the functioning of the investigations section of the Attorney General's office, which hinder the performance of its duties to the fullest extent. This came during a visit by Bashagha, on Tuesday, to the Attorney General's office, during which he was received by Acting Attorney General Counselor Ibrahim Masoud Ali and Counselor Al-Siddiq Al-Sour,... Read more
Libyan- Tunisian Businessmen Council Demands Re-opening of Border Crossings.
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Tripoli, 19 August 2020(Lana) Members of the Higher Libyan-Tunisian Business Council have called for border crossings to be re-opened as soon as possible to facilitate trade exchange between the two countries. They appealed, at a joint meeting in Tunis, to the authorities in both countries to resolve obstacles facing businessmen and traders in the two countries and to strengthen health measures to curb the spread of Covid 19. According to the Communication Office of the Ras Jdeir Border Crossing trade movement across the border was continuing with the same ratio in the time... Read more
GNA Minister of Transport Meets Chairmen of the Board of Libyan Air Holding Company and United Air Company.
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Tripoli, 19 August 2020(Lana) GNA Minister of Transport Milad Ma'atoug has met Chairmen of the Board of the Libyan Air Holding Company and United Air Company to discuss measures taken by the Holding Company and the United Company to retrieve two company airplanes grounded at Malta and Basel airports because of technical and legal and financial problems. According to the Ministry's SMS page, it was clear from the meeting and the measures taken that the problems were about to be solved and the two planes will be returned home soon. As for the airplane in Switzerland there... Read more