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Ministry of Sports Undersecretary Hold Audience With International Karate Champion.
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Tripoli, 3 February 2015(Lana) The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Sports Abdul Hakim Abu Tota on Monday received the Libyan Karate champion Mohamed Al Mabrouk Ali who won the gold medal at the international championship held in Jordan recently. Abu Tota expressed his delight for the distinguished performance Mohamed has made in the previous championships and awarded his the Ministry's shield in recognition for his achievement. On his part Mohamed said he would do more to upgrade the game in Libya. =... Read more
UN Announces New Round of National Dialogue in the Next Days.
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Tripoli, 3 February 2015(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL has announced that a new round of national dialogue talks would begin in the coming days. 'Based on what has been discussed in the previous sessions of the dialogue, talks will be re-launched within days, UNSMIL said in a statement. The dialogue will continue, and incorporate representatives of the different political spectrum, to discuss various items, UNSMIL said, hoping that a ceasefire would be officially announced soon. 'There are stated priorities, including finding a solution to the... Read more
Italy Renews its Support for UN Effort to Expand Libyan Dialogue.
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Algiers, 3 February 2015(Lana) Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Monday said 'his government and that of Algeria are working together so that the UN Envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon can convince Libyan non-participants in the latest Geneva talks to join the dialogue.' 'All kinds of political pressure will be used on Tripoli, and indeed on those who did not take part in the Geneva meetings, the Italian Aki news agency quoted Gentiloni as saying after meeting his Algerian counterpart Ramadan Ala Amamra. Gentilone stressed that the solution of the Libyan crisis is... Read more
Protests in Bin Gardan Against Tax Imposed by Tunisia on Libyan Nationals.
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Mednine, 3 February 2015(Lana) There have been protests in the southern Tunisian city of Bin Gardan on Monday, for the second running day against a tax which Tunisian Government imposed on Libyan nationals entering into Tunisia, which sparked a reciprocal measures from the Libyan side. The Tunisian news agency quoted protesters as calling for a return of economic activity across the border, as traders cross the border with Libya were affected by the 30 dinars levied by the Libyan Government as a reciprocal measures for the Tunisian tax. They said the 30 dinar tax imposed... Read more
GNC Political Committee organizes a workshop on political dialogue.
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Tripoli, 02.02.2015(Lana) The GNC Political Committee organized a workshop themed "political dialogue chances for success and cautions of failure". Intellectuals and politicians participated in the workshop, where they discussed chances of making political dialogue and UNSMIL role in Libya, security dimension in the political dialogue and precautions of dialogue failure. The workshop was in line with the efforts of the GNC political committee to enlarge participation in the preparation of a full vision and a road map for the next stage. =... Read more