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Second Meeting of International Contact Group for Libya Held in Addis Ababa.
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Tripoli, 28 January 2015(Lana) The second meeting of the International Contact Group for Libya was held in Addis Ababa on Wednesday to discuss international effort to help this country end its crisis. The AU's Peace and Security Council Chief Ismail al-Sharqawi underlined the importance of agreement by the international community to end the Libyan crisis. Bernardino Leon, the UN Special Envoy to Libya did not attend the meeting, because he was engaged with the Libyan parties at the dialogue session in Geneva, al-Sharqawi said. 'The meeting is a chance to assess the... Read more
Egypt Rejects AU Invitation of Turkey and Qatar for Meeting on Libya.
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Tripoli, 28 January 2015(Lana) Egypt has objected to an invitation by the African Union to Turkey and Qatar, to take part in the 'International Contact Group for Libya' which is slated for Wednesday at the AU's headquarters in Addis Ababa, a well-placed African diplomatic source has said. "Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has strongly objected to the presence of Turkey and Qatar at the meeting, and told Ismail al-Sharqawi, the AU's Peace and Security Council chief, that there was "no need" for the participation of Doha and Ankara, the source told The Anadolu Agency. AU... Read more
Egypt Rejects AU Invitation of Turkey and Qatar for Meeting on Libya Tripoli, 28 January 2015(Lana) Egypt has objected an invitation by the African Union to Turkey and Qatar to take part in the 'International Contact Group for Libya' which is
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"Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has strongly objected to the presence of Turkey and Qatar at the meeting of the International Contact Group for Libya," the source told The Anadolu Agency. Shoukry had told Ismail al-Sharqawi, the AU's Peace and Security Council chief, that there was "no need" for the participation of Doha and Ankara at the meeting, according to the source. "AU officials have defended their decision to invite Qatar and Turkey since the two states have a stake in the Libyan crisis," the source said. Taking part in the Contact group meetings are Algeria,, ... Read more
US Official: American Contractor Among the Dead in Attack on Corinthia.
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Washington, 28 January 2015(LANA) An official of the US Virginia-based security firm 'Crusible' has said that a US national was among the dead in the attack on Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday. Reuters quoted Alan John as saying 'he would not divulge the name of the American contractor and any other details.' The US State department confirmed the death of the American man in the attack. A State Department senior official said" we confirm the death of a US national, but there are no details as yet.' Libyan authorities however said an armed attack on the... Read more
Algeria Condemns Terror Attack on Corinthia Hotel.
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Algiers, 28 January 2015(Lana) Algeria has strongly condemned the terror attack on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli on Tuesday. 'We strongly condemn the terrorist attack which targeted a hotel in the Libya capital and left innocent victims, said Abdul Aziz Bin Ali Sharif the spokesman for Algerian Foreign Ministry. 'while we view this act as yet another desperate attempt to destabilize Libya and undermine international community efforts for reconciliation, we renew our commitment to make all effort to create the right conditions for launch a comprehensive dialogue between... Read more