World News: Political News
Tunisian authorities foils narcotics smuggling operation Tunis, 21 January 2015(Lana) Tunisian Customs authorities have foiled a narcotics trafficking operation into Libya, the second in less than ten days.
Pulbished on:
Tunisian news agency reported Tuesday that members of the border customs office at the Ras Jadier Lobyan-Tunisian common border crossing point seized 143 pieces of narcotics hidden in a car with Foriegn number plates and driven by a citizen of a neighbouring country. The agency did not disclose the nationality of the arrested person nor that of the other suspected individual. The drug weighs 34.562 kg it said. The disclosure comes after nine days from the announcement of the Tunisian authorities of seizing about 3 tons of narcotics hidden in a yacht with three people on board having... Read more
GNC political committee discuss participation in political dialogue Tripoli, 21 January 2015(Lana) GNC temporarily political committee discussed in its Tuesday ordinary session in Tripoli, GNC participation in the UNSMIL sponsored political dialo
Pulbished on:
The committee discussed how to support GNC team to the upcoming political dialogue, and defining the criteria by which parties to the dialogue be identified, agenda besides relevance of the various dialogue tracks to one another. The committee reviewed at the meeting mechanisms to be pursued by dialogue, required guarantees for its success and ability of the parties to the dialogue to comply with outcomes and its enforcement on the ground. =... Read more
Ministry of Communications launch relief campaign.
Pulbished on:
Tripoli, 21 January 2015(Lana) Ministry of Communications in collaboration with the sector's companies launched Monday a relief campaign to alleviate the suffering of displaced families across the country and render assistance to them. Head of Relief Committeee, Mustapha Karaza told Lana that the relief was due to disputes and displacement of large number of families for their areas. On his part a member of the administrative committee of a holding company, Abdulmawla Al Ghali said the relief work was in line with the responsibilities of the social sector towards displaced people in... Read more
GNC Member: No Agreement on Venue of Dialogue Meeting Reached Tripoli, 21 January 2015(Lana) A member of the General National Congress has disclosed that no city inside Libya has been agreed for holding the national dialogue meeting.
Pulbished on:
The cities, suggested to host the dialogue session which was agreed to be moved to a venue inside Libya, included Ghat, Kufra, Houn and Oujala, the GNC member Abdul Gader Al Hweili told the Libyan news agency. The matter was discussed at a meeting the GNC political committee held today with some parties to the dialogue, he said. Al Hweili pointed out to the possibility of delaying the meeting until next week, so that all parties could agree on the venue. The GNC has earlier proposed that the city of Ghat hosts the dialogue which was due to be held this week. =... Read more
Minister of oil meets training committee.
Pulbished on:
Tripoli, 20.01.2015(Lana) Minister of Oil and Gas, Mashalla Al-Zawi met with members of the committee supervising training and rehabilitation of graduates at the ministry. Media office reported that the conferees underlined the remaining payment of financial grants to all university and high institute graduates for the years from 2007 to 2013 to the relevant banks. Coordination of discussion on lists to be delivered to Ministry of Labour, besides completing procedures for allocation of targeted graduates to various ministries were discussed. =... Read more