World News: Political News
Ministry of Interior Sets up Committee to Investigate 'Suk Al Thulatha' Supermarket Fire.
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Tripoli, 20 January 2015(Lana) The Ministry of Interior has set up a committee to investigate the fire incident at the 'Suk Al Thulatha' supermarket in Tripoli on Monday. ' A short circuit is believed to have ignited the fire in a bakery on the first floor, before it spread to upper floors, Col. Salah Al Smo'i, Assistant Head of Tripoli Security Directorate for Security Affairs said. Fire fighters were unable to contain the fire because it engulfed the central part of the building, and instead concentrated their job on extinguishing the side parts for fear of collapse of... Read more
Cooperation Between Libya and Malta in Banking Sector Discussed.
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Tripoli, 20 January 2015(Lana) The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya Al Sidiq Al Kabir has discussed with Maltese Counterpart Sidiq Bonichi banking cooperation between the two countries. At the meeting which was held in Valetta on Monday, the sudden collapse of oil prices and production drop and consequences on Libyan public finance were discussed. Bonichi said Malta Central Bank was prepared to offer assistance in training and other areas, hoping that political dialogue would restore peace and security in Libya shortly. =... Read more
A fire erupts in Souq al-Thulata 'supermarket' in the capital Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 19.01.2015 - (Lana) Today Monday morning , a fire erupted in the commercial Souq al-Thulata 'supermarket' in the capital Tripoli , in which resulted in injuring four people , three of them by suffocation , while the fourth by minor burns , and they all left the hospital after getting treatments. Assistant director , of Tripoli security directorate colonel 'Salah al-Samo'e' , told the Libyan news agency - Lana - that , the fire occurred in the ground floor where there is a takeaway restaurant , then the fires spread to the garbage behind the market. Al-Samo'e added in his... Read more
Libya Scholars Association Denounces Blasphemy Against the Prophet 'PBUH'.
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Tripoli, 19 January 2015(Lana) The Libya Ulema 'scholars' association has denounced the western newspapers which published cartoons insulting the Prophet Mohamed 'PBUH', saying they offended more than one billion Muslims worldwide. In a statement, the association said 'free speech used by some as an excuse to insult Muslims and their sanctities is void and unacceptable.' It appealed to international rightist organisations to press governments, to enact laws criminalizing prejudice and satire against Islamic sanctities. It urged Muslim rulers to take a clear and... Read more
Demonstrations in Zletin in Protest Against French Paper insulting Cartoons.
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Tripoli, 19 January 2015(Lana) A demonstration was organized in the city of Zletin on Sunday in protest over the publication by the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo of cartoons blaspheming the Prophet Mohamed 'PBUH'. During the demonstration which toured the streets of the city protesters expressed their anger and condemnation of the publication of the insulting cartoons and said such acts reveal a disrespect of divine religions, and were behind the retribution acts they faced which they describe as 'terrorist'. The French Paper was a target to an armed assault during... Read more