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GNC spokesman: GNC to declare its official position on Geneva next Sunday Tripoli, 14.
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01.2015(Lana) GNC official spokesman, Omar Hamidan underlined that the GNC still studies the dialogue proposal, and would announce its official position regarding Geneva talks on Sunday. In a televised statement, Hamidan said Wednesday the GNC does not object to the persons selected but the criteria used by UNSMIL in identifying parties to the talks. The talks could not be effective because UNSMIL ignored effective parties, thereby weakening their position, he added. He pointed out that GNC members invited to the talks did not leave the country. =... Read more
Armed Robbery Takes Place at AL Jamhouriya Bank Branch in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 14 January 2015(Lana) The Al Jamhouriyah Bank Suk Al Thulatha branch has been a target of an armed robbery. A bank authoritative source told the Libyan news agency a number of armed men stormed into the bank and made off with a sum of LD 430.000. An investigation was opened into the incident, the source said. On his part, the Al Jamhouriyah Bank Sabratha branch reported that armed men have forced their way inside the building on Monday night, tied up the guards and confiscated their arms, and attempted to break the bank safes but failed to do so. =... Read more
Algeria Spurs Libyan Parties to Take Part in Geneva Talks.
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Algiers, 14 January 2015(Lana) Algeria is following with an interest the proposed dialogue meeting for parties to the conflict in Libya in Geneva under the sponsorship of the UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL, and encourages all parties to take part in the meeting, to ensure it succeeds to serve the higher interests of the Libyan people', the Algerian Minister in charge of the Maghrebian and African Affairs Abdul Gader Mssahel said. Algeria 'is prepared to continue to lend support to Libyan brothers on the path of dialogue', he said. =... Read more
UNSMIL Highlights Libyans Ability to Find Solutions to Their Problems.
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Tripoli, 14 January 2015(Lana) The UN mission in Libya UNSMIL has praised 'Libyans ability to eke out solutions to the problems and challenges they faced.' In a statement, issued hours before the start of the dialogue meeting of the Libyan parties to the conflict in Geneva, UNSMIL said ' the Libyan people have developed an ability to find solutions to all problems they face, and to get the country back to stability and prosperity.' It stressed the need for all parties to take advantage of this opportunity, and hailed those who have agreed to take part, firmly and... Read more
EU Representative: Geneva Meeting Could be Last Opportunity for Restoring Peace and Stability in Libya.
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Brussels, 14 January 2015(Lana) The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told a meeting in the Belgian capital on Tuesday the UN-sponsored meeting on Libya to be held in Geneva on Wednesday could be the last opportunity to restore security and stability to the country. Mogherini appealed, during the EU Parliament debate on Libya, to Libyans 'to take this opportunity, because it could be no other opportunities in the future.' 'This is the last chance to grant Libya a future through political process and a ceasefire, She said,... Read more