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GNA Deputy President Meets Italian Ambassador.
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Tripoli, 13 August 2020(Lana) Deputy President of Presidency Council Ahmed Mi'tig on Thursday met the Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino. According to the GNA Communication Department, the meeting focused on the situation on the ground in Sirte and Al Jufra and possible mechanisms for a political solution as well as Italian Government contribution to a positive solution to the crisis. The two sides also discussed bilateral relations and means of upgrading exchange between the two countries. =... Read more
Amari Zayed Discusses with the Turkish Ambassador to Libya the Return of Turkish Companies to Complete Their Projects.
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Tripoli, August 11, 2020 (LANA) - Member of the Presidential Council, Dr. Muhammad Amari Zayed, met the Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Mr. Serhat Aksen today, to discuss bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. During the meeting held at the Cabinet Office in Tripoli, Dr. Amari discussed the military situation in Sirte and Al-Jufrah, the political process and joint projects between Libya and Turkey, affirming that the Government of National Accord will continue its plan to extend its influence over all of the Libyan soil. He pointed out that there are no two... Read more
NCDC Boss Warns of Aggravation Covid 19 Situation.
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Tripoli, 11 August 2020(Lana) The Director of the National Disease Control Center Badr Iddin Al Najjar said Covid 19 infection situation in Libya is spiking particularly in Tripoli and Misrata and the southern region as well. The spread of the CoronaVirus in Tripoli is surging more in the municipalities of Abu Salim, Hai Al Andalus and Suk Al Gomoa. There is a visible increase in CoronaVirus cases in Misrata which requires special attention, the NCDC boss said. Al Najjar said there was a surge of infections across the country, though they vary from area to area, but not as... Read more
National Anti- Money laundering Committee Signs up With Interior Ministry to Fight Corruption and Money Laundering.
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Tripoli, 11 August 2020(Lana) The Governor of Central Bank of Libya Al Sidiq Al Kabir, Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terror Financing, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Interior Ministry to fight corruption and money laundering. The agreement was signed by the Interior Minister Fathi Pashagha. the event was attended by senior officials at the Interior Ministry and the Central Bank of Libya. The signing of the agreement is an accumulation of an agreement that has been reached at a meeting of the national Committee, over the... Read more
Central Support Force Arrests Man Who Opened Fire in Fish Market in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 11 August 2020(Lana) The Central Support Force office at the old city in Tripoli has announced it had detained a man which it described as an outlaw for opening fire at a fish market in the capital. The man has reportedly opened fire from a Ak 47 'Kalashnikov' in the market, wounding a woman, before he was arrested by the force, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Along with the AK 47 rifle, a pistol and a hand grenade were also seized. The Ministry said it was committed to ensure public security, and vowed to arrest those threatening public order and... Read more