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FM: NO COVID 19 cases among Libyans abroad.
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Tripoli, 16 March 2020(Lana) Technical Affairs deputy Foreign Minister, Mahmud Al Telissi has announced that Libyan diplomatic missions did not record any COVID infections among Libyan communities abroad. The Media Office quoted Telissi as asserting that the announcement was made after direct contacts with head of Libyan diplomatic mission abroad and committees formed within these missions to follow up the situation of the Libyan nationals and developments in countries where COVID 19 outbreak was reported. The deputy minister also revealed the steps being taken by those... Read more
GNA Minister of Education Issues Decision to Set up Committee for Liaison and Coordination on CoronaVirus.
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Tripoli, 16 March 2020(Lana) GNA Minister of Education has issued a decision to set up a committee for liaison and coordination with the Ministry of Health, state bodies and international organisation related to the CoronaVirus pandemic. According to the Ministry's Communication Office, the committee will be assigned with the task of following up developments of the pandemic, and decide what should be taken to confront it, as well as deciding whether schools should or should not be re-opened. =... Read more
South African President: External parties threaten the interests and rights of the Libyan people.
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Brazzaville, 14.03.2020 - Lana - The President of South Africa and the African Union "Cyril Ramavosa" renewed the call for the implementation and respect of the ceasefire agreement in Libya, expressing his country's and the African Union's disappointment at the negative outcome of the military track meetings in Geneva. Ramavosa's call came at the opening of a high-level contact group meeting on Libya in the Congo headed by "Ramavosa", which confirmed the African Union's rejection of all forms of foreign interference in Libya, accusing the external parties of threatening the... Read more
Because of the arms flow to Libya: Washington's UN representative confirms that parts of Africa face an increased terrorist threat.
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New York, 14.03.2020- Lana - New Washington delegate to the United Nations, Ambassador Kelly Kraft, said parts of Africa face a growing terrorist threat from groups targeting innocent civilians, kidnapping foreigners and undermining legitimate governments. She added in a tweet through her official account on the social networking site "Twitter": "The global community must work together to address this threat and eliminate the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism." In last November, Kraft said support for the African Union would be crucial to stem the illegal flow of... Read more
Tunisian Foreign Minister Discusses With Italian Ambassador Situation in Libya.
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Tunis, 11 March 2020(Lana) Tunisian Foreign Minister Nour Eddin Al Ri on Tuesday discussed with Italian Ambassador to Tunisia Lauranzo Fanara regional and international issues of common interest particularly political and security developments in Libya. According to a Tunisian Foreign Ministry statement, the meeting focused on aspects of cooperation on both bilateral and EU levels, and the forthcoming visit by Italian Foreign Minister to Tunisia. =... Read more