World News: Political News
GNA Minister of Transport Meets Director of IMO Office.
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Tripoli, 3 March 2020(Lana) GNA Minister of Transport Milad Ma'atoug on Monday met Fredrico Soda Director of Office of International Organisaion of Migration in Tripoli. The meeting was attended by Director of Border Outlets and Director of International Cooperation Department. According to the Ministry's Communication Department the meeting focused on the team work set up by the Ministry of Transport and the International Organisation of Migration and the MIDAS network for information analysis and migration data of cross border movement of migrants and goods. The... Read more
Algerian President confirms resumption of negotiations and political solution in Libya.
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Algiers, 3 March 2020 (Lana) Algerian President, Abdulmajeed Taboune has said that his firm belief is that the solution to the Libyan crisis is a political one through the return to the negotiation track away from foreign military interventions. Algerian News Agency said Taboune made the statement in response to a letter by his Congolese counterpart to take part in the meeting of the African Union High Committee on Libya on March 12 to reach a political settlements in the light of Berlin conference on Libya outcomes and AU decisions on this respect. African Union High... Read more
Ministry of Finance: January and February salaries still on halt despite availability of resources with Ministry of Finance.
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Tripoli, 3 march 2020(Lana) GNA Minister of Finance, Faraj Abumattari has said the financial arrangements for 2020 should be met with collaboration of all institutions concerned, especially concerning other policies related to the macro-economy such as monetary and commercial policies. Abumattari pointed out to World Bank indicators reffered to in its report which forecasted a growth of 5.5 percent for libyan national economy, but what happened now is a decline, asserting that all positive indicators in 2018 are now reversing. He said all reforms are not completed due to... Read more
Algerian President Stresses Need for Resumption of Talks and Political Solution in Libya.
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Algiers, 3 March 2020(Lana) Algerian President Abdel Madjid Tebboune said he was deeply convinced that solution of the Libyan crisis is attainable through return of political track away from foreign interventions. Algerian News Agency said Tebboune's remarks came in a reply to a message from his Congolese Counterpart inviting him to take part in the meeting of the AU High Committee on Libya to be convened on March 12. In addition to Algeria the Committee includes Chad, Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa and Niger. =... Read more
US State Department Advises US Nationals Against Travelling to Libya.
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Washington, 2 March 2020(Lana) US State Department has issued a travel advice for US nationals urging them to avoid visiting Libya because of the armed conflict in the country and the Coronavirus. The Department published the travel advice on Friday listing Libya in the fourth category of countries which it advised US citizens not to travel to because of armed conflict. The list includes Iraq, Mali, Central African Republic, Venezuela, Yemen, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Afghanistan and North Korea. =... Read more