World News: Political News
Libyan ambassador to Jordan: we are working on transferring our citizens in Jordan home as soon as possible.
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Amman, 23.03.2020 - Lana - the Libyan ambassador to Jordan Kingdom 'Muhamad Al-Barghati', confirmed that there are practical steps to transport the Libyans resided in Jordan to their home country Libya. In a statement quoted by the Jordanian site "Madar al-Sa'ah", al-Barghati said that they had contacted the Jordanian civil aviation and the Afrikia Airway Company in Jordan, and the Jordanian side had agreed on that. He also pointed out the readiness of the Libyan embassy in Amman to deal with any upcoming emergency, he also praised the Jordanian government's actions in facing Corona... Read more
An American efforts to convince fighting parties in Libya on a negotiable settlement to solve the crisis.
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Tripoli, 23.03.2020 - Lana - The American ambassador to Libya 'Richard Norland', said that his country is trying to convince the Libyan parties for negotiations, to solve the current crisis in the country, asserting Washington's work to support a negotiable settlement. This came in a statement quoted by the embassy today Monday, from an interview made by the American ambassador 'Norland', with the London's newspaper 'The Arab Weekly'. The American embassy had called on Thursday for a humanitarian truce in Libya, which was declared last Saturday with fighting parties agreement for a... Read more
UN Secretary General Welcomes Positive Response by Libyan Parties to the Crisis Over Humanitarian Ceasefire.
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New York, 23 March 2020(Lana) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed positive response made by Libyan conflicting parties to a call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the war in Libya to allow time for combating CoronaVirus. According to UN website, a statement, issued in the name of the Secretary General, expressed hope that this would lead to an immediate and unconditional halt of hostilities. Guterres called on Libyan parties to join ranks in confront the threat of CoronaVirus, to make way for delivering assistance across the countries without hindrance. ... Read more
CoronaVirus Task Force Put in Quarantine 13 Nationals Returning From Abroad.
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Tripoli, 23 March 2020(Lana) The CoronaVirus combat team in Misrata have quarantined 13 Libyan nationals coming from abroad as a precaution in line with recommendations of the CoronaVirus High Combat Committee. The Health Ministry Chairman of Crisis Committee Fawzi Ounayes said 'the team tasked with confronting the CoronaVirus pandemic in Misrata is working 24 hours a day in coordination with the City's Security Directorate which secures quarantine rooms, and stressed the need to adhere to instructions of the High Committee, and said violators will be prosecuted. =... Read more
Presidency Council Declares 6 PM to 6 AM Curfew Starting Sunday.
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Tripoli, 22 March 2020(Lana) GNA Presidency Council has announced that a 12 hour curfew will be observed throughout Libya starting from Sunday March 22. The decision NO 215 of 2020, issued by the council imposes a 6 pm to 6 am curfew throughout Libya starting from Sunday 22 March 2020, and can be re-adjusted in accordance with crisis requirement. The decision excluded professions of special nature like sovereign jobs, security and health-care professionals energy, environment and communications workers as well as telecommunications and cargo workers. The third article of... Read more