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German Foreign Ministry Discloses Details of Ceasefire Agreement in Libya.
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Berlin, 27 February 2020(Lana) German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has welcomed the ceasefire draft agreement reached the 5+5 Military Committee, revealing that the agreement provided for return of civilians and a joint monitoring mechanism to be manned by the UN and parties to the conflict. Maas described the agreement as a big stride saying 'the matter now for the parties to the conflict to take the opportunity to a real ceasefire'. He also urged the parties to accept a draft made by military representatives, according to a statement published by the German Media Centre on its... Read more
Algerian President Seeks to Rally Support for Summit on Libya.
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Algiers, 27 February 2020(Lana) Algerian President Abdel Madjeed Tebboune arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, his first foreign visit since his election in December, according to Algerian official media. The Libyan file was expected to be on top of the agenda of the visit, as Algeria is seeking to rally support for its plans to hold a summit meeting on the crisis in Libya. Tebboune has repeatedly signalled that he would focus on internal issues of his country, especially as popular protests continued for a year now, and which had brought down several senior frontline... Read more
Libyan Embassy in Oman Urges Libyan Nationals to be Cautious to Spread of Coronavirus.
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Muscat, 27 February 2020(Lana) Libyan Embassy in Oman has urged members of the Libyan community and Libyan students there to be cautious to the Coronvirus in the country. In a statement posted to its SMS page, the Embassy advised Libyans to avoid crowded areas, and to contact the Libyan Consulate on Consular Affairs number (91720660) and (24441999) at the liaison Office in the Omani Health Ministry. However, Oman announced yesterday two more infections which brought to 4 the number of Coronavirus infections in the country, noting that the two new cases were connected to... Read more
President of Mauritania: Libyan Crisis Source of Concern to Sahel States.
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Nouakchott, 26 February 2020(Lana) Mauritanian President Mohamed Weld Al Sheikh Al Ghazwani on Tuesday said the current security state in Libya constituted a suitable environment for return of terrorist organisations. Al Ghazwani, who was speaking at the 6th Summit of Sahel States which started here yesterday said 'the Libyan crisis is a source of concern to the Sahel States', and warned against foreign intervention in the Libyan conflict. He Stressed support by the Sahel Countries of a solution to the Libyan crisis, and the effort they were mounting to help resolve the ... Read more
Dutch Ambassador to Libya: Libyan Crisis Key Item on UN Human Rights Council Agenda.
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Geneva, 26 February 2020(Lana) Dutch Ambassador to Libya Lars Tummers on Tuesday said the crisis in Libya was a key item on the UN Human Rights Council agenda. Tummers said his country has acquired a seat on the UN Human Right Council. In earlier press statements the Ambassador considered 5+5 talks could take a long time, calling on all parties to negotiate out of good will for the sake of Libya and the Libyan people. =... Read more