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Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Migration Affairs Meets Italian Ambassador.
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Tripoli, 28 January 2020(Lana) The Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Migration Affairs Mohamed Al Shebani on Tuesday met the Italian Ambassador and the delegation accompanying him. The meeting, which was held at the Ministry's headquarters here, focused on illegal migration issues and the problem faced by migrants and those encountering migration workers. The discussion also included efforts of Libyan Coast Guard in rescue operations. =... Read more
EU Commission: Situation in Libya Unstable, We Seek Unified European Position on Libyan Crisis.
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Rome, January 2020(Lana) A spokesman for the European Commission Peter Stano has said 'the situation in Libya is deeply unstable.' Stano was quoted by the Italian news agency Nova as saying Foreign Ministers have decided to start talks , at the level of political security committee, on possible re-adjustment of Sofia Operation, in a bid to ensure control on embargo as best as it could be.' 'The situation in Libya still is deeply unstable, Stano said adding 'the Head of EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell yesterday held talks with Turkish Foreign... Read more
SOS Mediterranean Announces Rescue of 407 in the Mediterranean in 72 Hours.
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Palermo, 28 January 2020(Lana) Humanitarian Organisation 'SOS Mediterranean' announced that it has rescued 407 in 24 hours in the Mediterranean Sea. the organisation said it responded to an SOS from 184 who were on two rubber dinghies last night, the rescue operation was carried out by the ship 'Ocean Viking', while in the previous day 102 were saved 80 nautical miles off the Libyan coast and 82 in the Maltese region. =... Read more
Committee for Solidarity With Libyan People Set Up in Algeria.
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Algiers, 28 January 2020(Lana) A committee for Solidarity with the Libyan People was announced to have been set up in Algeria, involving popular and historic leaderships, politicians, professors and men of letters. The committee launched at the Arab Maghreb Union headquarters in Algiers on Sunday aims to build bridges of liaison and solidarity with the people of Libya, bridge the gap between Libyan rivals and bring about national reconciliation among the Libyan people, according to a statement issued by the committee. The Committee said it takes guidance from Algerian-... Read more
Merkel stresses that Europe has an interest in preventing the escalation of the conflict in Libya.
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Davos, Switzerland, 25.01.2020 - Lana - German Chancellor 'Angela Merkel' stressed that Europe has an interest in preventing the escalation of the conflict in Libya as long as this may unleash a wave of asylum similar to what happened during the conflict in Syria. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Merkel cautioned against hurrying to cancel the nuclear deal with Iran, saying it would be a mistake to abandon the "defective" agreement before concluding another agreement better than it. She added that Europe's mistake regarding the 2015 refugee crisis is not that... Read more