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NOC: Losses Caused by Oil Exports Closure Exceeded $931 Million.
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Tripoli, 6 February 2020(Lana) The National Oil Company has said that losses incurred from closure of oil fields and terminals have exceeded $931 million. Oil production has plunged to 187.337 bpd as a result of the closure, it said. In a statement it issued on repercussions of the oil closure, NOC said reservoirs in Tripoli and surrounding areas suffer shortages of supply as a result of deterioration of the security situation, while fuel supplies were available in the central and eastern regions. The NOC for prompt re-opening the oil exports, indicating that ... Read more
Salama: Deployment of European Mission to Monitor Ceasefire to be Taken by Libyans.
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Geneva, 6 February 2020(Lana) UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghasan Salama said deployment of a European mission to monitor ceasefire in Libya was a decision for Libyan to take. 'The issue of the European monitor mission will be discussed this week, Salama said earlier on Tuesday following start of the military and security track of the negotiations between parties to the conflict in Libya. The UN Envoy said representatives at the 5+5 meeting have agreed to the need to turn the truce into a permanent ceasefire, indicating that the goal of the talks in Geneva was to listen... Read more
African Development Bank: Libya's Economy Susceptible to Shocks With Floundering Diversification Plans.
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Tripoli, 4 February 2020(Lana) The African Development Bank said Libya's economy could see shocks as a result of floundering plans for diversification, as economy depends by 96% on oil exports. In its report on economic outlook in Africa 2020 issued on Monday, the Bank said Libyan economic growth in 2020 depended on increasing oil production, indicating that floundering diversification plans and Government dependence on oil exports for its budget, cause the country to face shocks in the future. On future economic prospects, the Bank noted slow of gross domestic product by... Read more
Russian-Austrian Talks on Repercussions of Libyan Crisis.
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Moscow, 4 February 2020(Lana) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bugdanov Monday discussed with Austrian Ambassador to Russia a number of issues including repercussions of the Libyan crisis. A statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry was quoted by Sputnik said the two sides exchanged viewpoints of the Middle East issues, with an emphasis on the situations in Syria and Libya. =... Read more
Ministry of Education convenes its 2nd Meeting to prepare the Education Master Plan.
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. Tripoli, 4 February 2020 (Lana) The Ministry of Education convened today its second meeting chaired by Minister of Education,Dr Mohamed Emari, and attended by Deputy Minister, Adel Jouma, and head of education centres and offices. They discussed preparations for the 2020 master plan and the education process. They also reviewed the report of the Information and Documentation Centre on some electronic projects to be launched, and mechanisms and preparations for preparatory and secondary education examinations for this year. =... Read more