World News: Political News
Trade Exchange Between Libya and Egypt Declines in 2019.
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Cairo, 29 December 2019(Lana) Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian Chamber of Commerce Imad Naser has said that trade exchange between Libya and Egypt has declined in 2019 to $455 million from $1.37 billion in 2013. Libyan investments in Egypt were down by 25%, and Libyan companies operating in the Egyptian market numbered 511 with assets worth 4 $billion, Naser said, indicating that Egyptian investments in Libya were half a billion dollars. Egypt has launched, in the last months, 10 logistical regions in the area of Al Saloum close to the Libyan border on the Mediterranean,... Read more
The White House: Trump and Sisi reject foreign interference in Libya.
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Washington, 28.12.2019 - Lana - US President 'Donald Trump' and his Egyptian counterpart 'Abdel Fattah El-Sisi' confirmed their rejection of any foreign interference in Libya. This came in a phone call that took place Thursday, during which they discussed a number of regional and bilateral issues, including the Libyan crisis. The White House said in a statement that the US and Egyptian presidents agreed during this phone call to reject foreign exploitation of the situation in Libya, and that they urged the conflict parties to take "urgent measures" to end the fighting. =... Read more
Statement by the Algerian Presidency: The Supreme Council of Algerian Security takes measures to protect the borders with Libya and Mali.
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Algeria, 28.12.2019 - Lana - The Algerian news agency said, that the Algerian President, 'Abdel Majid Taboun', presided over a meeting of the Supreme Security Council yesterday. According to the presidential statement, the official agency said that the Supreme Council studied the situation in the region, in particular on the Algerian borders with Libya and Mali. The Presidency statement indicated that the Council decided in this framework to take a number of measures to protect the Algerian borders, in addition to taking a decision to reactivate and revitalize Algeria's role at... Read more
The Kremlin: Putin and Conte discuss developments in Libya, stressing the need for a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis.
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Moscow, 28.12.2019 - Lana - Russian President 'Vladimir Putin' on Thursday discussed with the Italian Prime Minister 'Giuseppe Conte' developments in Libya, in which the two sides stressed the need to resolve the crisis in the country by peaceful means. In a statement issued after the call, the Kremlin said that Putin and Conte discussed developments in Libya, focused on "the necessity of resolving the crisis by peaceful means", and expressed support for the efforts of the international community to help settle the Libyan crisis mediated by the United Nations. =... Read more
Italy: The situation in Libya is dangerous and the military escalation will be paid for by civilians in Tripoli.
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Rome, 28.12.2019 - Lana - Italian Deputy Foreign Minister 'Marina Sereni' on Friday said, that the situation in Libya is still very worrying, and she warned that any new military escalation in Libya, particularly around Tripoli, will be the Libyans, especially civilians, who are its first victims. Sereni explained that the contacts recently made by Foreign Minister "Luigi de Mayo" and Prime Minister "Giuseppe Conte" with the leaders of most countries concerned with Libyan affairs confirm the urgent need for the commitment of the entire international community to reach a... Read more