World News: Political News
===Correcting name of Minister=== GNA Minister of Interior Meets Italian Interior Minister.
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Rome, 24 October 2019(Lana) GNA Minister of Interior met in Rome on Wednesday Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese. The meeting was attended by Libyan Ambassadors to Italy and the EU, the Head of Anti-migration Authority and senior officials from the Libyan and Italian Interior Ministries. The meeting focused on illegal migration, whereby Italy praised efforts being made by the Libyan Interior Ministry in respect of combating illegal migration acknowledging the difficulties it faces in addressing this problem. Lamorgese said Italy would provide Libya with equipment... Read more
GNA Minister of Interior Meets Italian Foreign Minister.
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Rome, 24 October 2019(Lana) GNA Minister of Interior met in Rome on Wednesday Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese. The meeting was attended by Libyan Ambassadors to Italy and the EU, the Head of Anti-migration Authority and senior officials from the Libyan and Italian Interior Ministries. The meeting focused on illegal migration, whereby Italy praised efforts being made by the Libyan Interior Ministry in respect of combating illegal migration acknowledging the difficulties it faces in addressing this problem. Lamorgese said Italy would provide Libya with equipment... Read more
NOC Announces Drilling of 31 Off-shore Wells and More Than 40 on Shore.
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Tripoli, 23 October 2019(Lana) The Head of National Oil Company Mustafa Sun'allah has announced that the NOC will drill 31 off-shore wells and more than 40 on shore, saying that the Al Jouf Company will take part in the effort with the aim of raising production of some local companies, and introducing new technologies into the Libyan oil market. Al Jouf has announced profits amounting to 33 million LD, and said it managed to get a factory up and running again after years of stoppage. =... Read more
Italian Foreign Minister: We Seek to Prevent Libya Turning Into Safe Haven for Terrorists.
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Brussels, 23 October 2019(Lana) Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio announced that Italy's objective in Libya was not to fuel the conflict, but rather to put an end to it, and prevent Libya turning into a terrorist safe haven, or a launching pad for thousands of migrants to Europe. This came at a the opening of the Special Conference on Coordinating Humanitarian Work in Libya, organized by the Italian Government in collaboration with European Assistance Programme in Brussels. Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re expressed at the opening ceremony deep concern... Read more
Amnesty International: More Than 100 Civilians Killed in Clashes in the Capital.
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Tripoli, 23 October 2019(Lana) Amnesty International has announced that more than 100 civilians have been killed and more than 100,000 displaced by the clashes on the southern and eastern fringes of the Libyan capital. In a report it released on Tuesday, Amnesty International said among the dead and wounded were refugees and detainees, who were stranded in the war zone, and who became victim of air and artillery bombardment of civilian structures. The organisation indicated that civilians continued to be susceptible to harm and danger, as a result of the fighting involving... Read more