World News: Political News
UN Mission Deeply Appalled by Raid on Equestrian Club in Janzour.
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Tripoli, 7 October 2019(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya UMSMIL has said it was deeply appalled by the airstrike which targeted the Equestrian Club in Janzour, west of Tripoli. Reports said the raid which occurred yesterday afternoon wounded a number of children and sustained damage to the club's facilities. 'UNSMIL dispatched an assessment mission to identify the targeted site and the nature of the attack', UNSMIL said. 'The assessment team was able to confirm that a fighter jet dropped 4 unguided bombs on the Equestrian Club, a civilian facility, that neither... Read more
Algerian-US talks on developments in Libya.
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Algeria, 05.10.2019 - Lana - Algerian Foreign Minister 'Sabri Boukadoum' on Thursday discussed with the US Ambassador to Libya 'Richard Norland' the developments of the Libyan crisis; APS reported. Boukadoum described the talks held in Algiers as "fruitful." He pointed to a "convergence of views" between Algeria and the United States on the need for a political solution to the Libyan crisis. He said that the talks allowed for the exchange of views on the situation in Libya and to address in particular the efforts of the international community through various initiatives. Norland, for... Read more
Continued influx of immigrants to Italy.
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Palermo, 05.10.2019 - Lana - An influx of migrants on the country's southern coast continues despite bad weather, Italian security sources said. According to the Italian agency 'AKI', the same sources explained that 72 migrants arrived at the coasts of Lampedusa yesterday night, after been rescued by the Coast Guard and the Italian police, as they were aboard a boat from Libya. =... Read more
Guterres and Algerian Foreign Minister Discuss Settlement of Libyan Crisis.
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New York, 1 October 2019(Lana) The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Bugadoum have discussed, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting here, settlement of crises in the Sahel Region and particularly in Libya. According to the Algerian News Agency Bugadoum reiterated Algeria's position 'that there is no solution without Libyans and neighbouring states, and that sabre rattling and foreign intervention cannot be the proper approach to any resolution.' =... Read more
French Foreign Ministry: Return to Political Process on Basis of Paris and Palermo Conferences.
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Paris, 1 October 2019(Lana) France has called for a ceasefire and return to political process in Libya under UN auspices and on the basis of Paris and Palermo conferences, and Abu Dhabi meeting to pave the way for elections. The French position was stated by the Foreign Minister in response to a question about the date of the conference to be hosted by Berlin in the coming days, according to a statement published on the French Foreign Ministry website on Monday. The French Foreign Ministry Spokesman said the ministerial meeting, held on the sidelines of the UN General... Read more