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Food & Drug Control centre convenes workshop on improving olive oil quality.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019 (Lana) Food & Drug Control centre convened Tuesday a workshop on improving local olive oil quality. The workshop discussed alleviating problems and difficulties encountering olive trees, their production and quality improvement and issues encountering relevant engineers and specialists. The workshop was attended by teaching staff of Faculty of Agriculture at Tripoli University, staff of Agriculture and Animal Research centre, Olive Trees research centre and other relevant entities. =... Read more
EU Mission to Libya Calls for End to Fighting and Return to Political Talks.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019(Lana) The European Union's Mission to Libya has renewed a call to all Libyan parties to immediately halt fighting and return to political talks, saying the Libyan crisis cannot be resolved militarily. In a statement published on its website on Tuesday, the Mission said 'there is no military solution to the Libyan crisis, therefore all parties have to halt combat operations immediately, and return to UN-led political talks.' It expressed EU strong support for the work of the UN Special Envoy Ghasan Salame, calling on the international community to... Read more
Minister of Employment and Rehabilitation meets with head of IOM.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019 (Lana) Minister of Employment and Rehabilitation, Al Mehdi Al Ammen met today with head of International Organization for Migration (IOM). According to the official website of the ministry the meeting covered prospects of collaboration to organize illegal immigrants. They also discussed the outcome of bilateral meetings held recently to rally efforts in the field of rostering and organizing of immigrants. =... Read more
Coast Guard rescues 90 migrants north of Khomous.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019 (Lana) Navy Coast Guard rescued 90 migrants including 7 women found struggling waves on board and inflated boat 95 miles north of Khomus.Navy media office said the migrants belong to various African nationalities. The rescued immigrants were offered medical and humanitarian assistance awaiting transfer to a detention centre. =... Read more
Ministry of Economy and Industry lifts subsidy for Kerosene for commercial and industrial use.
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Tripoli, 16 October 2019 (Lana) Minister of Economy and Industry, Ali Al Isawi has lifted subsidy for Kerosene for commercial and industrial use. he fixed the price for commercial use of kerosene at 850 dirham per liter, a production cost, while the price for household use maintained as previously until subsidy is lifted altogether and be replaced by subsidy in cash such as for benzene and diesel. =... Read more