World News: Political News
Libyan Foreign Ministry Denies Money Stolen From Embassy in Washington.
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Tripoli, 13 October 2019(Lana) A spokesman for the Libyan Foreign Ministry has denied reports on SMS media that money has been stolen from the Libyan Embassy in Washington describing them as baseless. The issue was mere fraud attempt by an American citizen in favour of the Military Attaché office which is financially independent from the Embassy accounts, he said. The Ministry's Communication Office quoted the Spokesman as saying the Embassy was following up the case from the beginning and managed to retrieve the amount. It said the fraud case investigation coincided with... Read more
Moscow and Beijing Discuss Security Situation in Libya.
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Moscow, 13 October 2019(Lana) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and Africa Affairs Michael Bugdanov has discussed with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Xing Xian Dong political and security developments in Libya. The two officials stressed the need to continue cooperation between Moscow and Beijing to achieve permanent stability in the Middle East and North Africa, said the Russian Foreign Ministry which said the Libyan issue was subject of extended talks between the two officials. =... Read more
Ministry of Health condemns attack on medical caravan.
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Tripoli, 13 October 2019 (Lana) Ministry of Health has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on the humanitarian medical caravan heading to GHadama and forced disappearance of 6 medical staff who were among members of the medical caravan. In statement, Sunday, the ministry said;'It communicated with Zentan Municipality and dignitaries through the Crisis and Emergency Committee of Ministry of Health, expressing rejection and indignation of such acts criminalized by national and international law'. The Ministry asked Zentan dignitaries to work for the immediate release... Read more
UN Development Programme: Ongoing Conflict in Libya Has Bas Consequences on Children.
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Tripoli, 13 October 2019(Lana) UN Development Programme said it was working in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and municipalities to render support to the education sector. In a report posted to its SMS page, UNDP said the impact of the ongoing conflict in Libya has consequences far beyond the battle ground, it affects the social, economic and political institutions, and undermines the infrastructures needed to provide services for the citizens, and children will be the first to suffer. =... Read more
Ghadams general hospital stage a protest.
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Ghadams, 13 October 2019 (Lana) Staff of Ghadamas General Hospital protested the kidnapping of 6 doctors; members of a medical caravan heading to Ghadamas to offer medical services to the community there and nearby regions. The protestors condemned the kidnapping and called for the immediate release of kidnapped doctors and not to hold them to account for acts of other parties. Members of the Ghadams Municipal Council, civil soceity organizations and the public at large took part in the protest in solidarity with the kidnapped doctors, their families and colleagues. ... Read more