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Deputy ,minister of Interior meets security chiefs.
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Tripoli, 21 August 2019 (Lana) Deputy minister of Interior, Brig Khaled Mazen held Tuesday a meeting with security chiefs at the ministry in Tripoli. The meeting focused on security issues in southern part of the country and mitigating problems encountered by security personnel in the south in a bid to maintain security there. They also emphasized the operationalization of border posts in the south and discussed coordination of security issues among various departments. =... Read more
Mi'tig Discusses With Minister of Finance Financial Arrangements for 2019.
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Tripoli, 21 August 2019(Lana) Deputy Head of Presidency Council Ahmed Mi'tig on Tuesday discussed with the GNA Minister of Finance Ahmed Bumtari, and the Acting Minister of Local Government Abdul Bari Shanbarou the financial arrangements for 2019, and transfer of money earmarked for municipalities and issues related to revenues and expenses. According to the Council's Communications Office the meeting focused on the need for the municipalities to engage actively in collecting taxes locally. Mi'tig stressed the importance of interaction between the Ministry of Local... Read more
US State Department: US and Egyptian Foreign Ministers Stress Importance of Political Solution in Libya.
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Washington, 20 August 2019(Lana) The American and Egyptian Foreign Ministers have underlined the importance of bringing about a political solution to the crisis in Libya. This came at a telephone discussion conducted by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Egyptian Counterpart Sameh Shukri, according to Reuters. US State Department Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said Pompeo expressed on the phone Us concerns over the ongoing conflict in Libya', indicating that the Ministers have agreed on the need to bring about a political solution to the Libyan crisis. A statement... Read more
Committee Set up to Follow Court Ruling on Libyan Assets Abroad Convenes.
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Tripoli, 20 August 2019(Lana) The committee set up by the Ministry of Justice to follow up the court ruling on Libyan assets has held its 4th meeting at the Ministry's headquarters here, chaired by the GNA Minister of Justice and attended by the GNA Minister of Finance, and the heads of legal departments at the Foreign Ministry and the Central Bank of Libya. On the agenda of the Committee's meeting were the report submitted by the Justice Minister on results of the visit by an ad hoc committee, to discuss implications of the seizure placed by the court on Libyan assets in... Read more
Anti-Narcotics Dept apprehends individuals with possession of Tramadol.
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Tripoli, 15 August 2019 (Lana) Ministry of Interior Media Office reported that patrols of the General department for Anti-Narcotics and Mental Effects taking part in the security plan to secure Tripoli, Janzure branch apprehended four people, two Libyans and two African nationalities with possession of 142 Tramadol discs and other prohibited material. Legal measures were taken against the individuals. =... Read more