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French Defence Ministry: Six Gun Boats to be Delivered to Libya.
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Paris, 24 February 2019(Lana) French Defence Ministry has announced that it planned to deliver 6 gun boats to Libya, to boost the capabilities of the Libyan Navy to combat illegal migration. The French 'Le Monde' newspaper quoted the weekly press conference held by the French Armies Ministry as saying the Salinger boats would be delivered in Spring. The paper noted that the French Defence Minister Florence Barlie told Al Serraj, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, that her country has decided to deliver the boats, to reinforce the Libyan Coast Guard to... Read more
President of Presidency Council Meets the Electricity Company Boss.
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Tripoli, 24 February 2019(Lana) The President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Serraj on Saturday met the Chairman of the Board of the Electricity Company Abdul Majid Hamza, with whom he discussed the difficulties facing the company and completion of contracted projects to resolve the problem of load-shedding. Re-operating the Obari Power Station, following the closure of Al Sharara Oil Fields as a result of the force Majeure declared by NOC, was also discussed at the meeting. Hamza handed over a report on the various services of the... Read more
Libyan Red Crescent Deliver Aid to 42 Families in Al Gubba.
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Al Gubba, 23 February 2019(Lana) The Libyan Red Crescent Relief Office said it delivered aid to 42 families which have been affected by floods in the town of Al Gubba, and who were registered at Al Ihsan Society in Ain Mara. The Red Crescent Secretariat said the RC Emergency Relief Team Al Marj Branch was involved in the relief work, to resolve bottlenecks and obstacles caused by the torrential rain in the area recently. =... Read more
IOM: More Than 160 Illegal Migrants Repatriated From Sebha.
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Sebha, 23 February 2019(Lana) The International Organisation of Migration IOM has announced that 160 illegal migrants from Nigeria have been repatriated to their country from the southern Libyan city of Sebha. The repatriation process was part of voluntary repatriation program IOM is running with support from the EU Credit Fund, IOM said in statements posted to its website. In May, the UN High Commission for Refugees has estimated that the number of refugees and asylum seekers held at official sites in Libya has reached 5700 of which 2367 cared for by IOM. =... Read more
Airports Authority organizes seminar on Public -Private Sector Partnership.
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Tripoli, 24 February 2019 (Lana) Airports Authority organized Sunday in Radisson Blue hotel in Tripoli, a seminar on Public -Private Sector Partnership on airports field with the participation of several experts. The opening session was attended by the Deputy at the |Presidency Council, Ahmed Amitiq, and ministers of economy, transport, planning, agriculture and head of Airports Authority and several experts and specialists. Head of Airports Authority said the seminar, the first of its kind is designed to consolidate the concept of partnership between the public and... Read more