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Customs Authority: 52.
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000 kilos of Hashish, 100 Million Tramadol Tablets, Firearms and Hunting Guns Seized. Tripoli, 20 December 2018(Lana) The Customs Authority has warned against a vicious campaign to flood the country with narcotics and arms through land and Sea outlets. In a statement it published on Thursday, the Customs Authority said 'the entry of large amounts of drugs is a serious indication which will have adverse effects on the minds of Libyan youth, and will lead to destruction of the economy, money laundering and support of terrorism.' The Authority said that as part of confronting... Read more
Salama and Jheinawi Discuss Political Developments in Libya.
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Tunis, 19 December 2018(Lana) The UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghasan Salama yesterday discussed with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khamis Al Jheinawi political developments in Libya. According to UNSMIL SMS page, the two sides discussed progress made towards holding the National Gathering planned for early January 2019. On his part, the Tunisian Minister expressed hope that the gathering would be a milestone in the political solution process and the narrowing of the gap between Libyan parties. =... Read more
Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Illegal Migration Affairs Meets Spanish Ambassador.
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Tripoli, 19 December 2019(Lana) The Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Illegal Migration Affairs Mohamed Al Sheibani said that 'Libya is a transit country and not a destination one.' This came at a meeting the Undersecretary had with the Spanish Ambassador held at the Ministry's headquarters here. Cooperation between the Interior Ministries in the two countries especially regarding illegal migration and the difficulties in tackling this phenomenon were discussed at the meeting. Libya has set up so called Sahara Patrol Administration to be affiliated with the Anti... Read more
EU Ministerial Council Decides to Expand Authorization of its Mission for Border Control in Libya.
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Brussels, 19 December 2018(Lana) The EU Ministerial Council has decided to expand authorization of its mission for bolder control in Libya. The decision calls for the mission to offer assistance to the Libyan Government to combat crime and trafficking, having in the past retracted its activities to planning of civil operations in the border control area. The decision, according to the Council, was in response to requests by the Libyan authorities, and was also in line with the EU policy to assist Libya overcome the transitional period and transit to democracy and... Read more
US Calls for Pull out of Al Sharara Oil Fields.
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Tripoli, 19 December 2018(Lana) The United States has called for an unconditional withdrawal of the group which seized the installation recently. The US Embassy demanded, in a statement read by Roberto Piladino, Deputy State Department Spokesman, that all parties resort to dialogue and peaceful means to resolve issues not threatening violence. =... Read more