World News: Political News
Death Toll From Clashes in Tripoli Suburbs Rises to 41, 128 Wounded and 8 Missing.
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Tripoli, 3 September 2018(Lana) A report issued by the field hospital set up by the Wounded Affairs Department 'WAD' in Tripoli announced Sunday that the death toll from in the armed clashes in the southern areas of the capital has risen to 41, while 128 were wounded and 8 missing. The Department renewed an appeal to the Ministry of Health, and humanitarian organisations to provide assistance to the ambulance services to help transfer the wounded and stranded families out of the battle field, and to provide accommodation and supplies for the displaced people. =... Read more
NOC and Al Breiga Oil Marketing Co.
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Confirm Fuel Available at Depots. Tripoli, 3 September 2018(Lana) The National Oil Company NOC and the Al Breiga Oil Marketing Company have confirmed fuel was available at their depots, despite the ongoing events in the capital. This came at a joint meeting by the companies bosses designed to come up with a plan to ensure permanent fuel supply. The meeting held yesterday was chaired by Mustafa Sun'allah, the CEO of NOC, and attended by members of the joint committee made up of senior directors and heads of departments at the NOC and the Al Breiga Co. Sun'allah said the... Read more
Chairman of Social Liaison Council in Gharyan Municipality: Emergency Meeting of Notables and Elders of Gabal and Western Regions to Discuss Halt to Clashes in the Capital.
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Gharyan, 3 September 2018(Lana) The Chairman of the Social Liaison Council in the Municipality of Gharyan Mukhtar Bin Younis has confirmed that an emergency meeting was to be convened at the city hall, in a bid by the notables and elders of the Western and Mountain regions to discuss the events in the capital. In a statement to the Libyan news agency correspondent in Gharyan, Bin Younis said the meeting would be devoted to discussing an intervention by the region's notables and elders to end the clashes in southern Tripoli areas, to bring an end to suffering of civilians. ... Read more
Arab League Secretary General Calls for Immediate Cessation of Armed Clashes in Libyan Capital.
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Cairo, 3 September 2018(Lana) The Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abu Al Ghaith has called for an immediate cessation of clashes in southern Tripoli area. According to Leagues Official Spokesman Ahmed Afifi Abu Al Ghaith has demanded that fighting be brought to a halt immediately in Tripoli to pave way for measures being made by the Presidency Council to spread its control over the city and protect civilians. =... Read more
UN Special Envoy Meets Mayors of Tripoli and Suk Al Gomoa.
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Tripoli, 2 September 2018(Lana) The UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghasan Salama along with deputy for political affairs Stephaney Williams on Saturday met the Mayors of Tripoli Abdul Raouf Beitul Mal and Suk Al Gomoa Hashem Bin Yusuf. UNSMIL said in statement on its page the meeting, which was held at the mission headquarters, was devoted to discussing the current situation in the capital and the need to enhance peace and stability and uphold the ceasefire, and also to bring about a long lasting solution to the security of Tripoli. =... Read more