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Reconciliatory Encounter for Al Sekbah Tribe in Bani Waleed.
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Bani Waleed, 7 May 2018(Lana) Reconciliatory efforts succeeded in bringing together members of Al Sekbah tribe after 35 years of hostility. An event was held in the area of Shmeikh in Bani Waleed to put the seal on the reconciliation agreement, attended by sheikhs and notables representing all the tribes of the werfala region and neighboring areas which played a role in forging the clan come-together. Speakers at the event lauded the efforts which culminated in reaching reconciliation between members of the same tribe. =... Read more
Coast Guard Rescue 98 Illegal Migrants North of Al Garabouli.
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Tripoli, 7 May 2018(Lana) A Libyan Coast Guard patrol of the central sector Al Khoms Al Zaroug Zwara has rescued 98 illegal migrants including 9 women and 3 children who were on a dinghy off the coast of Al Garaboouli. The migrants who belonged to different nationalities included Tunisians, Algerians, Moroccans, Gambians as well as a Syrian national were rescued 29 miles north of the town of Al Garabouli east of Tripoli, said Ayub Gassem, the Libyan Navy Spokesman. The desperate migrants were offered medical and other assistance before they were handed over to the anti... Read more
Tripoli Medical Centre to Recruit 850 Philipina Nurses.
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Tripoli, 6 May 2018(Lana) The Director of Tripoli Medical Centre Nabil Al Ajaili has said that the centre was considering recruiting hundreds of Philipina nurses to work at the hospital different wards. IN press statements Al Ajaili said the deal to bring 450 nurses was discussed with the Ambassador of the Philippines in Libya, which can be materialized after settlement of financial transfers from 100 existing Philipina nurses working at the hospital since 2014. =... Read more
Siala Calls for Excluding Terror-Combating Weapons From UN Arms Embargo on Libya.
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Dushanbe, 6 May 2018(Lana) The GNA Minister of Foreign and International Cooperation Mohamed Siala has called on the international community to support Libya's request to exclude weapons for fighting terrorism from the arms embargo imposed by the UN on Libya. Such weapons are needed by the Presidency Guard and the Coastal Guard forces to fight terrorism, Siala told the International Conference on Combating Terrorism in the capital of Tajikistan. The ban on arms exports to Libya under the plea of fuelling civil war and sedition has hugely curtailed our ability to combat... Read more
Pan-Arab Parliament Supports UN-Sponsored Political Process in Libya.
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Tripoli, 6 May 2018(Lana) The President of the Pan-Arab Parliament Meshaal Bin Fahm Al Salami has discussed with the UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghasana Salma latest developments in the country. Al Salami said he phoned the UN Envoy to tell him his full support for the political process and dialogue between Libyan parties under the auspices of the United Nations. Al Salami added that he has briefed the UN Envoy of efforts being mounted by the Pan-Arab Parliament to back up the political process to reach a solution that can preserve the country's sovereignty and . ... Read more