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GNA Foreign Minister Receives Ambassador of Bosnia Herzegovina.
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Tripoli, 17 December 2020(Lana) GNA Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala met at the Ministry's headquarters in Tripoli Mirrin Minovic, who handed over to him his credentials as the new Ambassador of Bosnia Herzegovina in Libya. Siala welcomed the Ambassador wishing him success in his mandate which he hoped would contribute to promoting exchange between the two countries. On his part, the Ambassador commended the Libyan Government and indeed the Foreign Ministry for their effort to promote ties between the two countries, and expressed his country's desire to coordinate with... Read more
UNSMIL Commends CBL Approval of New Exchange Rate.
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Tripoli, 16 December 2020(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL has commended the decision by Central Bank of Libya approving an amended exchange rate of the Libyan dinar against the US dollar. In a statement posted to its SMS page UNSMIL described the move as a 'positive step towards alleviating the suffering of the Libyan people, and a good sign that the sovereign institution was steering towards unification.' The UN Acting Special Envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams stressed that 'time has come for all Libyans, particularly the active politicians to demonstrate... Read more
UN Security Council Appoints New UN Envoy to Libya.
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New York, 16 December 2020(Lana) The UN Security Council agreed on Tuesday to appoint Nikolay Mladenov as the new UN Special Envoy to Libya, Diplomat said. Mladenov will succeed Ghasan Salama who resigned in March due to health reasons. UN Security Council members stressed the need to put in place reliable and effective mechanism to monitor the ceasefire under Libyan leadership, saying they looked forward to a comprehensive report from the Secretary General on effective ceasefire monitoring proposals under UN auspices. The Council members renewed their call for... Read more
CBL Approves New Libyan Dinar Exchange Rate Against the Dollar.
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Tripoli, 16 December 2020(Lana) The Central Bank of Libya has approved an amended exchange rate of the Libyan dinar against the US dollar at LD 4.48. In a statement it issued on Wednesday, the CBL said it has discussed a report by the committee, at a meeting held by the board of directors, and decided to endorse the new rate as of January 3, 2021, to be applicable for all foreign currency purchasing purposes, government, commercial and personal. The CBL said the meeting of the board was marked by a spirit of devotion and patriotism, and the decision to change the rate... Read more
NDCC Records 560 New CoronaVirus Infections.
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Tripoli, 16 December 2020(Lana) - The National Disease Control Centre (NDCC) has issued a daily CoronaVirus update in Libya for Wednesday Dec.16. The NDCC said it received 3300 samples for PCR testing, 2740 have turned out to be negative, and 560 positive. The NDCC Communication Committee said the Centre has recorded 576 recoveries and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. This brings to 92577 the total CoronaVirus cases in Libya, of which 28.533 active cases, 62.720 recoveries and 1324 deaths. =... Read more