World News: Political News
General Electricity Company Urges Consumers to Rationalize Power Consumption.
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Tripoli, 7 December 2017(Lana) The General Electricity Company has said that the Company's is generating 5550 megawatts , while consumption was projected to reach 5850 megawatts, with a shortfall of 300 megawatts. The Company urged, in a statement on its website, customers to rationalize consumption of power to lessen load shedding hours by following guidelines of use of power. The Company also appealed to ministries and companies to switch off lights after end of work day. =... Read more
HCS holds broad meeting.
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Tripoli, 6 December, 2017 (Lana)The High Council of State held a broad consultative meeting at its headquarters in Tripoli, during which the political developments, the political accord and negotiations on its amendments were reviewed. Members of the HCS renewed their support to the political process and the efforts to reach a consensus with the House of Representatives to amend the political accord based on full partnership, urging all parties to honour the accord as the only legitimacy to address the current crisis according to UN Security Council Resolution No 2259. They... Read more
HNEC announces registration of electorates.
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Tripoli, 6 December 2017 (Lana) High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has announced to commence registration of electorates as of Wednesday 6, 2017. The announcement was made by Dr Emad Al saiah, President of the Commission today in the presence of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salama, his deputy, and members of the commission board and member of the Constitutive Assembly, media reporters and civil society organizations. He said opening the registration was designed to enable unregistered citizens to register or change their polling stations. He also said the electoral... Read more
Director of Eni: In Libya We Chose Organic Growth, Fear no Competition.
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Brussels, 6 December 2017(Lana) The CEO of the Italian Energy Group Eni Claudio Descalzi said the group was not concerned by activities of its rival French 'Total' in Libya, noting that Eni has settled on 'organic growth', production increase, instead of integration and acquisition. Responding to a question at a seminar held her on relations between the EU and Africa, Descalzi said competition always existed, we were born like dwarfs versus giants, but we managed to overcome competition all over the world, and certainly it did not concern us especially in Libya. 'Our... Read more
CEO of National Oil Company Meets British Ambassador.
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Tripoli, 6 December 2017(Lana) The Chairman of the Board of the National Oil Company Mustafa Sun'allah has met the British Ambassador Peter Millett to discuss exchange in oil industry area. The British Ambassador has stressed desire by British companies to contribute to projects in the oil industry namely maintenance work and transfer of technology. Millett invited the NOC to coordinate a meeting between NOC companies and British companies working in the oil industry next year in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. =... Read more