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State Minister for Women and Development Affairs announces proposal on intellectual property law.
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Tripoli, 26 April 2017 (Lana) State Minister for Women and Community Development Affairs, Assama Al-Austa has announced the submitting of a proposal to the Chief of Staff Office at the Presidency Council to set up a committee to be chaired by the State Minister for Women Affairs and Community Development along with other professionals to consider the delay of the Libyan law issued late 1960s on intellectual property. The state minister explained that the proposal of the formation of the committee came to consider three directions, first rights of the author, adjacent rights... Read more
Gang smuggling livestock to Egypt caught.
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Toboruk, 26 April 2017 (Lana) A gang smuggling live stock into Egypt through Al-Bardi coast east of Toboruk was apprehended. Security agencies said marines managed to apprehend an Egyptian fishing boat with 116 heads of livestock on board. The boat was heading to Egypt and smuggling livestock from Libya, they added. They said this was the first time to apprehend livestock smugglers from Libya through the sea. They said the boat was tugged to Tobrouk naval base, and the shipment was handed over to the relevant authorities for legal action. =... Read more
President of HSC meets UN envoy to Libya.
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Tripoli, 26 April 2017 (Lana) President of High State Council, Dr Abdurrahman Aswihli met Tuesday with head of UNSMIL, Martin Kobler and his accompanying delegation in the presence of first and second deputy presidents in Tripoli. The meeting focused on the outcome of the meeting of President of High State Council and President of the House of Representatives in Rome last Friday, and practical steps to start negotiations directly between the High State Council and House of Representatives to address obstacles facing the political accord and introduce the necessary amendments... Read more
Minister of Transport meets HSC member.
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Tripoli, 26 April 2017 (Lana) Minister of Transport, Eng. Milad Mohamed Matauq met in Tripoli Tuesday with member of the High State Council for Kufra, Sanusi Qumi, and Abdulhamid Suliman, planning coordinator for Kufra. They discusses ways to resume air travel between Tripoli and Kufra as soon a possible, as Afriqya airlines promised to consider the matter. They also touched on resumption of implementing Kufra-Abuzariq road. =... Read more
GNA Foreign Minister Meets Russian Delegation Led by Deputy Foreign Minister.
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Tripoli, 26 April 2017(Lana) The GNA delegated Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala on Tuesday met at the Ministry's headquarters here the Russian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bugdanov. Bugdanov is accompanied by a high-ranking delegation including Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Chairman of Russian-Libyan Business Council and the Russian Ambassador. Siala welcomed Bugdanov, expressing hope that his visit would help upgrade exchange between Libya and Russia. Bugdanov said he was delighted to visit Libya, stressing the importance Russia attaches... Read more