World News: Political News
Head of Gas and Fuel Crisis: Crisis Contained in Record Time.
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Tripoli, 1 February 2017(Lana) The Head of the Gas and Fuel Crisis Committee Milad Al Hajrasi has announced that the concerned authorities have identified the gas distribution stores which sell gas canisters on the black market which led to huge rise in its prices last week. The problem of the gas and fuel shortage was brought to an end thanks to the security patrols which was instructed to follow the gas canisters carrying trucks from the main depot at Al Hani up to the distribution centres to ensure that they would be smoothly sold to customers, Al Hajrasi said. The... Read more
President of the Presidency Council meets with UN Secretary General.
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Tripoli, 31.01.2017(Lana) President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Saraj met Monday with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs. The meeting was attended by the delegated Foreign Minister, Mohamed Saila, and the political advisor Taher al Sunni, at the sideline of the African Summit held in Addis Ababa. At the outset of the meeting Saraj congratulated for his new post wishing him success in the light of the magnitude of the challenges facing him. The two sides touched the recent important... Read more
Second phase of training programme of Libyan coast guard kicked off.
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Brussels, 31.01.2017(Lana) The European Union announced Monday the launching of the second phase of the training programme of Libyan coast guard in line with Sofia Naval Operation to fight ill legal immigration off the Libyan coast. A statement by the EU External Relations Representative, Fredericka Moghrini said the second state of the naval operation began by enrolling a new batch of 20 members of the Libyan coast guard at a training centre in the Greek island of Crete. The trainees would receive training in various fields relevant to their duties such as human rights,... Read more
Solar boards installed to provide power to several hospitals.
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Tripoli, 31.01.2017(Lana) The UN Development Porgramme supervised the installation of solar boards to provide power to ten hospitals in various Libyan cities. The project designed to harness solar energy and help hospitals with energy especially for resuscitation rooms due to repeated power outage. =... Read more
US Embassy Suspends Issuance of Visas to Libyan Nationals.
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Tripoli, 31 January 2017(Lana) The United States Embassy in Libya has announced that it had suspended granting visas to Libyan nationals in response to the decision signed on Jan.27 regarding banning citizens of 7 countries from entry to the United States. The decision is effective immediately until further notice, the Embassy said in a statement on Monday. It urged Libyan nationals not to seek an appointment for visa application and not to pay any fees at the time being. As for those already booked an appointment, the Embassy advised them against attending to the... Read more