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Water Supply From Man-Made River Expected to Return to Tripoli on Wednesday, Network Official Says.
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Tripoli, 17 January 2017(Lana) The Al Hasawana-Sahl Al Jafara Man-made River network source has announced that water supplies to the capital Tripoli were expected to be resumed on Wednesday after the eastern track has been refilled. The flow is due to be increased gradually until the normal level is achieved for all cities and towns supplied by the network, the source told the Libyan news agency, adding that engineers and operation teams were doing their best to secure the return of supply as soon as they can. The source cited the delay in returning the supply to Tripoli... Read more
Al Radaa 'Deterrence' Force Storms Criminal Slums in Tripoli, Detain Several African Drug and Al cohol Traders.
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Tripoli, 15 January 2017(Lana) The Special Al Radaa 'Deterrent' Force has stormed the hideouts of criminality in Tripoli on Friday and Saturday and arrested a number of persons of African nationalities who are engaged in marketing of Al cohol and narcotics. The force said on its website it had decided to tackle the state of insecurity prevailing in the area for years and in response to appeals by local residents who said they feared these gangs on their children. The Force published some photos of the detained persons and seized goods found in their possession. =... Read more
French -African Summit Kicks off in Bamako With Participation of Head of Presidency Council.
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Bamako, 15 January 2017(Lana) The Proceedings of the African-French Summit kicked off in the Malian capital Bamako on Saturday, with participation of the Head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Saraj and the French President Francois Hollande. Malian President Ibrahim Kita said in the opening remarks the summit 'paves the way for a new era of African French cooperation based on mutual interests, combat of terrorism, poverty and irregular migration. The French President said his country was [prepared to upgrade its exchange with African... Read more
Water Supply to Return to Tripoli AT Dawn Monday.
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Tripoli, 15 January 2017(Lana) Water supply is expected to gradually return to Tripoli on Monday morning, an official at the Man-made River Services said. Water supply will start to gradually return to the network in the capital starting from dawn on Monday, and to other region from Tuesday a source at the MMR Services told the Libyan news agency. Water flow started yesterday after maintenance work on the eastern track of the MMR pipeline was completed, the source said. It appealed to agricultural projects to refrain from opening the valves feeding these projects until... Read more
President of High state Council Meets British Ambassador.
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Tripoli, 15 January 2017(Lana) The President of the High State Council Abdul Rahman Al Sweihli on Thursday had an audience with the British Ambassador Peter Millett. The meeting which was conducted at the headquarters of the Council here, was attended by members of the delegation accompanying the ambassador and the Council's rapporteur. The meeting dwelt on joint cooperation, and the importance of returning the British Embassy to operate from the capital Tripoli permanently. =... Read more