World News: Political News
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
Head of Presidency Council Discuss With 'Abu Al Ghaith' Libyan Crisis.
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Cairo, 12 January 2017(Lana) The Head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Saraj has expressed his appreciation of the role played by the Secretary General of the Arab League, as part of the ongoing effort to end the Libyan crisis. A statement issued by the Arab League Press Office on Thursday said Al Saraj briefed Abu Al Ghaith on the efforts mounted by all parties to bring an end to the crisis. On his part, the Arab League Secretary General Spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said Abu Al Ghaith has stressed, at a meeting with the Head of the... Read more
Libyan Navy Spokesman: No Violation of Libyan Territorial Waters by Italian Vessels.
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Tripoli, 12 January 2017(Lana) The Libyan Navy Official Spokesman Col. Ayub Gassem has dismissed media reports of violation by Italian navy vessels of Libyan territorial waters, urging the media to verify their sources. The Libyan naval forces facilities did not detect any undeclared movements by the Italian navy in the designated area off the Gulf of Sirte to the western Libyan Sea borders, Gassem told the Libyan news agency. 'What was detected in fact was an Italian ship 'San Georgio' which is operating within the 'Sofia Force' that approached the Libyan coast before... Read more