World News: Political News
Presidency Council Issues Statement on Smuggling Fuel Through Some Ports.
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Tripoli, 8 January 2017(Lana) The Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord on Saturday issued a statement on smuggling state-subsidized fuel through Sea ports. While the world was receiving news of the victories gained by the forces affiliated with the Presidency Council against Da'esh organisation, Libyans were shocked by reports of conspiracy by some weak people with criminal gangs to steal the resources of the Libyan people by smuggling fuel and other state-subsidized oil products through Sea ports. The Council denounced these despicable acts which it... Read more
Kobler Calls for 2017 to be Year of Resolution of Libyan Crisis.
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New York, 8 January 2017(Lana) The UN Special Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler has called for 2017 to be a year for making the decisions that settle the Libyan crisis. In statements carried by the Algerian news agency on Saturday, Kobler underscored the need for progress to be made this year to end the crisis in Libya. Kobler stressed, at a meeting with Algerian Minister in Charge of Maghreb and AU Affairs Abdul Gader Msahel, the need for 'security and stability in Libya to be restored, highlighting the role Libya's neighbors were doing in the quest for a solution to the... Read more
Congolese Foreign Affairs Minister Says His Country Will Host Summit Meeting on Libya.
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Algiers, 8 January 2017(Lana) The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Congo John Claude Gakoso announced here on Saturday that his country was hosting a summit meeting on Libya on January 25th, as an 'African contribution' to efforts to resolve the conflict raging in the country since 2011. 'The summit to be hosted by the Republic of Congo, which presides over the AU high level committee on Libya, will tackle the Libyan crisis and the available solutions, to end the African conflict, the Algerian news agency quoted the Minister as saying following a meeting with... Read more
Ministry of Education delegation visits several schools and educational utilities in Misrata.
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Misrata, 08.01.2017(Lana) Ministry of Education delegation visited several schools and educational utilities where maintenance work has been halted in Misrata city. The delegation included directors of educational utilities department, projects office and educational inspection department. Director of the Media Office at Misrata Education Department, Saleh Ghabaq told Lana that the delegation inspected these schools and educational establishments and held meetings with Misrata municipality officials covering ways to ease difficulties to finalize maintenance of the... Read more
167 people killed in traffic accidents.
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Tripoli, 08.01.2017(Lana) Traffic Department has issued traffic accident figures for last November across the country, showing that traffic accidents caused the death of 167 people due to high speed, breaking traffic law and safety criteria. It said the accidents caused high financial losses because of the 441 accidents in November at national level. It also said that 300 people were injured and 697 vehicles were damaged in these accidents. =... Read more