World News: Political News
GNA Minister of Education Discusses Educational Exchange With President of British Council.
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Tripoli, 5 January 2017(Lana) The Minister of Education of the Government of National Accord and the President of the British Council in Tripoli have discussed joint cooperation and exchange in the area of education, training and upgrading skills in English language. Activation of joint agreements and programs already agreed by the two sides were discussed at the meeting which was held at Al Khuld Palace. They involved utilization of the expertise of the British Council in the English Language curricula by setting up of joint committees from the Ministry and the British... Read more
Italian Foreign Minister: We Seek Comprehensive Agreement That Brings Together all Libyan Parties.
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Rome, 5 January 2017(Lana) Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said his country was working for a comprehensive peaceful agreement that bring all Libyan parties together without exception, indicating that his government supported the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord. 'We have not made a choice in favour of one person, rather we support the UN-recognized government and assist those who fight terrorism, Alfano said in an interview with the La Samba newspaper on Wednesday. Alfano said his country was committed to upgrade cooperation with Libya... Read more
Kobler Concerned With Escalation in Libya.
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New York, 5 January 2017(Lana) The UN Special Representative and Head of the Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler has expressed concern over the latest developments in Libya namely the latest events in central Libya. In a statement on Wednesday, Kobler said 'I call on all parties to act prudently and to settle problems through peaceful negotiations.' He urged all parties to refrain from agitating the situation in the country. The Head of the UN mission said there was a need to join all efforts to reach an agreement on execution of the Political Agreement,... Read more
President of HSC Meets Algerian state minister.
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Algiers, 05. 01.2017(Lana) President of High State Council, Dr Abdulrahman Al Sawihli at the outset of his visit to Algeria Wednesday met with the Algerian State Minister for Maghreb, African and Arab League Affairs, Abdulqader Mesahle . The meeting was attended by members of the HSC, accompanying the President and Libyan ambassador to Algeria, and the Algerian official responsible for Libyan affairs at the Algerian Foreign Ministry besides the Algerian ambassador to Libya, according to HSC media office. The meeting covered bilateral cooperation between the two ... Read more
Electricity Company Cites Lack of Resources for Hours-long Load Shedding.
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Tripoli, 4 January 2017(Lana) The General Electricity Company has said the long hours of load shedding which the company imposed on consumers was due to lack of resources, a halt in execution of power projects, shortage in fuel supply and the cold wave hitting the country currently. The power generation output currently is 5150 Megawatts, a shortfall of 1800 Megawatts, an information source at the company said on Wednesday. The company is working on maintaining the production units and transmission stations and entry of new generation units into the national grid, to cut... Read more