World News: Political News
Misrata Municipal and Military Councils, elderly and military zone condemn attack on a plane.
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Misrata, 04.01..2017(Lana) Misrata Municipal and Military Councils, elderly, military zone and Air force Emergency Operations Team condemned Wednesday in a joint statement the air attack on a plane which was a on a social mission in Jufra, causing death, injury and damage to the aircraft. The statement rejected use of civilian and oil ports for military operations and attack on cities. The statement called on the Presidency Council, being the Supreme Commander of the Libyan Army to shoulder its responsibility and take measures and put an end to whatever threats Libyan... Read more
Telecommunications Services Return to Eastern Region Beyond Ajdabiyah.
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Tripoli, 3 January 2017(Lana) The Libya Telephone Co. has announced the return of telecommunications services to the eastern region beyond Ajdabiyah which were disrupted as a result of defects. In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by the Libyan news agency, the Company said the engineers and technicians at the Benghazi telecommunications Office have succeeded in fixing the defects and returning the service to the region. =... Read more
Al Koni Cites Failure of Presidency Council for His Resignation.
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Tripoli, 3 December 2016(Lana) The Deputy Head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Musa Al Koni has said the Presidency Council has failed to run the country politically, economically and to establish security, which made the execution of the Political Agreement almost impossible. The Presidency Council has failed to resolve the political crisis, address the citizens daily woes, and to deal with the challenges facing the country, because it was not working as a team, Al Koni said at a press conference here on Monday 'The Council has failed to... Read more
Zubida warns against settling illegal immigrants in Libya.
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Tripoli, 03.01.2017(Lana) Profesor of international law, Dr Mohamed Zubida warned Monday that the centers set up in Libya to accommodate illegal immigrants in Libya are illegal, pointing out that the specialized organ on refugee affairs is the UN High Commission for Refugees. Zubida explained in an interview with a Libyan Satellite Channel that Libya has not signed an agreement on this regard, and the presence of the agency in Libya is contrary to international law, by exploiting the state of security lapse as some refugees were settled and refugee cards were given to. ... Read more
South Korea extends travel ban of its citizens to 6 countries including Libya.
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Seoul, 03.01.2017(Lana) South Korea Foreign Ministry decided Tuesday to extend the travel ban on its citizens to 6 countries including Libya up to July 31, 2017. The ministry attributed the reason for such extension to the unstable political situation, bad security and threats of terrorist groups. The ministry warned south Korean nationals visiting Libya, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan and some regions in the Philippines without government permission with imprisonment for a maximum of one year and a penalty of 8300 US dollars according to article 26 of... Read more