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The WCO Secretary General will be meeting the Director General of the Libyan Custom Authority Brigadier Mustafa Azzam Al Tarjuman and heads of departments. Talks were said to focus on technical assistance, training and exchange of information. The Libyan Customs information bureau said the WCO Secretary General's visit to Libya was in reply to an invitation extended by Mr. Al Tarjuman during the organisation's annual meeting held in Manila, Philippines in September. =... Read more
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Tripoli, 06.12.2016(Lana) Municipal Council female members issued recommendations at the end of their first gathering including creating special department for ladies at the governates and municipalities, in line with Minister of Local Government resolution, and participation of female members of municipal councils in putting in place work mechanism of the department, and reaffirmed the guidance of the minister of local government to devoute a day for a meeting of female members of municipal council. They also stressed the completion of the legislations augmenting local... Read more
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Washington, 06.12.2016(Lana) The USA urged armed groups in Libya to respond immediately to GNA calls to stop fighting. US State Department spokesman, Mark Toner said in press briefing that the USA urged the parties to 'respect items of the Libyan political accord including the security arrangements for the withdraw of armed groups from Libyan cities and to be replaced by government army and police units'. Toner underlined USA support to President Faeyz Saraj and the GNA. UNSMIL announced last Thursday the death of 35 civilians and injury of 51 others in armed clashes in... Read more
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Tripoli, 06.12.2016(Lana) Head of UNSMIL, Martin Kobler congratulated the GNA Local Government Ministry for organizing the first gathering of municipal council ladies. Kobler considered the gathering as shedding light on the leading role of Libyan women. In a tweet in his personal twitter account, Sunday, Kobler said it was a wonderful initiative to remind us all that women should have equal rights in decision making and capable of realizing stability and peace and security in Libya. On his part, Vice- President of Presidency Council, Ahmed Maitiaq said the convening of the... Read more
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Tripoli, 06.12.2016(Lana) GNA Ministry of Social Affairs has announced that it is to organize in Tripoli Wednesday a seminar on the perils of fireworks. In information leaflet about the seminar, a copy of which was received by Lana. the ministry said" the seminar will be accompanied by sensitization campaign that includes an exhibition to highlight the menace of the use of fireworks. It said the exhibition is to be held at Martyrs Square in Tripoli, Wednesday evening and to continue to Thursday evening. =... Read more