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Tanzanian former president to be the head of the African Union's mission to Libya.
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Tripoli, 16.07.2016 - Lana - Chairman of the high AU commission "Dlamini-Zuma" , on Friday , said that the former Tanzanian president "Jakaya Kikwete" , had been chosen to be head of the African Union mission to Libya , and he will start several negotiations about the Libyan crisis with Libya's neighboring countries , after the conclusion of the current African summit , which held in the Rwandan capital Kigali. Head of the AU high commission , said that all African countries had welcomed the selection of "Kikwete" , who served in the Tanzanian presidential post between 2005-2015 ,... Read more
US envoy to Libya participates in the Libyan political dialogue meetings.
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Tripoli, 16.07.2016 - Lana - The U.S. special envoy to Libya "Jonathan Wiener" , is participating in the meeting of the security and political meetings , which will be held in Tunisia , to resolve the current crisis in Libya. News reports quoted from "Wiener" as saying , that he had arrived to Tunisia to participate in the Libyan security and political dialogue meetings , adding that his attendance is to discover a practical steps , to pave a common ground , and to make the presidential council of the national accord government more active. Its noteworthy , that the Libyan security... Read more
UN envoy to Libya says protecting cultural heritage means protecting Libyan identity.
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Tripoli, 16.07.2016 - Lana - Head of the UNSMIL "Martin Kobler" , on Friday , called for necessity to protect the historical and cultural heritages of Libya. Kobler in a tweet , on his personal account on twitter , said that protecting cultural heritage , means protecting the Libyan identity. UNISCO on Thursday , had decided to put five Libyan archaeological and cultural sites , on the list of the endangered world heritage sites , and in its decision said that military operations are the "great danger" on the Libyan archaeological treasures. The listed sites in Libya , included the... Read more
Closure of several roads in Tripoli in protest against power disruption and cash shortages.
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Tripoli, 13.07.2016(Lana) Several districts of Tripoli witness closure of roads and setting tires on fire by youth protesting long hours of disruption of power supply and cash shortages. Several protesting youth in Such Jouma, Shat Road, Gutt Shaal, Qarqaresh told Lana their indignation of what they described as unfair distribution of load shedding among Libyan cities and cash shortages at banks. The protestors asked the presidency council to take practical measures to find solutions to the problems faced by the public in terms of electricity, cash, security and not to... Read more
Tripoli Court of Appeal postpones trial of Sa'di al-Qadhafi to October 2.
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Tripoli, 13.07.2016(Lana) Tripoli Court of Appeal postpones trial of Sa'di al-Qadhafi to October 2. Al-Qadhafi was implicated in killing the international player and player of Al -Itihad in Tripoli 2005, at the request of the judge. Al-Sa'di who is imprisoned in Al-Hadhba since his return from Niger to libya in March 2014, attended the court session =... Read more