World News: Political News
Commander in Chief of Libyan Army Issues Decision to Set up Special Operation Room for Oil Crescent Region.
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Tripoli, 1 June 2016(Lana) The Commander in Chief of the Libyan Army has issued a decision to set up a special operation room for command of military operations in the Oil Crescent region Ajdabiya-Sirte against the State Organisation Da'esh. The Decision No 3 stipulated that a military operation room be set up to command military operation against Da'esh, to be directly affiliated with the Commander in Chief. The decision also stipulated that no military or Para-military formation would be allowed to engage in any combat operations within the designated area, without being... Read more
Libyan-Italian Ministers Discuss Re-activating Suspended Infrastructure Projects and Restoring Flights Between Two Countries.
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Rome, 1 June 2016(Lana) The Libyan Minister of Transport Milad Ma'toug discussed here on Tuesday with the Italian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure reactivating a cooperation agreement signed by the two countries, especially the construction of coastal road linking the west of the country to the east, which was part of the Friendship treaty signed under the former regime. The meeting also dealt with restoring suspended flights between the two countries. The Friendship treaty which the two countries signed back in 2008, provided for Italy promising to invest $5 billion... Read more
Social Council of Tuareg Calls for Finalizing Agreement With Tabou.
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Tripoli, 1 June 2016(Lana) The Social Council of Tuareg has called on all Libyan citizens to come together to build the homeland, and urged the finalization of the peace accord signed in Qatar between the Tuareg and Tabou tribes. In the first meeting it conducted in Thala, Ghat south-western Libya, the Council called for tribal protection to withdrawn from anyone who was proven to have committed an act that undermines the homeland and citizens. The Council said it renounced all form of terrorism, and voiced its commitment to combat illegal migration and protection of Libyan ... Read more
kobler Urges Libyan Military Parties to Join Effort Against State Organisation.
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Paris, 1 June 2016(Lana) The UN Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler has stressed the need for all military factions in Libya to join ranks to defeat so called State Organisation. Any part will not be able to achieve the desired success, Kobler said at the signing ceremony of an oil agreement by the Libyan National Oil Company and the French Technip Co. He called on all military parties in the west and in the east to coordinate under the umbrella of the Government of National Accord. =... Read more
CBL Asks Presidential Council to Ban New Currency Notes.
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Tripoli, 1 June 2016(Lana) The Central Bank of Libya has asked the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord to place a ban on the new currency notes circulating at national banks. The Monetary Policies Committee of the Central Bank has concluded that currency note brought from Russia have to be banned from circulation at all commercial banks in Libya, the CBL said in a statement. Printing the currency notes in Russia was shrouded in a shadow of ambiguity, and was conducted in violation of enforced laws, which aggravated political division and provided an... Read more