World News: Political News
Tunisia and Algerian Support Political Track in Libya.
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Tunis, 5 May 2016(Lana) Algerian Minister of Maghreb and AU Affairs Abdul Gader Msaahel and his Tunisian counterpart Khamis Al Jheinawi have discussed developments in Libya. The Ministers said their viewpoints were identical on the need for supporting the political track to restore peace and stability in Libya. The meeting also dealt with the agenda for the 34th meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union which will be held in Tunis on Thursday May 6. =... Read more
Unidentified warplanes attack positions of State Organization.
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Tripoli, 04.05.2016(Lana) Unidentified warplanes attacked last night positions of State Organization in Serte. Eyewitness in the city said several explosions rocked Al Dhahair area 17 km west of Serte. The sound of the explosions could be heard from the city. The eyewitnesses told Lana, they saw ambulance vehicles rushing to the area from which heavy columns of smoke were rising to the skies. The eyewitnesses however, could not report the damage caused nor if there were any causality, due to the large presence of members of the State Organization. =... Read more
Tunisian FM asserts his country's rejection of foreign intervention in Libya.
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Tunis, 04.05.2016(Lana) Tunisian FM, Khamis Al Jihanoi asserted his country's rejection of foreign intervention in Libya. At a press conference yesterday, he said; Tunisia's position on foreign intervention in Libya did not change. He said we are against foreign intervention in Libya, and wanted Libyan rivals to interact and find a solution to the crisis'. He denied, however, that there are diplomatic and security efforts to repatriate Tunisian terrorists from Libya. 'There are no such efforts, we would fight them' he added. =... Read more
Kobler: Institutions and bodies outside the Political Accord are obstructing work of GNA.
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Tripoli, 04.05.2015(Lana) UN envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler has described Institutions and bodies outside the Political Accord as obstructing work of the Government of National Accord(GNA). In statement on UNSMIL website, Kobler said at the moment, there is no effective government, despite the presence of the Presidential Council in Tripoli. He maintained that present institutions are obstructing work of the government. On World Press Day he said press freedom is protected by the international rule. And that there is no freedom of expression without democracy. He also said Libyan,... Read more
Increased exodus of families from Serte.
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Tripoli, 04.05.2016(Lana) Increased exodus of families from Serte recently and its outskirts towards nearby cities and towns, against the backdrop of likely clashes in the city against State Organization who control the city since February last year. Eyewitnesses leaving the city told Lana that Serte has become almost deserted of its population and all shops and services were shut, as health services are dwindling due to acute shortages of medicine. Eyewitness confirmed that they saw long queues of overcome kilometers of vehicles at the western gate of the city, where gunmen holding ... Read more