World News: Political News
Audit Office: Electricity Company Failed to Supply Power to Customers.
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Tripoli, 26 April 2106(Lana) A statement by the Audit Office has affirmed that the General Electricity Co. had failed in supplying power to customers despite receiving more than LD 4 billion of back-up money from state budgets. The report said the company had exceeded the amounts allocated in the salaries provision by 1 billion, recruited personnel whose age close to the retirement age, and bought more than 900 cars for company use worth LD 18.104.384, violating the budget limit on car purchasing provision. The report also revealed that contracts for maintenance made by the... Read more
Public Properties Authority condemns trespasses and seizure of public properties.
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Tripoli, 26.04.2016(Lana) Public Properties Authority condemned transgression and seizure of public properties across the country. In a statement -a copy of which was received by Lana- it confirmed that it would not hesitate in taking all legal actions to protect private and public state properties and hold accountable whoever may found involved in such trespasses in any form and sue them criminally and file a civil suit against them. It warned that it would not accept any measures of possession or entitlement or recovery of ownership of any state owned property only ... Read more
Libyan Wins First Place in Kuwait Qur'anic Competition.
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Kuwait, 26 April 2016(Lana) A Libyan national has won the Kuwait international Qur'anic competition which was conducted on April 13-20. Mahmoud Suleiman Idris came first in the competition, which was held under patronage of the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah. More than 100 contestants from 50 Muslim countries took part in the contest. The Secretary General of Qur'anic domestic and international contests Dr. Mansour Al Smeih said in the final event ' I congratulate Libya's candidate for winning the first place in this international contest.' =... Read more
US EU Support Legitimate Government Against Da'esh.
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Hanover, 26 April 2016(Lana) The White House said the United States and the European Union would offer Libya extensive support to confront State Organization terror organisation Da'esh, but only after a legitimate government takes over in the country. This came in a statement published by the US administration following talks by leaders of the US, Britain, Germany, France and Italy in Hanover, Germany on Monday. According to the statement Barrack Obama, David Cameron, Angela Merkel, Matteo Renzi and Francois Hollande welcomed the steps taken by the Presidential Council to form... Read more
French Defence Minister Says France Ready to Assist NAG Protect its Marine Security.
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Paris, 26 April 2016(Lana) French Defence Minister Jean Yves Lodrian on Tuesday said his country was prepared to assist the National Accord Government in Libya to ensure its 'marine security.' Lodrian was quoted by the France 24 channel as saying Paris was waiting for the Libyan NAG government requests for help from the international community. Lodrian told Europe 1 Radio 'we have to wait for the Prime Minister Fayez Al Saraj to tell us what security measures he intends to take and the requests he would make to the international community to ensure Libya marine security. We are... Read more