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German Foreign Minister: Libyans Have Proved They Can Make Their Own Independent Future.
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Berlin, 19 November 2020(Lana) 'Agreement on parliamentary and presidential elections in Libya on Dec.24, 2021, and a framework of selecting an interim government is another landmark on the road to peace and stability in Libya, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. 'It is important that the new government is set up, for a smooth transition of power, Maas said, noting that parties to the conflict are invited to accept the outcome of the dialogue, thus their responsibility to the Libyan people. The German Minister demanded that the participants in the Berlin Conference... Read more
UN Security Council Holds Hearing on Situation in Libya.
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New York, 19 November 2020(Lana) The UN Security Council is holding a hearing session on the situation in Libya on Thursday. According to Libya's UN Permanent Representative, the session which takes place at 5 local time, will be devoted to a briefing by the UN Mission and members of the Council on developments in Libya. The UN meeting comes less than a week after end of first round of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunisia, which set out a roadmap for a national democratic elections in Libya on Dec.24, 2021, which coincides with Libya's Independence Day. =Lana... Read more
GNA Government: US Congress Approves Libya Stability Law.
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Tripoli, 19 November 2020(Lana) GNA Foreign Ministry has said the US Congress has endorsed the Libya stability law. 'The law deals with the political framework of the US State Department towards Libya, and calls for curbing foreign interventions in Libya and support for the democratic track, the Ministry said on its website. =... Read more
NDCC Records 521 New CoronaVirus Infections.
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Tripoli, 19 November 2020(Lana) - The National Disease Control Centre (NDCC) has issued a daily CoronaVirus update in Libya for Monday Nov.18. The NDCC said it received 4136 samples for PCR testing, 3595 have turned out to be negative, and 521 positive. The NDCC Communication Committee said the Centre has recorded 666 recoveries and 9 deaths in the last 24 hours. This brings to 76006 the total CoronaVirus cases in Libya, of which 28.151 active cases, 46.793 recoveries and 1062 deaths. =... Read more
US ambassador to Libya discusses with UNICEF Representative issues facing health and safety of children in Libya.
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Tripoli, 18 November 2020 (Lana) US ambassador to Libya, Richard Orland discussed with the new UNICEF Representative, Abdulqader Musa important work of the organization. The meeting covered a host of issues facing health and safety of Libyan children including vaccines shortages and safety of displaced people, monitoring and informing about conscripted children, and efforts to combat COVID-19. Ambassador Norland renewed during the meeting by teleconference emphasis of US support to UNICEF efforts in the context of the progress realized at the Libyan political dialogue... Read more