World News: Political News
French Foreign Minister announces his country to reopen embassy.
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Paris, 05.04.2016(Lana) French Foreign Minister, Jan Marc Ayrault, announced Tuesday that his country will reopen its embassy in Tripoli. During a meeting with his German counterpart, Ayrault said Tunisia reopened its embassy and we are doing the same thing if security situation is assured'. 'This would be a strong signal to show we do not succumb to terrorists' he added. Tunisia announced Monday that it decided to reopen its embassy and Consulate in Tripoli. Tunisian Foreign ministry confirmed Monday in statement that the embassy and the consulate in Tripoli... Read more
Presidential Council meets with Head of UNSMIL.
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Tripoli, 05.04.2016(Lana) President and members of the Presidential Council of the National Accord Government met Tuesday with head of UNSMIL, Martin Kobler. Member of the Presidential council of the NAG, Musa Al-Koni told Lana after the meeting that today's meeting with the UN envoy is in light of the UN follow up of implementation of the peace agreement signed in the Moroccan city of al-Sukhirat and all consequence of such agreement such as assuming government work from the capital Tripoli. The UN envoy confirmed that several ambassadors would arrive in Tripoli next... Read more
A meeting between boycotting members of parliament and members of the National Harmony Council.
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Tripoli, 05.04.2016(Lana) Several boycotting members of House of Representatives held a meeting at the Presidential Council headquarters with members of the National Harmony Council (NHC) comprising dignitaries, elderly and wise men of the eastern region. Belkhair Sha'b Belkhair, member of House of Representatives for Tajura constituency told Lana that eastern region dignitaries and wise men conveyed a message from President of the House of Representatives on convening the meeting of the House of Representatives soon to give a vote of confidence on the National Accord... Read more
Kobler to Al Jufra Radio: I Will Visit the South Shortly.
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Houn, 5 April 2016(Lana) The UN Secretary General Special Representative Martin Kobler has expressed his intention to visit the southern Libyan region in the coming period, and said the UN stood with the South to get education and health services to every village there. In an interview with the local Jufra Radio in Tunis, Kobler said 'it's important now that support be extended to the National Consensus Government and for Libya to remain unified. The UN works with representatives of the South at the Presidential Council, Kobler told the Radio. =... Read more
Financial Controllers Association and Financial Ministry Staff Declare Support for NAG.
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Tripoli, 5 April 2106(Lana) The Association of financial Controllers and staff of the Ministry of Finance have declared their support for the National Accord Government which was launched in the capital last week. In a statement, the association declared its full support for the new government and all bodies affiliated with it. It appealed to all civil society organisations to join in support of the government. It called on the Government to select a minister of finance from among the finance professionals and to put forward a proposal for unified pay list, to end wide gaps... Read more