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NAG Presidential Council meets with mayors of Tripoli municipality.
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Tripoli, 31.03.2016(Lana) The Presidential Council of the National Accord Government held at Abi Sata Naval Base a meeting with mayors of Greater Tripoli Municipality to learn about the daily problems of the public such as cash shortages and high prices of goods and basic food staff. President of the Presidential Council reassured the mayors that the Presidential Council would convene meetings in the coming days to tackle the problems of the public and listing them among its priorities. Mayor of Suk Al-Jouma, Eng. Jamal Mohamed al-Shabini said the mayors review their... Read more
Tunisia welcomes move of NAG to Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 31.03.2016(Lana) Tunisia has welcomed the move of the National Accord Government (NAG) led by Faiz Seraj, describing the step as important in the course of activating the political process in Libya'. The Tunisian Foreign Ministry appealed in a statement Thursday to all Libyan parties to 'support and back the national accord government and help it assume its tasks and responsibilities to counter terrorism, secure borders and improve living standards of Libyans and provide it with security and stability'. The statement called for continuing dialogue and... Read more
EU imposes sanctions on three Libyan officials for obstructing NAG.
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Tripoli, 31.03.2016(Lana) The EU imposed Thursday sanctions on three Libyan officials. AFP quoted two EU sources as saying that the sanctions were due to obstruction work of National Accord Government which endvours for stabilizing the capital, Tripoli. The sanctions targeted President of the Parliament, Aqila Salah, President of the GNC, Nuri Abusahmain and Head of National Salvation Government, Khalifa Al-Ghawial, the sources added. The sanctions are to take effect as of the date of publishing in the EU Official Gazette on Friday. =... Read more
British Ambassador: International Community to Deal With Al Saraj-led Consensus Government.
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Tripoli, 31 March 2106(Lana) The British Ambassador to Libya Peter Millet has said that the international community would deal only with the Consensus Government led by Fayez Al Saraj, indicating that European and International sanctions would be imposed on obstructers of the Government work. In press statements on Wednesday, Millet said 'my country has welcomed the arrival of the Al Saraj-led government in Tripoli. What happened in Tripoli was the key part of the Al Skhairat accords which produced the Presidential Council, he said. The Al Skhairat accords provides for a unity... Read more
Gunmen Storm 'Al Naba' Television Channel, Stop Broadcast and Send off Personnel.
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Tripoli, 31 March 2106(Lana) Gunmen on Wednesday broke into the Al Naba satellite channel in Tripoli, halted broadcast and ordered personnel to leave, a channel journalist said. Gunmen in civilian clothes and others in military fatigue have forced their way into the building, housing Al Naba satellite channel in downtown Tripoli on Wednesday, ordered all staff in one room and told them their work in the channel has come to an end, the journalist, whose name was not given, told the French news agency AFP. Another said 'they came to us, ordered us out of the building and shut... Read more