World News: Political News
NDCC Records 600 New Recoveries Bringing to 44,733 the Number of Recoveries From CoronaVirus.
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Tripoli, 16 November 2020(Lana) - The National Disease Control Centre (NDCC) has issued a daily CoronaVirus update in Libya for Monday Nov.16. The NDCC said it received 4029 samples for PCR testing, 3307 have turned out to be negative, and 722 positive, of which 506 new cases and 216 cross infection. The NDCC Communication Committee said it has recorded 600 recoveries and 8 deaths. This brings to 74.324 the total CoronaVirus cases in Libya, of which 28.566 active cases, 44.733 recoveries and 1025 deaths. =... Read more
Libya on the Table of Tunisian-Qatari Talks in Doha.
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Doha, 16 November 2020(Lana) A Tunisian-Qatari session of talks was held in Doha on Sunday, attended by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad and Tunisian President Qeis Esaed who is on a visit to the Gulf state. Shaikh Tamim congratulated the Tunisian President on success of the UN-sponsored Libya Dialogue Forum in Tunis. According to the Qatari news agency, the talks focused on bilateral exchange and developments on the regional and international levels. 'The Libyan issue was key issue on the agenda of the Doha talks, Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Al Grindi said,... Read more
GNA Minister of Education Establishes Committee to Look Into Educational Scheme of 2020/2021.
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Tripoli, 16 November 2020(Lana) GNA Minister of Education Mohamed Emari Zayed has issued a decision to set a committee to put in place a scheme for remote learning for the primary and secondary education due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The Decision calls for setting up a principal committee and sun-committees to look into the educational plan for 2020/2021. The plan suggests that the duration of the school period is 15 weeks for each term, and classes will be divided on 5 days a week. The sub-committees can propose alterations on the educational plan in accordance with... Read more
Stephanie Williams Arrives at Al Breiga Airstrip.
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Al Breiga, 16 November 2020(Lana) The Acting Head of UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL Stephanie Williams arrived Monday at Al Breiga oil airstrip. She was welcomed by the Chairman of the Board of the National Oil Company Mustafa Sun'allah and leaders of the Oil Facilities Guard Force. According to UNSMIL Communication Office, Williams was expected to take part in the Force's meeting from all over Libya. =... Read more
The UN mission cancels press conference scheduled after the Libyan dialogue sessions on Saturday.
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TUNIS, 15 November, 2020 (UPI) -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) cancelled a press conference scheduled for Saturday at the end of sessions of the political dialogue in Tunis. UNSMIL Office of Information and Communication told journalists and various media covering the forum that there is no press conference today for the acting head of the UN mission in Libya, Stephanie Williams. )... Read more