World News: Political News
Coast Guard in Al Zawiya Rescue Hundreds of Illegal Migrants.
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Tripoli, 20 March 2016(Lana) A spokesman for the Marine Staff Command Col. Ayub Gassem said the coast guard of the western sector al-zawiya refinery point have rescued hundreds of illegal migrants, after the boats they were travelling in sank in the Mediterranean in the early hours of Sunday, but said some have not been so lucky. While the coast guard were on patrol on Saturday, they found 4 rubber dinghies filled with migrants in a desperate condition in rough weather and heavy winds, the spokesman said, adding that the migrants were rescued from the boats which were taking in... Read more
EU leaders in Brussels negotiate the situation in Libya.
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Brussels, 19.03.2019 - Lana - The meeting which was held by heads of states and governments , of UK , France , Italy , Germany , Spain and Malta , on Friday , in Brussels , with the head of the EU policy "Federica Mogherini" about Libya. An European diplomatic source , said that the meeting dedicated to analyze the situation , especially in libya which in chaos since Kaddafi's fall. The same source , said that the chaos in Libya is a big concern over the immigration issue … saying that closing the Balkan road and the road between Turkey and Greece , could increase immigration... Read more
Cameron suggests to expand EU navy force off Libyan coasts to confront illegal immigration.
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Tripoli, 19.03.2016 - Lana - British Prime Minister "David Cameron" on Friday , made an offer to the EU leaders to expand the current EU navy force in the Mediterranean , and to make a plan to pursue and destroy the smugglers' boats off the libya coasts , in order to foil their schemes for transporting immigrants to European shores. Cameron , said to his counterparts in Brussels - that he hoped to expand the current EU navy force in the Mediterranean , to stop hundreds of thousands of immigrants , who come from Libya to Europe. The daily telegraph news paper on Friday , said that... Read more
France renews its support to the Libyan political accord and the national reconciliation government.
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Tunisia, 19.03.2016 - Lana - France had renewed its support to the Libyan political accord , and the national reconciliation government headed by "Fayez Saraj" , and to stop dealing with parallel institutions to this accord. This came during a meeting on Friday , in the Tunisian capital Tunis , between head of the proposed national reconciliation government "Fayez Saraj" , and the French foreign minister "Jean-Marc Ayrault" , who is on a visit to Tunisia. Head of the French diplomacy , in a press statement after this meeting , expressed his country's support to "Saraj" and his ... Read more
Illegal immigrants' floatable boat catches fire.
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Sabrata, 17.03.2016 - Lana - Spokesman for the navy chief of staff Colonel "Ayub Qasim" , said that the coastal guards forces of the navy chief of staff , today morning , had picked four illegal immigrants bodies , after their floatable boat caught fire. The spokesman - in a statement to Lana - said that the coastal guard forces , were immediately hurried to the accident scene west of Sabrata , for rescue operation and to distinguish the fire. =... Read more