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Libyan and Italian defense ministers are discussing strengthening cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
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Tripoli, 13 November, 2020 (Lana) - GNA Defense Minister "Salaheddine Nimrush" and his Italian counterpart Lorenzo Guerini discussed mechanisms to strengthen cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries in various military fields. The meeting, which was held in Doha, Qatar, also discussed search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean and support for the Libyan navy. The Minister of Defense, who is on a visit to Qatar, signed with his Qatari counterpart, Khaled AlAttiaha protocol for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of training and capacity... Read more
Ministry of Justice announces the hand-over of three remains of missing persons found in mass graves in Tarhuna to its relatives.
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TRIPOLI, 13 November 2020 (Lana) The Ministry of Justice of the Government of National Accord announced Friday the hand-over of three remains of missing persons found in mass graves in Tarhuna to their relatives. The ministry said on its official page that the committee responsible for the search and detection of mass graves in Tarhuna, during the handover ceremony, which took place in the presence of the Attorney General's Office, handed over the bodies found to their relatives after identifying them. The bodies identified as of "Hussein Mahmoud al-Hamel, Mohammed Mahmoud al-Hamel,... Read more
The Military Committee agrees to open coastal road and withdraw foreign fighters.
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Sirt, 12 November, 2020 (Lana) The Joint Military Committee (5+5) agreed at the end of its meetings at its permanent headquarters in Sirt on Thursday to open the coastal road and remove mercenaries and foreign fighters from the lines of contact. Salim Raad, head of the security reform sector at the UN mission in Libya, said at a press conference in the presence of the committee members that the military Committee had set two phases to implement its agreements, including opening the coastal road and securing the movement of civilians, and the second to remove all mercenaries... Read more
The Electoral Commission is discussing cooperation with the Netherlands.
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Tripoli, November 12, 2020 (Lana) President of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) Imad Al-Sayeh discussed with The Netherlands Ambassador to Libya Lars Toomer plans for future international support for the Commission to implement the upcoming electoral eligibility. He made the announcement at a meeting Thursday at the Office of the HNEC's Board of Commissioners in the presence of the commission's board members Abdul Hakim al-Shaab and Abu Bakr Ali. The meeting reviewed HNEC preparations for the upcoming electoral eligibility and the challenges that could face the... Read more
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Mohamed Qanono questions UNSMIL, saying 'we do not accept negotiations under rifle bayonets and air defenses of mercenaries'. TRIPOLI, 12 November, 2020 (Lana) The Libyan army spokesperson, Colonel Mohamed Qanono has warned the UN Support Mission in Libya that what is happening so far in the meetings of the Military Commission (5+5) is not aimed at a permanent ceasefire. Colonel "Qanono" attributed his warning to several points or questions he posed to UNSMIL and said that they are very important: . First: - Why does the plane of the Military delegation of the Government of... Read more