News Roundup – Tue, Apr 4, 2017 – The Libya Observer
Gharyan city hosted Monday a meeting for military councils of Nafousa Mountain districts. The attendees issued a statement titled "Yes to the state of institutions and law." They stressed that all parties should be united and to prioritize the service of the citizens before other issues. They also said they won't allow any attack to take place in any Nafousa Mountain area as it would be an attack on all the districts.
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Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has formed two commissions to check the validity of Tobruk, Benghazi, Sirte and Al-Bayda stadiums as well as Tripoli, Misrata, and Al-Zawiya ones before the kickoff of the new Libyan Soccer League season (2016/2017), which is yet to be given a specific date as the LFF meets with football clubs on April 13 in Al-Marij.
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Libyan National Center for Disease Control finished the third phase of the national project that aimed at assessing how valid schools' water supplies are across Libya. the third phase included 45 schools across eastern Libya under the supervision of UNICEF and in line with the General Directorate of Water Resources, Man-Made River System, and Schools Health Department.
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Libyana telecoms station in eastern Mazda (Above Batma Mountain) was damaged and looted as unknown individuals stole the solar power panels and electronic devices in the station, then they broke the doors and windows leading to loss of Libyana coverage in the area and the nearby ones, locals said. They added that most telecoms stations that connect north and south from Mizda to Sahtea have been damaged or stolen.
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Zuwara mayor, Hafith Ben Sasi, met with the UN-proposed government's Minister of Transportation Milad Matoug, to discuss improving the commercial port of the city. They discussed the contract that is signed with an Italian company, whose representatives were present at the meeting to discuss reactivating the contract and resumption of work.
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Central Bank of Libya (CBL) started easing up measures to grant imports consent for bringing in the needed basic goods and foods as well as the needed materials for the factories. CBL assured on Facebook the Libyan nationals that it is working in coordination with the Presidential Council and relevant authorities to make sure the goods and foods are sold in affordable prices in the local markets.
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NOC has lifted the force majeure state at Sharara oilfield after reopening it on Sunday and resuming oil production prior one week of closure.
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Italian Embassy in Libya said the visa to be issued for Libyan nationals in Tripoli will cost 590 dinars including the visa cost, which is 93 dinars. It added on Twitter, that this cost might be increased upon demanding other services. This announcement comes after the embassy decided to resume granting visas for Libyans starting from April 02.
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Salvation Government in Tripoli warned of whom it described as "Sellers of oil outside the law", who are stealing Libyans' oil fortunes and income. In a statement, it said it is using all means possible including military force to thwart any illegal transactions outside the NOC, which is the only legitimate body that can sell Libyans' oil, as per UN resolutions.
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News Roundup - Tue, Apr 4, 2017 - The Libya Observer
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- Will turmoil in Libya spill over into the region? - Al Jazeera English - August 22nd, 2024 [August 22nd, 2024]
- Libya: Behind abduction and failed central bank coup in Tripoli - Al-Monitor - August 22nd, 2024 [August 22nd, 2024]
- UN officials warn of further instability in Libya without elections soon - The Jerusalem Post - August 22nd, 2024 [August 22nd, 2024]
- Production at Libya's Sharara oilfield rises to 85,000 bpd to supply refinery, sources say - Reuters - August 22nd, 2024 [August 22nd, 2024]
- Small volumes of gas flowing to Italy from Libya - MEED - August 22nd, 2024 [August 22nd, 2024]