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More Than 70% of Former Rebels Will be Re-integrated Into State Institutions in Libya
Libya’s National Transitional Council Chairman, Mustafa Abdul Jalil affirmed on Saturday that more than 70% of former rebels will be re-integrated into state institutions, mainly at the ministries of defense and interior within two months.
Libyan Foreign Minister Ashure Ben Khayal Says the Country has Received $20b in Frozen Assets
Libya received $20 billion which is part of the assets frozen since February in some countries as a sanction was imposed against the ousted Muammar Kaddafi regime during the popular uprising that led to his downfall.
Sudanese Head of State, Omar Hassan El-Bashir, Welcomed At Start of Visit to Libya
Libyan authorities, chiefly Libya National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdul Jalil, on Saturday welcomed upon arrival at the Tripoli international airport Sudanese head of state, Omar Hassan El-Bashir, who began a two-day official visit to post-Kadaffi...
Tunisia Would Extradite Former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Al-Mahmudi to Tripoli If Libya Makes Certain Guarantees
Tunisia’s visiting president says his country would extradite former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi to Tripoli to face charges of abuse of office, if Libya would guarantee his physical safety and a fair trial.
Lake Chad Basin Recedes to an All-time Low
The Lake Chad Basin has been shrinking from 250,000 square kilometers to 2,500 square kilometers since the 1960s thanks to the negative effects of climate change, Mr. Sanusi Abdullahi, Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission, told APA in Abuja...
Tunisian Border Patrol Attacked By Armed Men Crossing Libyan Border
Some armed Libyan men have attacked a Tunisian border patrol in the region of Ben Guerdane close to the border and abducted a guard, the Tunis Africa Press Agency (TAP, official) can confirm on Sunday.
Libya Marking Its 60th Independence Anniversary
Libya is holding on Saturday several events to mark its 60th independence anniversary that has not been celebrated in the past 42 years since late Muammar Gaddafi overthrew King Idris Al Senussi of Libya on 1 September 1969. The north African country...
European Union Unfreezes All Funds And Assets of the Central Bank of Libya And the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank
The European Council has unfrozen all funds and assets of the Central Bank of Libya and the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank held in the EU so as to support the recovery of the Libyan economy and assist the new Libyan authorities.
