UN rights chief calls for ‘fundamental freedoms’ to be upheld in Tunisia

16 october 2024 - 04:38:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on Tunisian authorities to protect the democratic process [...] Full text...

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Troika on South Sudan expresses 'deep concern' about two-year extension of transition

22 september 2024 - 13:53:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have expressed “deep concern” [...] Full text...

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Talks to resolve Libya Central Bank crisis to resume on Wednesday

11 september 2024 - 11:52:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Consultations between Libyan institutional actors aimed at resolving the crisis at the Central Bank (CBL) resume [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council fires Governor of Central Bank

19 august 2024 - 12:37:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has announced that it has "unanimously" decided to fire the Governor of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Central Bank suspends services following kidnapping of IT Director

18 august 2024 - 15:52:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Libya (BCL) has suspended all its services, administration and systems until the [...] Full text...

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UN salutes Gambia's landmark decision to maintain FGM prohibition

01 august 2024 - 14:37:56
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The United Nations in The Gambia has commended President Adama Barrow, the Government of The Gambia, the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says Gambia's Parliament upholding FGM ban is 'good news'

16 july 2024 - 09:59:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has welcomed “with great relief” the rejection of a bill aimed [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President dissolves cabinet after finance bill riots

12 july 2024 - 00:20:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto dissolved his Cabinet on Thursday, weeks after a political crisis which began [...] Full text...

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Anti-Govt protests continue in Kenya amid more violence

02 july 2024 - 18:02:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests against the government of President William Ruto continued in Nairobi on Tuesday for the third [...] Full text...

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Update: Kenya military convoys patrolling streets, businesses shut

27 june 2024 - 14:50:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Military convoys are patrolling the streets and highways in Nairobi on Thursday, while the leaders of [...] Full text...

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Libya welcomes UN Security Council resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza

12 june 2024 - 10:47:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has welcomed [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily denounces "stubborn" desire of Libyan players to relegate elections to Greek Calendes

16 april 2024 - 18:09:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stated that there is a deliberate [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Top US diplomat meets with leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia to secure Gaza ceasefire

22 march 2024 - 05:46:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing with his diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates rejection of Parliament's tax on forex transactions

19 march 2024 - 13:35:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his total rejection of the recent measure of [...] Full text...

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Decision by Libyan Speaker to tax forex transactions stirs outcry in Parliament

15 march 2024 - 12:42:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, has announced  a 27% tax [...] Full text...

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Continued Libya impasse threatens country’s future, Security Council hears

16 february 2024 - 06:19:46
New York, US (PANA) - Progress towards credible elections in Libya is impossible without an agreement between the key political [...] Full text...

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Security Council returns to Libya amid continuing deadlock

08 february 2024 - 20:28:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Next Thursday, 15 February, the United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Sall suspends electoral process

03 february 2024 - 16:09:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the repeal of a decree calling for elections on [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged

25 january 2024 - 07:25:28
New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres

23 january 2024 - 20:37:03
New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Government condemns RSF leader's 'propaganda' phone call with UN chief

14 january 2024 - 14:17:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Al-Sadiq has voiced his government’s disapproval of a recent phone call between [...] Full text...

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Sudan government declines IGAD invitation to attend summit on Sudan

13 january 2024 - 13:08:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese presidency on Saturday said the government would not attend a summit convened by the [...] Full text...

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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya

04 january 2024 - 18:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns terrorist attack in Iran

04 january 2024 - 13:08:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has strongly denounced the "terrorist attack" in the province of Kerman, in the south of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Oil Ministry against NOC's plan to sign oilfield agreement

30 december 2023 - 11:15:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Government of National Unity has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates rejection of new interim government

21 december 2023 - 12:53:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed to the US Special Envoy to Libya, [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Libyan protagonists to participate in Special Respresentative's initiative

20 december 2023 - 13:28:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the main Libyan players to participate in the initiative [...] Full text...

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Formation of new government in Libya remains a bone of contention in UN-sponsored political process

14 december 2023 - 20:52:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The decision by Libya's various stakeholders to honour an invitation to the meeting table of the [...] Full text...

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Libya welcomes Denmark's adoption of law banning burning of Koran

08 december 2023 - 14:46:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has welcomed the new law passed on [...] Full text...

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Sudan Conflict: Sudan Rejects US Accusations Against National Army

07 december 2023 - 19:46:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday was critical of the US administration which accused both Sudanese national army and [...] Full text...

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Algeria calls for elections to go hand in hand with reconciliation process in Libya

28 november 2023 - 17:11:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, said here Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Israel-Hamas crisis: Egypt, US discuss increase of aid into Gaza, exit of foreigners

27 november 2023 - 05:37:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US and Egypt have discussed mechanisms to increase the flow of aid into Gaza [...] Full text...

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Heads of Libya's two Chambers agree on intra-Libyan solution to country's crisis

09 november 2023 - 12:48:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan High State Council, Mohamed Tekkala, has agreed with the Speaker of [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL, Libyan State Council acknowledge existence of political problems at root of current impasse

27 october 2023 - 17:26:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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High State Council and UNSMIL agree on need for dialogue among Libyan political partners to achieve elections in Libya

26 october 2023 - 18:00:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan High Council of State has agreed with the deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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Libya reaffirms its rejection of double standards in face of Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip

25 october 2023 - 16:43:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Before the Security Council on Tuesday evening, Libya reaffirmed its total rejection of the international community's [...] Full text...

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Libyan, German officials express support for Abdoulaye Bathily's quest for 'fair' elections

19 october 2023 - 15:13:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, and the German Ambassador to Libya, Michael Ohnmacht, have [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis; US vetoes Security Council resolution

18 october 2023 - 16:03:36
New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily welcomes progress on electoral laws despite persistent political problems

16 october 2023 - 21:05:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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Libya's electoral laws still await consensus before leading to elections

12 october 2023 - 20:48:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following reservations of the High Council of State regarding the draft laws for the election of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 African migrants to border with Algeria in September - HRW

11 october 2023 - 05:59:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 migrants from multiple African countries to the border with Algeria between [...] Full text...

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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'

10 october 2023 - 06:22:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognised the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electoral Commission ready to implement electoral laws in line with international standards

09 october 2023 - 18:13:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High National Electoral Commission affirmed on Monday that it was ready to implement the [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL receives copy of electoral laws promulgated by Parliament

07 october 2023 - 12:15:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that on Thursday it received an official [...] Full text...

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US envoy calls for elections to be held in Libya as part of current process

06 october 2023 - 12:00:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has said that the political process in [...] Full text...

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Qatar, UN call for political agreement on Libyan elections

05 october 2023 - 13:08:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and the Qatari Minister [...] Full text...

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South African surgeon implants world's smallest pacemaker

04 october 2023 - 09:24:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African cardiologist has successfully implanted the world’s smallest pacemaker into a patient [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: 'Sudan has not approved Kenya chairing IGAD committee to resolve crisis'

08 september 2023 - 09:30:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs says it has not reversed its position rejecting Kenya's President William Ruto [...] Full text...

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World Bank presents findings of its youth aspirations survey in Lesotho

30 august 2023 - 09:11:01
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Many Basotho youth proactively seek training beyond formal education, and almost 65 percent of them aspire [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM suspends Foreign Minister over Israel 'meeting'

28 august 2023 - 11:43:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Aldabaiba, has temporarily suspended Foreign Minister Najla El-Mangoush whose "meeting" with the [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns Israeli military escalation against Jenin camp in the West Bank

05 july 2023 - 15:28:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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Libyan presidential candidates reject results of Electoral Law Commission

26 june 2023 - 17:49:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Candidates in Libya's 24 December 2021 presidential election have rejected the conclusions of the 6+6 Joint [...] Full text...

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Eid Al-Adha sacrificial lamb more expensive this year in Libya

22 june 2023 - 18:33:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to Eid Al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice of the sheep, the first [...] Full text...

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Libyan NGO calls on EU to review hostile policies towards migrants, refugees

21 june 2023 - 14:00:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The Libyan National Committee for Human Rights, an NGO, has urged European Union (EU) countries to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Govt rejects Kenya heading IGAD committee to resolve conflict

19 june 2023 - 15:04:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected a meeting called by Kenya for quadripartite mechanism to be held Monday evening [...] Full text...

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Libyan CSOs, activists, rights groups, academics reject conclusions of 6 + 6 Commission on electoral laws

13 june 2023 - 13:10:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Scores of Libyan figures, including academics, human rights activists, civil society organisations and politicians, have voiced [...] Full text...

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Libya's 6+6 Commission responsible for drafting electoral laws to sign draft agreement against backdrop of controversy

06 june 2023 - 10:49:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 6+6 joint Commission responsible for drafting electoral laws is preparing to sign the draft consensus [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper examines lessons learned from Turkish elections

02 june 2023 - 17:27:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The victory of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who "snatched" a new presidential term in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces armed attack on Libyan Military Attaché building in Khartoum

26 may 2023 - 19:43:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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Four Libyan organizations call for end to impunity for crimes against journalists

04 may 2023 - 19:10:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four Libyan media organizations have called for the punishment of perpetrators of crimes against journalists in [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: AU warns the conflict could be a replica of the 2011 situation in Libya

02 may 2023 - 20:35:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that the current clash in the Sudan could develop into [...] Full text...

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Protesters block entrance to municipality, classes suspended at University of Zawiya in West Tripoli

27 april 2023 - 14:13:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Residents of the city of Zawiya, 45 km west of Tripoli, blocked Thursday entrance to the [...] Full text...

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Sudan says current conflict an internal question requiring no foreign mediatory intervention

17 april 2023 - 21:55:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday described the ongoing fighting between the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces as [...] Full text...

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Morocco strongly condemns incursion of Israeli forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque

05 april 2023 - 19:49:13
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as [...] Full text...

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Indonesian businesses affected by U-20 World Cup Host repeal

31 march 2023 - 08:54:16
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Economist Eko Listiyanto of the Indonesian Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Plan for elections in 2023 in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, determined to carry out his initiative

30 march 2023 - 19:33:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Methodically but with all the necessary application and seriousness, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary [...] Full text...

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Libyan military leaders from east and west agree to unite and support elections in 2023

16 march 2023 - 14:03:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Joint Military Commission and a number of commanders of military and security units from [...] Full text...

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Mixed reception to Abdoulaye Bathily's crisis exit initiative via a Steering Committee for 2023 elections in Libya

06 march 2023 - 21:08:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative to end the crisis in Libya proposed by the Special Representative of the UN [...] Full text...

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Briefing by Abdoulaye Bathily: Libyan Parliament denounces inaccuracies and absolves itself of responsibility for failure

28 february 2023 - 15:36:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) expressed surprise at the inaccuracies in the briefing presented by [...] Full text...

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Intense diplomatic activity begins to revive the electoral process in Libya

09 february 2023 - 19:44:15
Tripoli, (PANA) - Diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks around the search for a solution to the Libyan crisis [...] Full text...

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Arab Parliament urges Libyans to unite efforts for elections

07 february 2023 - 13:36:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Arab Parliament has called on all Libyan parties and national forces to resume a constructive [...] Full text...

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Pope lauds work of charities in DR Congo, Africa

01 february 2023 - 19:31:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the work of charities in DR Congo and the African continent [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson discusses Mali's transition timetable with leaders

01 february 2023 - 18:20:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has ended a visit to [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces deadly mosque attack in Pakistan

31 january 2023 - 11:19:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has condemned the bombing of a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper criticises Algeria's actions that have prevented Morocco from participating in CHAN 2023

20 january 2023 - 17:09:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algeria, by preventing a plane carrying the Moroccan football team to fly directly from Rabat to [...] Full text...

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Presidents of the two Chambers agree to renounce promulgation of law creating Constitutional Court in Libya

24 december 2022 - 16:00:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, and the chairman of the High [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan parliamentary commissions call on Egypt to cancel unilateral demarcation of common maritime borders

23 december 2022 - 15:38:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs and Defence and National Security Commissions of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), [...] Full text...

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Gambia names alleged coup plotters

22 december 2022 - 11:46:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Government has named Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera, from the Gambia Navy, as the alleged ringleader of [...] Full text...

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EU welcomes 'positive steps' by Libyan Presidential Council for elections

14 december 2022 - 13:30:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador to Libya, Jose Sabadell, welcomed the "positive steps" taken by the [...] Full text...

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Khaled al-Mechri announces suspension of contacts with Aguila Saleh until law establishing Constitutional Court is cancelled

07 december 2022 - 18:56:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan High State Council, Khaled al-Mechri, Wednesday announced the suspension of communication [...] Full text...

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Ghana's debt exchange programme encounters roadblock

07 december 2022 - 10:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The clock is ticking to the end of the year, a deadline set by the Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s military release two detainees just before signing of political agreement

05 december 2022 - 08:58:02
Khartoum, Sudsan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities on Sunday released a prominent member of the suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), [...] Full text...

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Solution to Libyan crisis torn between priority for elections, executive and the constitutional track

01 december 2022 - 19:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for solution to the Libyan crisis is still at the crossroads even as the [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence

28 november 2022 - 19:41:18
London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM attends 9th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Morocco

22 november 2022 - 12:41:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, is attending the 9th Global Forum of [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya meets senior official on elections

18 november 2022 - 17:06:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the High State Council, Khaled Al-Mechri, and the head of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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COP27: Climate change having dire effects on Libya, says President

08 november 2022 - 15:48:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has painted a dire picture of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM, Presidential Council welcome UN Security Council resolution

29 october 2022 - 12:11:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council and the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid [...] Full text...

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Preparations underway for second edition of International Conference in support of stability of Libya

21 october 2022 - 19:16:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the government of national unity, Najla Al-Mangouch, announced on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister rejects foreign interference in Libyan affairs

17 october 2022 - 19:32:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla Al-Mangouch reviewed the efforts of the current [...] Full text...

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Legitimacy crisis fuels disagreements between Tripoli and Cairo over Libyan-Turkish MoU

13 october 2022 - 20:25:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The memorandum of understanding (MOU) initialed in early October between the government of national unity in [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe PM calls for military partnership with Russia

11 october 2022 - 12:43:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former coup maker and interim Burkinabe Prime Minister from 2014-2015, Yacouba Isaac Zida, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Libya's national unity government rejects Egyptian and Greek position over its legitimacy

10 october 2022 - 19:54:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson of the national unity government, Mohamed Hammouda, Monday blasted Egypt and Greece for questioning [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns 'terrorist' attack on Djibouti army and expresses solidarity

10 october 2022 - 15:45:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Parliament rejects protocols of agreements signed by unity government with Turkey

04 october 2022 - 13:45:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) Speaker Aguila Saleh Tuesday rejected any agreement or memorandum of [...] Full text...

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MPs from Libya's eastern region call for debate on the 1951 Constitution establishing a federal system

01 october 2022 - 19:52:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two Libyan MPs from the eastern region have called on the Speaker of Parliament, Aguila Saleh, [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Shots ring out in Burkina Faso capital, one day after coup; France denies involvement in coup

01 october 2022 - 14:40:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Gunshots were heard again on Saturday morning in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital, one day [...] Full text...

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African Union rejects Burkina Faso coup

01 october 2022 - 13:29:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has condemned the coup in Burkina Faso and called on the [...] Full text...

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The organization of elections in Libya remains the greatest challenge to crisis

29 september 2022 - 18:16:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Unanimously considered as the ultimate and only solution to the crisis in Libya, the organization of elections [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament to sit next Thursday in Benghazi

13 september 2022 - 14:00:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, has called on MPs to [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy discuss preparations for International Conference on Libya in Berlin

04 september 2022 - 13:29:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Najla Al-Mangouch, and the Italian Ambassador [...] Full text...

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Misrata and Tripoli dignitaries call for dialogue to end political strife in Libya

25 august 2022 - 14:34:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Joint Committee formed by the head of the General Staff of the Army of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister rejects entrenched political division in the country

20 august 2022 - 17:30:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mrs. Najla al-Mangouch has stressed her rejection of [...] Full text...

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Ten terrorist fighters join reintegration centre in Burkina Faso

12 august 2022 - 15:50:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Reconciliation, Yéro Boly, announced on Friday at a press conference that [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM briefs mayors on situation in the country

26 july 2022 - 05:58:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, on Monday met [...] Full text...

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Oil sector revival in Libya unveils a change in Libya's political map

21 july 2022 - 19:35:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The maxim, "oil is the nerve of war in Libya", keeps confirming itself over time in [...] Full text...

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Libyan military leaders from the East and West pledge to renounce the resumption of the war in Libya

19 july 2022 - 18:49:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders of the Libyan military institution from the East and West Tuesday affirmed the "complete and [...] Full text...

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Africa steps up its involvement in efforts to end the Libyan crisis

17 july 2022 - 16:11:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - After being on the sidelines of efforts to end the Libyan crisis for a long time, [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP appointed second deputy chair of AU roadmap committee for Libyan reconciliation

16 july 2022 - 15:01:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Youssef al-Agouri, has been elected as [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Diplomatic row over Soweto mass shooting

11 july 2022 - 16:20:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A diplomatic row has broken out after Qatar's Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement [...] Full text...

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Arab League expresses understanding for Libyan demonstrations, calls for elections

04 july 2022 - 18:28:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, affirmed Monday that elections [...] Full text...

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Angry demonstrators set fire to Libyan parliament building in Tobruk in eastern Libya

02 july 2022 - 08:08:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Angry young Libyan demonstrators Friday stormed the House of Representatives (Parliament) building in the eastern city [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM of national unity government welcomes declaration by five Western countries rejecting violence in Libya

25 june 2022 - 13:50:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has welcomed the joint statement [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry protests mistreatment of citizens entering and leaving Egypt

23 june 2022 - 06:13:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government (GNU), on [...] Full text...

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AU representative in Sudan suspends participation in tripartite talks

22 june 2022 - 08:26:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) representative in Sudan, Mohamed Belaiche on Tuesday suspended his participation in the tripartite talks [...] Full text...

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Core issues still in dispute on sixth day of Libyan parliamentary consultations in Cairo

17 june 2022 - 16:36:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the joint constitutional monitoring committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) and the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates rejection of any call for war and fighting among Libyans

01 june 2022 - 15:27:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday reaffirmed his absolute rejection [...] Full text...

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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech

28 may 2022 - 19:01:25
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces attempts to destabilize Tripoli

17 may 2022 - 17:38:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Foreign ministry of the National Unity Government Tuesday condemned attempts to destabilize the security [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate Eid al-Fitr in hope of achieving unity to overcome political crisis

02 may 2022 - 19:15:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans, like most Arab and Muslim countries in the world, celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday to mark [...] Full text...

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Divisions in UN Security Council on Libyan file fuel foreign interference

02 may 2022 - 06:58:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - For the fourth consecutive time, the United Nations Security Council has failed to extend the mandate [...] Full text...

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Libyan UN delegate stresses competence of Libyan judicial institutions to deliver justice

29 april 2022 - 16:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, Friday affirmed that his country's national judicial institutions [...] Full text...

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Oil once again at the heart of Libya's political conflict

24 april 2022 - 18:52:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The blockades carried out by so-called demonstrators on various oil production and export sites in Libya [...] Full text...

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Libya denounces Israeli attacks on worshippers at Mosques in Palestine

16 april 2022 - 14:16:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned and denounced attacks last Friday [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms determination to hold elections on time

23 march 2022 - 19:59:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Wednesday reaffirmed that the elections [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister follows up on work of Joint Military Commission

22 march 2022 - 16:58:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, met here Tuesday with [...] Full text...

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Libya sees multiple pathways to a single solution of general elections (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

20 march 2022 - 20:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Suddenly, the Libyan political space is being filled with initiatives to hold elections and end the [...] Full text...

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UN chief speaks with Libya's rival PM Bachagha, as diplomatic activities to avoid another war continue

18 march 2022 - 04:29:20
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday spoke on phone with Libya's rival Prime Minister, Fathi [...] Full text...

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UN official's initiative to resolve Libya's political deadlock faces first test (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

15 march 2022 - 15:51:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plan proposed by the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, to resolve [...] Full text...

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What are the alternatives for top UN official in Libya to her initiative for elections?

10 march 2022 - 18:13:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament and the High State Council have given a lukewarm reception to the mediation [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty still looms in Libya with emergence of two governments

03 march 2022 - 22:12:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vote of confidence by the Libyan Parliament on Tuesday evening in the government formed by [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister condemns Russian aggression against Ukraine

02 march 2022 - 11:45:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has condemned the Russian aggression [...] Full text...

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Libya: GNU rejects parliamentary votes of confidence for alternate govt

01 march 2022 - 20:05:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The national unity government announced on Tuesday evening its rejection of the vote of confidence granted [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament adjourns plenary on new government

01 march 2022 - 13:06:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament on Monday twice postponed its plenary session to discuss the composition of the [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan High Council of State reaffirms willingness to respond to street pressures, demands

25 february 2022 - 15:13:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan High State Council, Khaled al-Mechri, Friday stressed his institution's willingness to [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM accuses parliament of obstructing government

24 february 2022 - 21:37:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has accused the House of [...] Full text...

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Lack of prospects for overcoming political crisis increases risk of confrontation in Libya

24 february 2022 - 19:13:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political stalemate in Libya has so far taken the form of a long-distance confrontation between [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms his commitment to the organisation of legislative elections

23 february 2022 - 21:29:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has renewed his determination to [...] Full text...

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Libya will not recognise independence two breakway states in Ukraine

23 february 2022 - 13:00:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government says it will not recognise the independence of two breakaway states of Ukraine [...] Full text...

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Buoyed by Libyans' aspirations for elections PM al-Dbaiba determined to go all the way

20 february 2022 - 18:24:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has shown an unwavering [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights fears of a head-on clash between the two prime ministers' camps in Libya

19 february 2022 - 18:57:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The political atmosphere in Libya is becoming increasingly unhealthy with the accentuation of tension in the [...] Full text...

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Libya with 2 prime ministers, is left with two competing draft roadmaps for elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 february 2022 - 20:26:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya seems to have entered a new phase of political schism with two prime ministers and [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper highlights ambiguity, apprehension in Libya after appointment of new prime minister

12 february 2022 - 13:30:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan newspaper "Al-Wasat" summed up the situation in the country, 48 hours after the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Demonstration held in Tripoli to reject decisions of Libyan Parliament

12 february 2022 - 12:52:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A demonstration was organized here Friday rejecting the appointment by the House of Representatives (Parliament) of [...] Full text...

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Tug of war between govt and Parliament, the Libyan people called upon to decide (Analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

11 february 2022 - 05:05:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The procedure launched by Parliament to form a new government on Thursday resulted in the plenary [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament elects Fathi Bachagha as Prime Minister of new government

10 february 2022 - 14:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's House of Representatives (parliament) Thursday voted unanimously to choose Fathi Bachagha as prime minister of [...] Full text...

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Deadlock in political process in Libya, al-Wasat questions treatment adopted by international community

05 february 2022 - 16:40:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan weekly - al-Wasat - has questioned the stance adopted by the United Nations and [...] Full text...

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Tug of war between parliament and government heralds an era of confrontation in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 february 2022 - 20:29:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The persistence of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) in wanting to change the Prime Minister [...] Full text...

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Speaker, Libyan Parliament, briefs EU Ambassador on electoral process in Libya

02 february 2022 - 20:16:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, on Wednesday met in the [...] Full text...

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Reconfiguration of Libya's political landscape after postponement of 24 December elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 january 2022 - 20:54:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the light of the recomposition of Libya's political landscape after the postponement of the 24 [...] Full text...

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EC and Parliamentary Committee discuss timetable for electoral process

10 january 2022 - 17:43:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Parliament's Roadmap Committee has agreed with the Chairman of the High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad [...] Full text...

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Mali junta rejects ECOWAS' 'illegal, illegitimate' sanctions

10 january 2022 - 09:52:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita-led interim authority has rejected as "illegal and illegitimate," the economic and financial [...] Full text...

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Libya: President, Speaker discuss constitutional process to organise elections in Libya

09 january 2022 - 17:55:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al-Machri, met with the acting Speaker [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libya's Election Commission blames laws passed by parliament for postponing elections

03 january 2022 - 18:20:10
Tripoli,  Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National High Electoral Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Sudan coup: Sudan PM Hamdok resigns

03 january 2022 - 06:51:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned on Sunday after months of political turmoil dealing a serious [...] Full text...

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Mali: National Conference for refoundation of the Malian State opens

27 december 2021 - 14:16:23
Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - After the botched phase of the National Conference on Refoundation (ANR), held from 11-23 December throughout [...] Full text...

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Libya's 24 December election,: uncertainties and challenges (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

17 december 2021 - 09:56:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With less than 10 days to go before the presidential elections scheduled for 24 December, it [...] Full text...

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Corruption a devastating scourge on Libya's body, says Mangoush

09 december 2021 - 22:34:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangoush insisted on Thursday on the need [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS EOM mission congratulates President elect Adama Barrow

07 december 2021 - 14:52:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observer Mission (EOM) head, Ernest Bai Koroma, also former President of Sierra Leone, [...] Full text...

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Negotiations in progress for plenary session of Libyan Parliament on electoral process

06 december 2021 - 13:36:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Fawzi al-Nouwairi, announced here Monday ongoing [...] Full text...

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Observers declare Gambian polls as "free, fair"

06 december 2021 - 11:38:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Local election observers and monitors of Gambia's just-concluded presidential polls Monday issued a statement describing it [...] Full text...

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Libya's presidential election, the forceps for the delivery of democracy (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

02 december 2021 - 18:37:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The presidential election of 24 December in Libya has taken an unexpected turn, where a huge [...] Full text...

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UN SG's Special Envoy to Libya surprisingly resigns

23 november 2021 - 19:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Doubts over elections raise questions on success of transition in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

18 november 2021 - 22:07:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The exacerbation of positions and accentuation of polarization around the December elections in Libya have cast [...] Full text...

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Libyan High State Council slams international support for elections on 'inappropriate basis'

18 november 2021 - 09:55:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High State Council says it is surprised by continued attempts to support the holding [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight main election sticking point, results of Paris Confab

14 november 2021 - 14:29:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The point of contention of the presidential election is Article 12 of the law for the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight race for elections, tensions before Paris Conference

07 november 2021 - 15:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement by some people of their intention to run in Libya's 24 December general elections [...] Full text...

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Libyan National Election Support Forum insists on holding elections in December

03 november 2021 - 19:13:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Forum for the Support of Elections in Libya Wednesday stressed at the end of [...] Full text...

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Debate on date of elections continues to divide Libyan public opinion

01 november 2021 - 19:08:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The debate is still raging in Libya on the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 24 [...] Full text...

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44 Libyan MPs reject call for simultaneous presidential and presidential elections

01 november 2021 - 11:55:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-four Libyan MPs have rejected a call by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries welcome Libyan EC's publication of sponsorship form for polls

25 october 2021 - 12:03:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of five Western countries on Monday welcomed the publication by the High National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight Conference on Stability

24 october 2021 - 13:31:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ministerial conference on stability in Libya dominated newspapers in the North African country last week, [...] Full text...

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Stability Support Conference on Libya, restores Tripoli's former standing in the concert of nations

23 october 2021 - 15:16:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Ministerial Conference on the Initiative to Support Stability in Libya ended here Thursday with [...] Full text...

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Kuwaiti Foreign Minister reaffirms country's support for maintaining ceasefire and holding elections in Libya

21 october 2021 - 19:56:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Mohamed Al-Sabah Thursday reiterated his country's support for a permanent [...] Full text...

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Conference in support of Libya's stability stresses need to hold elections in December

21 october 2021 - 18:59:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The international ministerial conference on the "Initiative for the Stability of Libya" held here r Thursday [...] Full text...

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2nd Lead: Libyan FM underlines symbolism of Conference in support of Libya's stability

21 october 2021 - 13:17:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangouch has  emphasised the deep symbolism of the international Ministerial Conference on [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, UN Deputy Secretary-General discuss Libyan elections

20 october 2021 - 11:33:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch on Tuesday held a meeting in [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Libyan Presidential Council discusses general elections with UNSMIL

16 october 2021 - 19:40:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, discussed on Saturday with the Assistant [...] Full text...

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Libyan High Council of State calls for halt to implementation of electoral legislation adopted by Parliament

13 october 2021 - 11:40:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan State Council, Khaled al-Mechri, has asked the High National Electoral Commission [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight decisive intervention of Presidential Council in organization of elections

10 october 2021 - 21:00:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The conflict between the government of national unity and the House of Representatives (Parliament) in Libya [...] Full text...

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Uncertainty still hangs over Libyan elections despite adoption of electoral law (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

07 october 2021 - 20:10:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives (Parliament) adopted under confusing circumstances the electoral laws to be used in [...] Full text...

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Lack of prospects for overcoming disagreements in Libya dim hopes for elections (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA Correspondent)

30 september 2021 - 19:08:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Although officially unanimously supported by the Libyan parties and by Western countries as the only way [...] Full text...

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Justice for 2009 massacre in Guinea must be at heart of political transition: UN official

29 september 2021 - 06:09:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Biafra secessionists announce alliance with Cameroonain separatists

25 september 2021 - 19:30:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared that from Saturday, 15 September, “all Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Libyan mayors reject vote of no confidence in Government of National Unity

22 september 2021 - 12:12:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mayors of 66 cities out of 116 across Libya on have rejected Tuesday's vote of no [...] Full text...

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Libyans condemn parliament's vote of no confidence in Government of National Unity (News analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

22 september 2021 - 07:57:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans from all walks of life have been condemning Tuesday's vote of no confidence by Parliament [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM determined to continue serving the people and achieve goal of holding elections

21 september 2021 - 22:19:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Tuesday that the [...] Full text...

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UN envoy hopes for continued Moroccan support for Libyan political process

14 september 2021 - 11:49:34
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Five Western countries urge Libyan actors to ensure general elections in December

12 september 2021 - 18:11:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States in Libya have [...] Full text...

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LAS reiterates support for the Libyan roadmap adopted by the LPDF

10 september 2021 - 16:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States (LAS) has reaffirmed its support for [...] Full text...

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December election jeopardized by continuing political deadlock in Libya (Analysis) by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

09 september 2021 - 20:53:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The continued tug-of-war between the various Libyan political parties has considerably aggravated the political deadlock, following [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Gambia, UN condemn coup d’etat in Guinea

06 september 2021 - 06:18:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has condemned the overthrow of Guinean President Alpha Condé and the dissolution of government on [...] Full text...

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Libya's neighbours call for withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries

02 september 2021 - 21:43:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The foreign ministers of Libya's neighbouring countries Thursday stressed the need to involve neighbouring countries in [...] Full text...

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Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa, protesting Ethiopian position on issues differing the two sides

08 august 2021 - 17:50:21
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a surprise dipping in relations between the [...] Full text...

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AU calls for 'strict respect' for Tunisian constitution

28 july 2021 - 06:10:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for the [...] Full text...

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Libyan High State Council rejects unilateral decision on electoral law

23 july 2021 - 10:46:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High State Council, a consultative assembly, has reaffirmed its rejection of any "unilateral act" [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Libyan Parliament reveals reasons for non-adoption of 2021 State budget

17 july 2021 - 16:58:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh has said that omission of budgetary allocations for the eastern-based Libyan [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says country's destiny lies in unity

04 july 2021 - 09:01:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, says "Libya will continue to remain united, regardless of the wars [...] Full text...

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Failure to adopt a constitutional basis undermines Libya's political process (Analysis by Ba Youssef, PANA correspondent)

03 july 2021 - 19:28:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five days of deliberations among Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) members in Geneva on a draft [...] Full text...

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