News Roundup – Fri, Apr 7, 2017 – The Libya Observer
Two local residents from Sirte were killed in a landmine explosion left behind by ISIS in neighbourhood 700, local sources reported.
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Libyas oil production has reached 693.000 bpd, the Chairman of National Oil Corporation Mustafa Sonallah has declared.
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Head of Libyas eastern government Abdullah Al-Thanni said on Thursday that the military solution is the only way out of the current division.
Speaking to Libya Alhadat TV, he invited people to stand with Khalifa Haftar-led the General Command of Armed Forces.
Al-Thannis call for the military solution is seen as a call for more bloody clashes across the country.
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Misrata Political Bloc, a group of the citys MPs and politicians, has requested the UN-proposed Presidency Council (PC) to crush Dignity Operation forces in the south of Libya after the latters Tuesday attack on Taminhint airport.
The bloc said in a statement on Thursday that an immediate action by PC land and air forces to root out Dignity Operation attackers has become imperative.
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Foreign Minister-designate of UN-installed government Mohammed Siyalah met on Thursday with Ukraine's Ambassador to Libya Mykola Nahorny. Both sides reviewed prospects of political and economic cooperation.
Ambassador Nahorny said the improving security situations in the capital would encourage his country to reopen its embassy very soon.
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Head of UN-installed Presidency Council (PC) Fayaz Sirraj and French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve held talks in Tunis on Friday over Libyas political and security situations.
Both sides also discussed ways of combating illegal immigration and agreed that oil resources should be placed under the control of PC. They also agreed that the military institution should be put under a civil command.
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News Roundup - Fri, Apr 7, 2017 - The Libya Observer
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- Strengthening the Libyan Dinar: Beyond Exchange Rate Intervention - Libya Herald - September 22nd, 2026 [September 22nd, 2026]
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- Washington warns US citizens against travel to Libya for any reason - The Libya Observer - September 6th, 2026 [September 6th, 2026]
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- Libya Launches First National Formulary to Reform Drug Supply - Libya Herald - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
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- Drone attack targets oil facility in Libya for the third time in two days - The Times of Israel - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- The Erosion of Public Trust in Libya's International Unification Efforts - The Washington Institute - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- Libya military intelligence chief killed in car blast in Benghazi: Report - Firstpost - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- Interview of Dr David Gerbi, a Jew from Libya - The Times of Israel - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- Egypt and Libya Advance $1B Tobruk-to-Alexandria Oil Pipeline Project - Pipeline Technology Journal - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- Libya: leaders call for unified Army to strengthen security and sovereignty - The North Africa Post - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- Camco successfully drills and completes a re-entry horizontal well in the Sarir Field - a new regional benchmark - Libya Herald - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- Libya Launches National Liver Transplant Project with Turkish Partners - Libya Herald - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- On Libyan Army anniversary, Menfi and Dbeibah stress need for unified military free from political divisions - The Libya Observer - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]