Day: April 16, 2022

Ramallah-Palestine demanded that pressure be put on Zionist occupation forces to withdraw their forces from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, and to lift restrictions on Muslim and Christian worshippers reaching their places of worship.

This came during contacts and letters to international officials, conducted yesterday by the Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations Riad Mansour, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Mansour stressed the need to release those arrested by the Zionist forces, including worshippers, journalists, children, the elderly and women, immediately.

He also called for all efforts to be exerted to stop the Zionist aggression against Palestinian civilians in all areas of the occupied Palestinian territories and to stop their military escalation.”

He called on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to “act urgently and responsibly to defuse this very dangerous situation and protect the lives of Palestinian civilians”.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Benghazi-The General Administration of the Historic Cities said it was following up on what has been raised on social media, and what has been circulated by some bloggers, about transformation of the cathedral building in Benghazi into a mosque and the placing of a plaque with the name “Imam Malik Bin Anas Mosque” on it.

The Administration explained that these actions are contrary to the provisions of Law No. 3 of 1995, on the protection of monuments, museums, ancient cities and historical buildings, its executive regulations, and the decision to establish the Historic Cities Administration Authority No. (125) of 2006.

The administration said that all ministries, institutions, bodies and individuals know that all landmarks and buildings of a historical nature, cannot be disposed of, allocated, or otherwise changed in their function or construction, except by the historical cities management body, and that the administration would hold those who do so legally and criminally accountable.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli-French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday held a series of talks with a number of Algerian officials on security issues and the regional situation. During the talks, Le Drian stressed the need to revive the transition process in Libya, Algerian news agency APS reported.

Le Drian said he discussed at a meeting with Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune and Foreign Minister Ramadan Lamamra the situation in the Sahel region and Libya, according to a statement quoted by the official website of the Algerian presidency.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Misurata- The Board of Directors of the General Electricity Company visited today, Saturday, the Misurata Free Zone, as part of the field visits it is making to various regions of the country.

The company stated through its account on “Facebook” that the Board of Directors of the General Electricity Company held an extensive meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Misurata Free Zone, in the presence of the Dean of the Misurata Municipality, to discuss a number of issues related to the electrical network.

The two sides also discussed the possibility of developing the region’s electrical infrastructure and consolidating bilateral relations between the two sides.

Source: Libyan News Agency