The newly blueprinted constitution draft, which was devised on April 16 by the accord committee of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) has been rebuffed by the Libyan civil movement "Citizenship is my right and I won't relinquish it."

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The House of Representatives (HoR), which rules east Libya except Derna, is expected to elect a new governor for the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) on Tuesday, a controversial step that would cause rift within the sovereign body that manages the country’s multi-billion assets and add fuel to the existing political fire.

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The meeting between the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqilah Saleh with the Head of the High Council of State (HCS) Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli, was not meant to deal with Al-Sweihli as an official but rather as an ordinary Libyan national and a boycotting member of the HoR, Saleh said in a televised interview on Sunday evening.

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Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) has selected a 24-member team to engage in the forthcoming political talks aimed at resolving the country’s political stalemate.

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The Libyan Taxes Department said the statements of the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al-Sidiq Al-Kabeer, about lack of payments for the government in the taxes sector were not true, saying the revenue from taxes hit 1.5 billion dinars with a surplus of 350 million dinars in 2016. It also added that it rejects to be the one to take the blame for the failure of other state institutions, advising the governor to fact-check and then rephrase his statements.

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Libyan Airports Authority received Sunday a shipment of equipment to be installed later at Mitiga and Misrata airports once the technicians of the company arrive in Libya. The authority has already contracted a Dutch software solutions company to provide all Libyan airports with cutting-edge technologies for passengers and luggage.

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Tubu tribe's representatives at the Constitution Drafting Assembly rejected the latest concord draft and slammed it as a threat to their community in Libya and to peace and stability in the south in general, adding that the draft was dealing with their tribal community in chauvinistic manners.

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The Head of the UN-proposed government's Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj discussed with the Head of the fuel and gas crisis committee, Milad Al-Hajrasi, the latter's crackdown on smuggling across Libya, hailing the committee's efforts and speaking out the PC's support for it. Al-Sirraj also told Al-Hajrasi that the PC is willing to expand the anti-smuggling operations in the coming days to include all kinds of smuggling at all of the Libyan border crossings. He also promised to provide the committee with all the needed support to end the smuggling crisis that has led to the rocketing of prices in Libya.

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Benghazi new mayor Abdelrahman Al-Abar, met with the Chinese Company that is handling a number of residential construction projects in the city. He confirmed that the contracts with the company will be given due commitment and the company will be warmly welcome to return and resume work, promising to provide security and solutions to any hindrances for the Chinese company. 

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Ben Nayel-led forces conducted artillery shelling at the Timnahent airbase, where forces of UN-proposed government's defense ministry are positioned, according to Third Force sources in southern Libya. The sources didn't report any casualties or damages. 

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Tripoli Education Ministry hosted Sunday handing over of the post of the Education Minister from the former minister, Mohamed Al-Ezabi to the newly appointed one, Othman Abdeljalil, in the presence of deputy education minister Adel Jumoa and other officials. 

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The port operation unit at Tobruk Port Said they had received three oil vessels laden with different oil products. The head of the unit said that one vessel was loaded with 350 million liters of gasoline, the second was laden with 5200 tons of cooking gas and the third was loaded with about 28 million liters of gasoline as well awaiting to be unloaded.

 

 

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