Friday, October 26, 2007

Libya: Additional Information The October 26 Public Holiday

Sources: Panapress/AfriqueEnLigne and Libya public holidays. In a communique issued yesterday, the Libyan General People's Committee gave additional on the modalities surrounding today's public holiday in memory of the 1911 deportation of Libyans at the hands of the then colonial power, Italy.

Henceforth, on October 26, there will be no flights of the state-owned Libyan Arab airlines as well as travels by land and by sea both inside and outside, from dawn to 1800 hours local time. In addition, telephone communications between Libya and the outside world will be cut and citizens will be banned from traveling to Italy.