TRIPOLI - Libya will positively respond to the newly adopted UN Security Council resolution that okays a no-fly zone over Libya, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim said Friday.

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In a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, Kaim said Libya will protect civilians in regions across the country, and ensure the supply of food and medicines.

The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to authorize a no-fly zone over Libya and called for "all necessary measures," excluding troops on the ground, to protect civilians under threat of attack in the North African country.