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Head of International Health Control Office at Ras Jdeir Border Crossing Confirms Crossing Still Closed.
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Tripoli, 12 September 2021(Lana) The Head of International Health Control Office at Ras Jdeir Border Crossing has confirmed that the crossing between Libya and Tunisia was still closed for travelers on both sides.‘So far it is still closed, and there are no time set for resumption of movement across the border, Mukhtar Al Mansouri said in statement to the media, stressing that joint coordination was needed, and a meeting should be held to agree on a health protocol concerning the border... Read more
HNEC announces its receipt of law issued by the House of Representatives regarding election of head of state.
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Tripoli, 12 September, 2021 (Lana) - High National Elections Commission announced, Sunday, its official receipt of Law No. 1/ 2021 issued by the House of Representatives, regarding the election of the head of state. The commission said on its official page that the law includes (77) articles clarifying the powers of the president and the conditions and procedures for candidacy and voting. The Commission published the online link to view the law: https://bit.ly/3EduNBF.= ... Read more
Human rights organizations express concern over escalation of phenomenon of child labor in Libya.
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Tripoli, 12 September, 2021 (Lana) - The Office of Women and Child Affairs of the National Human Rights Committee in Libya expressed its deep concern over the escalation of the phenomenon of child labor and its increase throughout the country. In a statement published on the official page of the National Human Rights Committee in Libya on Facebook the office stressed that the high indicators of child labor and exploitation in the Libyan market pose a great danger to the environment... Read more
Arrest of perpetrator of detaining and torturing Egyptian immigrants.
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Tripoli, 12 September, 2021 (Lana) - The Public Prosecutor's Office announced the arrest of the perpetrator of the incident of detaining and torturing a number of Egyptian immigrants, known on social media as "Al-Hajj Hakim", without specifying his nationality.The office said in a statement that against the background of the detention of of a number of immigrants holding Egyptian citizenship and the infliction of forms of torture on them, including humiliating treatment to force their... Read more
British Embassy: Interior Ministry Delegation Visits Scotland Yard in London.
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Tripoli, 12 September 2021(Lana) A delegation from the GNU Interior Ministry and Criminal Investigation Department has paid a visit to the Metropolitan Police the ‘Scotland Yard’ in London.The British Embassy said in a tweet ‘ the UK welcomed the visit by the Libyan security delegation to the Metropolitan Police headquarters, considering that cooperation in the security area between Libya and the United Kingdom contributes to bolstering security in both. ... Read more