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Data and Documentation Department Prepares Draft on Assessment of UNICEF Work
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Tripoli, 21 January 2015(Lana) The Data and Documentation Department at the Ministry of Education is working on a draft report on the work of the UN children organisation UNICEF as part of the assessment of Libyan schools and implementation of the educational data network.\n A Data and Documentation Department report has disclosed the department has referred data of personnel in accordance with the form provided by the Ministry of Employment, in addition to examining and rectifying data relied to the department from the areas of Al Marj, Assaba and.... Read more
UNSMIL urges Libyan parties to sustain ceasefire
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Tripoli, 21 January 2015(Lana) UNSMIL urged Libyan parties to discuss tangible and urgent measures to sustain ceasefire and address any violations.\nIn a statement posted on its website, it said that any ceasefire violation even if limited constitute a serious development that may completely undermine the truce.\nUNSMIL appealed to Libyan parties to speed up the appointment ov a representative to liaison on enforcement of and compliance with the ceasefire agreement.... Read more
US Renews Advice to Nationals Against Travelling to Libya
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Tripoli, 21 January 2015(Lana) The US State Department has re-issued a travel advice to its nationals not to travel to Libya, and for those already in the country to arrange for a departure as soon as possible.\n The advice which was published on the Department\'s website on Tuesday urged nationals to avoid public places and un-necessary movements around the country.\n The Department cited \'unstable security conditions and inability of the Government to rebuild the Army and Police to establish security in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising, and the widespread of arms and anti... Read more
Tunisian authorities foils narcotics smuggling operation
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Tunis, 21 January 2015(Lana) Tunisian Customs authorities have foiled a narcotics trafficking operation into Libya, the second in less than ten days.\nTunisian news agency reported Tuesday that members of the border customs office at the Ras Jadier Lobyan-Tunisian common border crossing point seized 143 pieces of narcotics hidden in a car with Foriegn number plates and driven by a citizen of a neighbouring country.\nThe agency did not disclose the nationality of the arrested person nor that of the other suspected individual.\nThe drug weighs 34.562 kg it said.\nThe disclosure comes after... Read more
MoH dismiss reports of diagnosing an Ebola case at a Tripoli hospital
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Tripoli,21 January 2015(Lana) Ministry of Health denied media and social website reports about diagnosing an Ebola case at Tripoli Central Hospital.\nIt confirmed that the reports were merely rumors.\nHead of Ministry ofHealth Operations Room, Munaif Al-Muamari said in a phone call with Lana that Director of the hospital, Dr Abduljalil Gharirbi and Head of Disease Control Centre, Dr Badr Eddeen Al Najar categorically denied registering any Ebola case within the hospital.\n=... Read more