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Zakat Fund prepare for aid campaign for people of South.
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Tripoli, 08.08.2015(Lana) The Zakat Fund of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is preparing for starting an aid campaign under the theme "Merciful amongst themselves". The campaign aims at spreading solidarity and cooperation between all the Libyan cities, and console the 1550 needy families in the south and provide them with some of their needs, and whose living situation was studied by the Fund. Media sources of the Fund told Lana that the most of the offices affiliated with the Fund will participate in the campaign, to affirm the cordial ties between the people... Read more
Registration of voters and candidates of Libya Amazegh Supreme Council starts Sunday.
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Jadou, 08.08.2015(Lana) The registration process of the voters and candidates for the Libya Amazegh Supreme Council kicks off Sunday in the first elections organized by the Amazegh of Libya to select their representatives in the Libya Amazegh Supreme Council. The registration process of the voters and candidates will continue until 16 August, and elections will be held on 30 August, Ziyad Yusuf, spokesman of the General Election Commission of the Libya Amazegh Supreme Council, said. Yusuf said, in a statement to Lana, that all the subcommittees have completed preparations... Read more
Benghazi Al-Jala Hospital receives 9 bodies.
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Benghazi, 08.08.2015(Lana) Benghazi's Al-Jala Surgery and Accident Hospital received during the past two days 9 bodies, and 42 others injured civilians due to shrapnel from the bombing of residential areas in the city of Benghazi. media sources said that children, women and elderly were among the victims, who targeted by mortar rockets, anti-aircraft rounds and C5 rockets. Sources added that the ages of the victims ranged from 8 months to 78 years, some died instantly and others died of their wounds. The city of Benghazi is witnessing armed clashes for the past months ... Read more
Italy arrests smugglers from north Africa in relation to drowning immigrants boat.
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Palermo, 07.08.2015 - (Lana) - The Italian authorities had arrested five men from north Africa today Friday , suspected to have a role in killing dozens , and human trafficking , after about 200 people were drowned. Officials say , that the smugglers used knives and truncheons against the migrants. Most of the dead were imprisoned in a commodity store , while the police says ; that it suspects many children were among the victims. The ship was carrying about 650 people , the Irish and Italian ships had rescued more than 400 , and picked up 25 bodies including three children. The police... Read more
UN official: Libyan dialogue will start next Monday till next Wednesday.
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Geneva, 07.08.2015 - (Lana) - Spokesman for UN's European headquarters 'Ahmed Fozi' said , "the Libyan dialogue scheduled to start on next Monday , will continue until next Wednesday". In a press conference today Friday in Geneva 'Fozi' said , it's expected to have 30 persons in the dialogue , while he didn't name the participating parties in the dialogue. In the same context , 'Fozi' didn't announce the nature and how to conduct the dialogue between the UN envoy to Libya 'Bernardino Leon' , and the participating parties , whether it would be directly together , or with each party... Read more