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Boat Carrying Hundreds of Illegal Migrants Capsized in the Mediterranean.

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Rome ; 05. 8. 2015 - Lana - Italian Coast Guard said that a boat carrying migrants from Africa capsized in the Mediterranean on Wednesday . Spokesperson for the Coast Guard has confirmed that the overcrowded boat capsized off Libyan shores when ships approached for rescue . Sky News Channel 24 said that about ( 700 ) persons were in the boat and that Italian and Irish naval ships are struggling to rescue the survivors. According to estimates by International Organization for Migrations more than ( 2000 ) migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean so far this... Read more

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Al-Ghwail following ongoing events in South Libya.

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Tripoli, 05.08.2015(Lana) Prime Minister of the National Salvation Government, Khalifa Al-Ghwail, Minister of Tourism, Undersecretary of Ministry of Planning, several elders and Sheikhs of Touareg and Amzigh and some of the other Libyan cities discussed the ongoing events in the south of Libya and determine ways to resolves the troubles. The audience described, during the meeting which was held at the prime minister's office on Wednesday, the events in the region as a regional incursion under foreign auspices and not as some channels propagate that they are tribal. ... Read more

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Libya's Steel Company Halts Work at Factories to Save Power to Beef up National Grid.

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Misrata, 5 August 2015(Lana) The Libyan Steel Company has announced it halting work at its factories, in good gesture, to save power and boost the national grid. The Head of information office at the Libyan Steel Company Mohamed Al Khamariya told Lana here, 'the National Salvation Governemnt has ordered them to halt work at the factories to alleviate the huge shortfall of electricity.' He pointed out that the saved Steel Company 520 mega watts consumption would help boost the national grid and reduce the load shedding hours to customers. =... Read more

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Ministry of Justice Condemns Circulated Violations Against Prisoners at Rehabilitation Centre.

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Tripoli, 5 August 2105(Lana) The National Salvation Governemnt Ministry of Justice has said it condemned all forms of violations of human rights of prisoners, and described media reports about torturing prisoners in the Tripoli Rehabilitation Centre as mere individually-perpetrated crimes against prisoners. The Ministry stated in a statement on Wednesday its clear and unequivocal rejection of any violations against prisoners, including humiliation and physical assault, and said it would pull the legal cover on all those proven to have been involved in such crimes among the... Read more

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Minister of Communications and Informatics Meets CEOs of Communication Companies.

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Tripoli, 5 August 2105(Lana) The NSG Minister of Communications and Informatics Sami Al Fantazi discussed at a meeting with the CEOs and general directors of communication companies the difficulties facing the sector. The meeting which was held at the office the Libyana Mobile Phone Company, dealt with the current obstacles facing the communication sector and the means to overcome them to provide better services for customers and public organisations. =... Read more

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