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Minister of Health Issues Circulation No 3 on Medical Treatment Rule for Non-Libyan Residents.
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Tripoli, 15 August 2018(Lana) The GNA Minister of Health has issued circulation No 3 for 2018 on activation of the medical treatment rule for foreign residents in the country. The circulation stressed the need for the rule to be strictly applied. The rule was introduced by virtue of the Cabinet decision No 153 of 2015. It called on hospitals and healthcare directors to activate the rule, and urged authorities in areas with considerable presence of foreigners to open files for patients only after they produce a certificate approving their national number or administrative... Read more
GNA Minister of Interior Launches Criminal Investigation Office in Gafara.
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Gafara, 15 August 2018(Lana) The GNA Minister Interior Brigadier Abdul Salam Ashour has launched the Gafara office of the criminal investigation authority. In an event, attended by the head of detective intelligence, the head of cooperation and relations department and directors of security in Yefren, Jadou and Kabou, as well as the notables of Gafara and representatives of civil society organisations, Ashour told the audience the Gafara area is a link between Sahel and the Mountain areas and hence its importance. The Ministry of Interior is keen to offer support for... Read more
GNA Minister of Interior Inspects Technical Affairs and Telecommunications Department.
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Gafara, 15 August 2018(Lana) The GNA Minister Interior Brigadier Abdul Salam Ashour has paid a visit to the Technical Affairs and Telecommunications Department in Janzour, during which he toured departments accompanied by the head of the department and a number of members. The Minister stressed the need for the Technical Affairs and Telecommunications Department to liaise with security departments in the regions. He highlighted the department as a vital tool, responsible for communications in the ministry. =... Read more
MOI Undersecretary Chairs Tripartite Meeting on Migration.
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Tripoli, 15 August 2018(Lana) The Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Migration Affairs has chaired a meeting at the Foreign Ministry, which was attended by the EU Ambassador to Libya, representatives of the African Union, UN Humanitarian Affairs Office, the Director of African Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, the head of the Foreign Ministry work team on illegal migration and a number of Ambassadors of African countries. The meeting was devoted to discussing the illegal migration phenomenon, and ways of tackling this problems through cooperation of all countries, and... Read more
Parliament Approves Draft Law for Referendum on Permanent Constitution.
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Tripoli, 15 August 2018(Lana) The House of Representatives has approved a draft law on referendum on the permanent constitution for the country provided that the sixth article of the draft law be re-instituted through a constitutional amendment at a session to be held after Eid Al Udha 'feast of sacrifice', the spokesperson for the House Abdullah Bleiheg said. The House resumed session yesterday chaired by the Speaker Agila Saleh and attended by more than 90 members, Bleiheg added. =... Read more