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Tripoli Industry directorate organizes workshop on food safety.
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Tripoli, 26.12.2016(Lana) Tripoli Industry Directorate to organize Tuesday in Tajoura a workshop on food safety themed ' Towards access to safe food'. Engineers, experts and technicians from various companies, institutions, scientific centres including the national centre for specifications and standards, Food and Medicine Control Centre, International Inspection Companies are taking part in the workshop. Scientific papers will be presented at the workshop that cover; - Food standard specifications. - Food safety management system - Role of Food and... Read more
22 round of Ghat International Festival kicks off.
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Ghat, 26.12.2016 (Lana) The 22 nd round of Ghat International Festival to kicks off Monday themed; 'Ghat nature treasures and heritage resource'. The organizing committee of the festival told Lana that the activities of the festival would be launched by camels race outside Ghat City, to be folowed by sand sking race, and performance by Ghat troups besides 4-wheel drive safari cars. The activities of the festival according to the organizing committee staging children festival using local custom, artistic festivals in which groups from various parts of the country would ... Read more
Maltese authorities levels charges to hijackers of Afriqya airplane.
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Valetta, 26.12.2016(Lana) Maltese Court in Valletta filed charges to two individuals who hijacked Afriqya aireoplane last Friday with 117 people on board before directing its destination to Malta. The charges include; ' hijacking, use of violence onboard the plane, detaining individuals against their will, intimidation to use violence, and attempt to destabilize the government'. Times of Malta news paper quoted police source said the two men have not responded to any questions about their motivations. The two men hijacked last Friday an Afriqya Airbus A 320 airplane, on... Read more
GNA Delegated Minister of Health Discuss Needs of Healthcare Sector and Medicine Crisis.
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Tripoli, 26 December 2016(Lana) The Delegate Minister of Health of the Government of National Accord Omar Bashir discussed at a meeting on Sunday with Cabinet undersecretary for Services Affairs Hind Shubar, the Head of Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Department of the Tripoli Central Hospital Nahed Al Maki, the needs of the health sector and medicine especially that of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer and hypertension. Needs of hospitals throughout Libya and working in concert with the Medical Supply Services were also discussed at the meeting which was conducted... Read more
WHO: 1,3 million Libyans cannot obtain medical services.
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Tripoli, 26,12.2016(Lana) World Health Organization has announced that there are 1.3 million Libyans who could not obtain appropriate health care. In a statement Monday, WHO said there is acute shortages in medical cadres and trained human resources. There is humanitarian response plan in Libya in 2017, that targets 1,3 million people in need for humanitarians and health assistance of whom 45% are women, and 34% are children, it explained. =... Read more