Several members of the House of Representatives for Sabha and Ubari and ministers of the UN-proposed government of Presidential Council attended a ceremony in the House of Culture in Sabha to mark the handover of Sabha's Civil Airport to the Security Directorate of Sabha.

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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has documented 9 deaths and 17 injuries of civilians in Libya last June.

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A new project in agriculture technology known as the soilless farming (hydroponics) is to be launched in Wazin, a town in the western region of Libya that serves as a border crossing with Tunisia.

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The Ministry of Education of the UN proposed government announced the formation of 2621 committees in an effort to monitor and supervise the exams of the secondary school certificate. The ministry added that they will adopt 132 centers to distribute the exam questionnaires, 164 supervisors and 48 observers. The ministry noted that they are keen to take all measures to ensure proper conditions for those sitting their exams that start today and continue until Thursday in all private and public schools and at the levels of the 48 educational zones within the country.

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The Libyan Association for Prisoners of Thought called on the Attorney-General in Tripoli to formally and judicially disclose the results investigations into the Abu Salim prison massacre and to expedite the trial in a manner that preserves the rights of the accused. This came during a protest held by the Assembly in Tripoli on Thursday. The Association added that the delay in the trial of the accused in the case harms the rights of the victims' families and exposes the rights of the detainees.

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Brigadier Hassan AlMadani, a security official in the Gaddafi regime and resident of Sirte was released on Saturday morning from the city of Misrata. 46 other detainees from Tawergha, Zliten, Tripoli and Sirte have been released from Misrata Military Prison since 2011 after more than half of their sentence was carried out.

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The Fuel and Gas Crisis Committee which operates under the Brega Oil Marketing Company announced that the Central Security Forces seized more than 100 boxes of car oils destined to be smuggled to Tunisia via the Ras Ajdair border crossing. The Committee stated via their Facebook page that the forces stormed several sites belonging to smugglers in cooperation with the committee to combat the smuggling of goods outside Libya.

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The office of information of the General Electricity Company stated that an armed group attacked the team which is stationed at the Ka'am plant in Khoms. The statement added that the attack resulted in the injury of one of the workers who was taken to the hospital as a result of his injuries. The information office pointed out that repeated attacks on employees of the General Electricity Company is leading to the workers departing their sites for fear of their security and safety. It is noteworthy that Khoms area is one of the areas that refuse to enter the program designed to share electricity loads which was adopted by the Electricity Company to maintain a form of stability in the public electricity grid.

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A number of ministers of the UN proposed government held a meeting on Saturday to discuss the difficulties facing facilities and service sectors in the southern region of Libya. The visit of these ministers to the southern region as part of efforts to reopen Sebha International Airport and facilitate the provision of services to the southern regions affected from the various crises that is hitting the country. The weeklong visit of the ministers to the southern region is to visit a number of municipalities and cities in the region. 

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Sources from the Accord Committee of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) confirmed that they postponed today’s meeting to next Sunday as a result of what they described as security threats. Media sources said the postponement came after statements by pro-Hefter media stating that "The constitution will only be revealed on a pool of blood". The sources added that the Chairman of the committee has requested a postponement of the meeting until adequate protection is provided to its members, noting that the committee will have to relocate meetings to another city if the situation remains unsafe.

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The Algerian Football Federation has set August 12 to be the date for the match between Libya and Algeria in the African Nations Cup qualifier for local players which is due to be held in Kenya in 2018. According to sources, the match is scheduled to take place on the grounds of the Hamlawi stadium in the eastern Algerian city of Constantine.

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In a statement issued by the elders and rights groups of the Tebu and Kufra, they called out in protest against the discrimination at the University of Benghazi. The calls were so that students of different backgrounds would receive fair treatment as covered by the laws in force at colleagues regarding placements etc.

 

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