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Libya halted loadings from its biggest oil field in the latest disruption to the OPEC nations crude production and shipments.

Force majeure was declared since Saturday on shipments from Sharara, made through the Zawiya export terminal, state-run National Oil Corp. Chairman Mustafa Sanalla said Monday by phone.Force majeure is a legal status protecting a party from liability if it cant fulfill a contract for reasons beyond its control.

A local armed group, which had closed the pipeline linking to the port of Sharara to demand the release from prison of one of its members, evacuated the area late Monday, Wessam Al-Messmari, an office manager at Petroleum Facilities Guard, said by phone. The PFG took control of the area and asked the state oil company to reopen the pipeline, he said. Al-Messmari had said earlier Monday that the pipeline should reopen within hours.

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Libya is reviving its oil production and exports in spite of continuing political uncertainty. In July, crude production was at a four-year high and exports were the most in three years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. While the expansion has helped Libyas oil-dependent economy, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is trying to cut global supplies. That effort has been undermined by recovering output at OPEC members Libya and Nigeria.

Libya, which holds Africas largest crude reserves, pumped1.02 million barrels a day in July. It was producing 1.6 million barrels a day before a 2011 revolt set off years of fighting between rival governments and militias.

Sharara has experienced several brief shutdowns caused by different groups this year. The oil field closed for two days in June due to a protest by workers there. Pumping was interrupted for several hours earlier this month after armed protesters shut some facilities. Production was 230,000 barrels a day, a person familiar with the situation said at the time. In April, the NOC declared force majeure at Zawiya after the pipeline stopped operating.

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Libya Halts Biggest Oil Field Loadings in Latest Disruption - Bloomberg

Sources from the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) said officials had agreed with Algerian counterparts to hold a friendly match between Libya and Algeria in Tripoli before the start of the CHAN 2018 in Kenya.

Libya drew with Algeria last Thursday in Sfax Tunisia as part of the CHAN 2018 qualifiers. Libya made it through to the competition as it had already won 2-1 in the first leg match in Algeria.

The member of the executive bureau of the LFF, Yunis Al-Kezza, was cited by Algerian Al-Shurooq newspaper as saying that he met with Algerian officials and agreed to have a friendly match in Tripoli, adding that the Chairman of the Algerian Football Federation had welcomed the idea.

Meanwhile, the LFF promised to hold a friendly match in Tripoli with spectators in the stadium to show the Confederation of African Football and the FIFA that Libya is ready to host its teams' games at Libyan stadiums.

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Tripoli to host friendly match between Libya and Algeria - The Libya Observer

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An unknown armed group kidnapped Dr. Lamine Abu Fares a staff member of the Senousi University in Bayda city on Sunday.According to security sources, Abu Fares was taken to infamous Qirnada prison. The motives behind his abduction is still unknown.However, relatives of Abu Fares say that it is likely to be of his unconformity with the Salafist group of Al-Madakhila who control the religious institutions in the eastern region.

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The National Oil Corporation has announced the opening of registration to new trainees at the Oil Institute for Rehabilitation and Training, and the Qualitative Center for Training in Oil Industries in Zawiya city starting on Monday.The NOC added on its Facebook page that 15 committees distributed across all Libyan regions will receive applications of the trainees who will undergo the due process of written and oral tests and personal interviews in order to determine the number of students required for the new school year.

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The Municipality of Janzur announced on Sunday that the operating and maintenance office of water facilities in Jufra of the General Company for Water and Sanitation has maintained and rehabilited the water wells inside Janzur. On its Face book the municipality reported that the office repaired 15 pumps and replaced 4 others since the beginning of the year up to August.

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The Fuel Control Committee in the Municipality of Zliten banned on Sunday the fuel distribution stations and gas depots to discharge any quantity exceeding 200 liters or more than 6 cooking gas cylinders to hospitals, bakeries and companies within the municipality.The Committee indicated that the measure aims to reduce theft and smuggling of fuel.

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A member of the medical mission in charge of escorting Libyan pilgrims to Mecca, Mohsen al-Mughairbi, confirmed that all necessary arrangements for the work of the mission inside the Saudi Arabia are complete.Mughrabi said in a statement on the Hajj Committee page on Facebook that the medical mission, which includes 25 doctors and nurses, had opened its medical center in the Libyan pilgrims residence in Mecca, Angum Mecca Hotel, with 24 hours of service.

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The Undersecretary of Defense, Uhida Najem, met with British Ambassador to Libya Peter Millett at the ministry's headquarters, in the presence of Defense Ministry officials.Najem said that he had held meetings with several international bodies, but found no intention of supporting the military establishment. He added that the ministry has a clear vision on structuring the military institution and securing borders in addition to integrate armed groups in various state institutions.On his side, Ambassador Millett said that he would strive to urge his authorities to open up avenues for joint cooperation between the defenses ministries of the two countries.

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Libyan Airlines has announced that it had cancelled a scheduled journey to transfer the pilgrims to Mecca on Sunday. The company attributed the cancellation to the non-receipt of pilgrim's passports, which was delayed from the Saudi embassy in Tunisia, according to the report of the Supreme Committee for Hajj.The Saudi embassy in Libya has been carrying out its work from Tunisia since 2014 due to security conditions.

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The first edition of the National Week for Libyan Children was held at the Tripoli International Fair on Saturday.The first day was marked by the theater performances of children, as well as an open atelier for art lovers. The festival will include awareness raising activities in addition to other art and entertaining events and will last until 25 August.

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Chief of the Presidential Guard of the UN-proposed government, Najmi al-Nakou, has declared that an Algerian-Libyan agreement had been reached to train Presidential Guard personnel."We have agreed to open up with Algeria for training members of the Presidential Guard and an agreement on this issue will soon be signed. A number of Algerian security gendarmes will visit Libya in order to train members of the Presidential Guard. Nakou said in a press statement.

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The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) distributed 500 health bags to needy and low-income families in the city of Sirte.A source from Sirte Municipality said that the aid was part of a project organized and supervised by UNICEF, funded by the Office of the European Commission for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Echo.It was distributed under the supervision of Misrata Supply Charity and the Libyan Red Crescent in coordination with the city council of Sirte.

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News Roundup - Mon, Aug 21, 2017 - The Libya Observer

Photographers celebrating the World Photography Day in Shahhat, the city of history and civilization, known as Cyrene, sent a message to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that the monuments are not at risk.

Photographer, Nasr Al-Annabi, explained that the celebration took place at the western entrance of the ancient city of Cyrene under the supervision and organization of "Salfium Society for Photography" under the slogan Cyrene, a cultural heritage that we should maintain.

Al-Annabi added that the Benghazi Classic Motorcycle Club and several photographers from the Green Mountain attended the revival of the day, in addition to other satellite channels that were present to cover the event.

He said that the photographers agreed to revive the International Day in the five Libyan cities of Shahhat, Sabratha, Khumis, Tripoli, and Ghadames, in order to emphasize that the sites are not at risk and to highlight the relevance of heritage as well as promoting tourism for all persons in and out of Libya.

The young photographer, Hammad Al-Hassi, expressed his pleasure of the event. "We have spent a wonderful time meeting with newcomers from the same field, in addition to benefitting by exchanging information in between," he said.

He pointed out that the celebration of the International Day of Photography contributes to change the world's opinion on Libya and to show the activities of its youth, especially their cautiousness on the heritage of the country away from the usual atmosphere of war.

August 19 each year marks the World Photography Day, where celebrators take pictures from different parts of the world reflecting the nature and culture of different countries.

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Libyan photographers celebrate World Photography Day - The Libya Observer

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Four children from Sudan whose parents are believed to have been killed fighting for Islamic State in the Libyan city of Sirte last year were handed over to the Sudanese consul on Sunday for return to their country.

Sirte was a stronghold for Islamic State from 2015-2016, when Libyan forces backed by U.S. air strikes ousted the ultra-hardline group. Hundreds of foreign militants joined Islamic State in Sirte.

Dozens of women and children detained towards the end of the fighting have been held in Misrata, the city from which the military campaign in Sirte was led.

They include nationals of Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, and Niger. Twenty-one Libyan children have been handed back to their families.

In June, eight children were handed over to the Sudanese authorities and returned to Sudan. Eleven other Sudanese women and children are still in Misrata.

The Red Crescent's head of psychological support in Misrata, Salah Abuzreba, appealed to all countries "that haven't responded until this moment to receive those children as a human act, so they can be returned to their relatives".

Reporting by Ayman al-Sahli in Misrata, Writing by Ahmed Elumami; Editing by Aidan Lewis and Sandra Maler

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Sudanese children of Islamic State militants released in Libya - Reuters