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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