Libya played a goalless draw against Tanzania on Sunday in their first Group A match in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya. Both teams continued to miss a strike despite the multiple attempts of the match at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos County. Fans had nothing to cheer for as the match continued to remain winless, except for the goal scored by the Libyan team, but was cancelled by the Ugandan referee for offside to end with a 0-0 draw. Libya will play their second match against Kenya on Tuesday at the same stadium.

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A medical team has conducted more than 1200 medical examinations and more than 44 surgeries from mid-November until the beginning of December at Ghat Hospital in southern Libya, according to a statistical report prepared by the team to address the health crisis in Tripoli, in coordination with the World Health Organization. The Director of Ghat Hospital, Mansour Waly, praised the efforts of the crisis team to provide medical services to patients in the desert town despite the lack of facilities and equipment. Ghat hospital and the southern hospitals in general are suffering from a shortage of equipment, medicines and nursing staff that had an impact on their work and the services provided in the region.

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The management of the Man-made River said that its maintenance teams are continuing work to restore water supplies to Tripoli and the surrounding areas.  A sudden failure occurred in the electricity transmission lines linking the water system, which caused an interruption in the flow of water. Tawfik al-Shuhaidi, spokesman for the Man Made River management, said the water system will get back to normal after maintenance works are completed. Water supplies were interrupted again in Tripoli yesterday after returning for one day only.

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Chairman of the Presidential Council Faiz Sarraj has said that his government is committed to bring those involved in human trafficking to justice if investigations into those allegations are proved. This came during his meeting with the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bob Corker, and his Deputy, Senator Ben Cardin, in Washington. According to press office of Presidential Council, Serraj pointed out that Libya is a victim of illegal immigration and not a source of it, and addressing these issues requires capabilities that are currently not available.

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The Mayor of Sabha, Hamed Khayali, said that negotiations are taking place between the armed group that has recently controlled the city airport and the Directorate of Security on handing over the airport. Khayali explained that the Directorate refused to take over the airport until the armed group moves out. Earlier, the armed group offered to hand over the airport to the Municipality, but the Mayor refused the deal with them, explaining that this requires a commitment from them that this would not happen again.

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UNICEF Special Representative for Libya, Abdulrahman Ghandour, said Sunday that the cut-off of water supply to the capital Tripoli and other coastal cities affects nearly 600 thousand children.  In a statement, Ghandour said that more than 2 million people are suffering from water supply shortages provided by the public water network. He stressed that cutting water requires people to use polluted or unusable water resources, which will contribute to an increased dissemination of waterborne disease and increase the suffering of children living in Libya. He outlined that access to water is a fundamental human right, adding that the UNICEF had urged all parties to the conflict in Libya to stop all attacks on water facilities and civilian infrastructure.

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The Department of Non-communicable Diseases at the National Center for Disease Control has organized a scientific day on hypertension. The event aimed to promote awareness of this disease and bring the issue to the fore. It included several scientific and lecture demonstrations on how to prevent high blood pressure and reduce the complications accompanying this illness. Hypertension constitutes one of the leading causes of death in Libya in recent years.

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French government spokesperson, Benjamin Griveaux, said that military intervention by his country in Libya is unlikely; pointing out that this mission must be carried out by an African force. "There will be no military intervention by France," Griveaux said in remarks to French media on Sunday, adding that there is a need for an African military force to intervene in Libya to bring trapped migrants home, backed by France and the EU with intelligence and technical support. "Libya is in a state of chaos, we got involved in the war, but we didn't prepare for the peace process, today people are dying, France should have taken this initiative in the European context," he said.

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