Tripoli, 1 August:
The United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Society has arranged a series of Iftar meals throughout eastern Libya. The 'Caring for Life' programme is being sponsored by the President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and his brother Muhammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi's crown prince. It has been organised by the president of Red Crescent UAE, Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
The Emirati team distributed Ramadan gift baskets in Sirte, Ajdabiya, Benghazi and Beida via the local councils. These included a personal gift of Al-Dhafra dates from Sheikh Khalifa.