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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 New parliament New exhibition of Libya meets for first time BENGHAZI: Libya’s new centre likely to nationalist-dominated parlia- ment held its first meeting yes- terday, boycotted by Islamists, in a sign of deep divisions still plaguing a violence-racked open next year country from which thousands are fleeing. Parliament, elected on June 25, DECC to house five pillar-free halls is to take over from the interim General National Congress cho- DOHA: The upcoming Doha centre will overtake Al Dafna sen in the wake of the 2011 Nato- Exhibition and Convention hall in terms of capacity as aver- backed revolution that ousted Centre (DECC), which will be age area ranging from 5,500sqm longtime dictator Muammar housing one of the biggest halls to 7,500sqm. Gaddafi. in the world, is expected to open The exhibition centre is des- See also page 4 for public early next year. tined to become an important According to sources, the con- regional and international loca- Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in the east of Gaza City yesterday. Sudan floods hit struction of the centre is almost tion for events such as expos and complete and it is expected to be exhibitions, with expansive retail handed over to the government areas to be dedicated to luxury 3,000 homes by the end of this year.