Turkey, UAE send relief convoy to Libya

The first ships carrying humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Libya as part of a joint operation by Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have set sail from southern Turkey, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. A cargo ship and a roll-on/roll-off ship carrying humanitarian aid left from the Mediterranean province of Mersin are expected to reach Benghazi, Libya today. The ships contain 32 tons of medicine, 388 tons of food, 2,000 tents, 20,000 blankets, 72 tons of water, two mobile kitchens and a mobile oven, the ministry said, adding that a 13-member Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay) team and a 16-member team from the Gulf state are also on their way to Libya.