UK security chief in talks with Zeidan
Jan 23 Michel Cousins

UK security chief in talks with Zeidan

Wednesday, 23 January 2013:Britain’s National Security Adviser, Kim Darroch, was in Tripoli today, Wednesday, for talks with Prime Minister Ali Zeidan...

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Jan 17 Michel Cousins

Curfew mulled for Benghazi

Tripoli, 17 January 2013:The government is considering a nightime curfew in Benghazi in the battle to curb violence there. Interior minister Ashour Sh...

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Zeidan in Qatar
Jan 14 Michel Cousins

Zeidan in Qatar

Tripoli, 14 January 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan arrived this evening in Doha on a two-day visit to Qatar.  He was met at the airport by the Qatari...

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Jan 6 tomlittle

Interior Minister holds meeting on new passport measures

Tripoli, 6 January:Minister of the Interior Ashour Shuwail held an extended meeting with the director of the Passsport, Nationality and Foreigners' Af...

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Jan 6 Michel Cousins

New body to be in charge of police

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 6 January:A Supreme Police Council has been set up by the government. Part of the Ministry of the Interior,  the body will co...

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Police unveil new design for patrol cars
Jan 5 tomlittle

Police unveil new design for patrol cars

Tripoli, 5 January:The Ministry of Interior unveiled a new colour scheme for police patrol cars on 1 January after criticism of the old design, which...

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Jan 5 Sami Zaptia

Over 5,000 SSC members joined police in 10 days: Interior Minister Shuwail

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 5 January:Speaking at the end-of-week multi-ministerial press conference on Thursday, Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail reveale...

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Jan 4 tomlittle

Three Libyans die in gas accident at Istanbul police college

By Maha Ellawati.Tripoli, 4 January:Three Libyan students at a police officer training academy in Istanbul were suffocated by gas from faulty heaters...

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Opinion: An eyewitness account of the SSC demonstration outside congress
Jan 3 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: An eyewitness account of the SSC demonstration outside congress

By Ahmed Alsharif.Tripoli, 3 January 2013:Tuesday morning. First day of the New Year. The Supreme Security Committee (SSC) employees closed the main r...

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Benghazi CID chief abducted by armed men
Jan 3 Sami Zaptia

Benghazi CID chief abducted by armed men

By Maha Ellawati and Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 3 January:The head of the Benghazi Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Abdulsalam Al-Mihdawi, was kidna...

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