Learn English on your mobile phone
Feb 6 thomwestcott

Learn English on your mobile phone

Short English lessons can be sent direct to your mobile (Photo: Tom Westcott)Tripoli, 6 February 2013:Libyans now have the chance to learn English vi...

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Jan 15 Michel Cousins

British Council plans Women's empowerment programme

Tripoli, 15 January 2013:Following the success of the ‘Springboard Women’s Programme’ in a number of Middle East countries, the British Council says i...

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British Council announces new English teaching course
Dec 7 thomwestcott

British Council announces new English teaching course

Tripoli, 7 December: The British Council Libya has announced that in January it will run a course for the internationally-recognised Cambridge ESOL C...

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Cinema club launches today in Tripoli
Oct 13 Nigel Ash

Cinema club launches today in Tripoli

Tripoli, 13 October:Libyans now have the chance to watch a variety of critically-acclaimed world films, with the opening of the Arete Cinema Club.The...

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Aug 28 Michel Cousins

British Council language courses to begin next month

Tripoli, 28 August: The British Council in Tripoli has announced a series of English-language courses for adults and children, starting next month.The...

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"Business as usual" for British embassy following rocket attack on ambassador
Jun 23 George Grant

"Business as usual" for British embassy following rocket attack on ambassador

By George Grant.Tripoli, 23 June:The British ambassador gave his assessment of Libya's prospects for democratic transition during a wide-ranging inter...

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May 21 Sami Zaptia

Learn English Radio to be launched in Libya

Tripoli, 21 May: Libyans will now have the opportunity to learn English through Learn English Radio (LER). On 17 May an agreement between the Britis...

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Street Art: from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Libya
Apr 1 Michel Cousins

Street Art: from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Libya

By Nafissa AssedWe have all heard that a picture is worth more than a thousand words. On Saturday, 31 March, London's Victoria and Albert Museum, in c...

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Mar 22 Nigel Ash

Who cares about oil ?

Tripoli: March 21, 2012 by Zara Rahman What will it take to get Libyans talking about their oil industry? As in detail, numbers and mechanisms, not...

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I may not see; but Libya is my eyes
Mar 21 Michel Cousins

I may not see; but Libya is my eyes

By Rukaya El-TurkiHe sang this line over and over at the Paving the Future Youth Forum 2012 held in Tripoli from March 11 to 14. He wished he could wi...

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