Oct 14 Michel Cousins

Arab Contractors to restart Ghadames road project

Tripoli, 14 October:The Cairo-based Arab Contractors Company, one of Egypt’s biggest corporations, is expected to sign a fresh contract next week to r...

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Seven Al-Qaeda militants reported killed as Algeria steps up activity on Libya borders
Sep 19 George Grant

Seven Al-Qaeda militants reported killed as Algeria steps up activity on Libya borders

Tripoli, 19 September:The Algerian military has reportedly killed seven members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in two separate operations on the b...

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Sep 17 Michel Cousins

Tuaregs from Ghadames meet with Abushagur

Tripoli, 17 September:Prime minster-elect Mustafa Abushagur met a delegation of Tuareg elders from the Ghadames area as well as the head of the Awaal...

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Aug 18 George Grant

Displaced Tuaregs request urgent health supplies

Ghadames, 18 August:A distress call requesting urgent medical help has been made to the Ministry of Health by displaced Tuaregs living in the remote e...

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Aug 18 Nigel Ash

Derj Tuareg seek urgent medical help

Tripoli, 18 August:A distress call for urgent medical help has been made to the Ministry of Health by displaced Tuaregs living in Derj.The request was...

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Tunisia to build anti-smuggling fence along Libyan border
Jun 3 George Grant

Tunisia to build anti-smuggling fence along Libyan border

Tripoli, 3 June: Tunisia is to start building a fence along its border with Libya, in a move designed to counter smuggling operations and illegal refu...

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May 31 Michel Cousins

Passengers on Ghadames bus seized

Tripoli, 31 May:Two passengers on a bus travelling from Ghadames on Thursday were seized when it was attacked by unknown armed men assailants.  They w...

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Koni resigns from NTC over Tuareg treatment in Ghadames: report
May 22 Michel Cousins

Koni resigns from NTC over Tuareg treatment in Ghadames: report

Tripoli, 22 May:Musa Al-Koni, the Tuareg representative on the NTC, is reported to have resigned over the treatment his fellow Tuaregs in Ghadames. Ho...

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May 18 Michel Cousins

NTC mediates in Ghadames; troops sent to keep peace

Tripoli, 18 May:The government is sending 400 well-armed troops to Ghadames where there have been violent clashes between local residents and Tuareg w...

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May 12 Michel Cousins

Clashes in Ghadames

Tripoli, 12 May;Ghadames and nearby Awaal are now reported quiet following clashes on Thursday between local Tuareg and revolutionary brigadesmen. No...

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