Feb 20 thomwestcott

Italy joins search for missing Air Force helicopter

Tripoli, 20 February 2014:Italian aircraft yesterday joined in the search for evidence of an Air Force helicopter that went missing shortly after taki...

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Abstract art exhibition inspired by prehistoric rock art opens in Tripoli
Jan 20 thomwestcott

Abstract art exhibition inspired by prehistoric rock art opens in Tripoli

By Tom Westcott and Taziz Hasairi.Tripoli, 20 January 2014:An exhibition of abstract paintings inspired by the pre-historic rock art of the Akakus mou...

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Jadu cultural centres reopen
Jan 9 Nigel Ash

Jadu cultural centres reopen

By Taziz Hasairi.Tripoli, 9 January 2014:Five refurbished cultural centres have been reopened in and around Jadu, at ceremonies attended by Culture Mi...

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Dec 28 Sami Zaptia

Libya purchases a mobile wooden theatre from France

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 28 December 2013:Libya purchased a portable theatre building from the Comédie Française in Paris. The wooden structure whic...

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Morocco to open cultural centre in Tripoli and provide arts training
Dec 9 Callum Paton

Morocco to open cultural centre in Tripoli and provide arts training

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 10 December 2013:A Moroccan cultural centre is to open in Tripoli as a part of plans for greater cultural exchange between...

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Turkey to assist in restoring Ottoman-era sites
Dec 8 Callum Paton

Turkey to assist in restoring Ottoman-era sites

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli 8 December 2013:Turkey is to assist in the restoration of cultural and historical sites offering training to officials from...

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Nov 15 Nigel Ash

Zeidan calls for Gharghour ceasefire

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 15 November 2013:As the butcher’s bill for the fighting in Gharghour rose this evening to 13 dead and 114 wounded, Prime Min...

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Zeidan visits Benghazi
Nov 11 thomwestcott

Zeidan visits Benghazi

By Ahmed Elumami. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan with Commander of Benghazi Special Forces, Wanis Bukhamada, (left) and Colonel Abd Nasser Bousnina (right)...

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Belgian and Libyan art meet in Tripoli Old Town
Nov 2 thomwestcott

Belgian and Libyan art meet in Tripoli Old Town

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 2 November 2013:An art exhibition in Tripoli’s Old Town last week brought together Belgian and Libyan art, in the historic se...

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Libyans and Germans hit high notes of freedom
Oct 8 Michel Cousins

Libyans and Germans hit high notes of freedom

By Muhammad Elosta.Tripoli, 8 October 2013:It has been years since the Castle in Tripoli hosted a musical event – possibly decades. But last week, in...

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