Tripoli cultural centre closed in book row
Sep 5 Michel Cousins

Tripoli cultural centre closed in book row

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 5 September 2017:An armed group, believed to be members Tripoli’s Rada (“Deterrence”) force, has forcibly ejected sta...

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Libyan poet wins international recognition
May 29 Newsdesk2

Libyan poet wins international recognition

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 29 May 2015:Libyan poet Khaled Mattawa has been announced as a finalist for the Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism by t...

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Libyan poet wins substantial US fellowship
Sep 30 Nigel Ash

Libyan poet wins substantial US fellowship

By Nigel AshLondon, 30 September 2014:The Libyan poet and translator Khaled Mattawa has been selected as one of the 2014 recipients of a prestigious U...

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Jan 17 thomwestcott

Libyan poet gains further recognition in America

Tripoli, 17 January 2014:Libyan poet and translator Khaled Mattawa has been awarded the prestigious honorary position of being elected onto the board...

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Rain stops play - literally
Sep 5 thomwestcott

Rain stops play - literally

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 5 September 2013:Violent storms tonight put a stop to the second night of an Ibsen play being performed in Tripoli.The sudden...

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Jun 30 thomwestcott

New culture group to discuss life-changing books

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 30 June 2013:Culturally-minded Libyans are getting together tomorrow to boost the country’s interest in reading.The first me...

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Tripoli International Poetry Festival
Apr 29 Michel Cousins

Tripoli International Poetry Festival

By Nafissa Assed. Tripoli, 29 April: Eight months after the liberation of the Libyan capital Tripoli, the country today celebrated with a jamboree...

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Apr 27 Nigel Ash

International poetry festival starts Saturday

Tripoli, 27 April:Tripoli’s three-day International Poetry Festival starts tomorrow evening in the old city with poets from 14 countries reading and d...

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