Jul 8 Sami Zaptia

Anyone who disrupts oil ports wants to fight the Libyan people: Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 8 July 2013:Speaking at yesterday’s press conference, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said that his government was on the verge of s...

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Jun 21 thomwestcott

Refugee detention conditions in Libya “deplorable” says Amnesty International

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 21 June 2013:The detention conditions for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Libya have been slammed as “deplorable”...

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Jun 18 Michel Cousins

Mitiga prison to be handed over to military police

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 18 June 2013:The prison in Tripoli’s Mitiga airbase under the control of Supreme Security Committee (SSC) Tripoli is be handed o...

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Tripoli security being beefed up after French Embassy attack: Shuwail
Apr 23 Michel Cousins

Tripoli security being beefed up after French Embassy attack: Shuwail

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 23 April 2013:Security of diplomatic missions in Tripoli as well as government institutions is being beefed up, Interior Ministe...

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Mounting traffic chaos on Egyptian border
Feb 22 Michel Cousins

Mounting traffic chaos on Egyptian border

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 22 February 2013:The Egyptian authorities are now turning back trucks hoping to enter Libya because of congestionThe blockade...

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Jan 23 Michel Cousins

Major visa changes planned; Tunisians, Turks and Jordanians will be affected

Tripoli, 23 January 2013:All foreign visitors to Libya will require visas in future and there are to be no exceptions.The decision by Interior Ministe...

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Jan 3 Sami Zaptia

Libya lifts old travel bans imposed on Qaddafi opponents and reorganises the system for travel bans

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 3 January:The Libyan authorities have belatedly lifted historic travel bans imposed by Qaddafi on opponents to his regime, LAN...

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Dec 22 tomlittle

Shuwail rejects list of suspects named in Benghazi violence

Tripoli, 22 December:Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail denied that individuals and groups that the Libyan media had suggested were wanted in connection...

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GNC bans guns at protests
Nov 8 Nihal Zaroug

GNC bans guns at protests

By Nihal Zaroug.Chaotic scene at government headquarters where protests turned deadlyTripoli, November 8:The General National Congress (GNC), has pass...

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UK experts help Libya with IED detection
Oct 1 Nigel Ash

UK experts help Libya with IED detection

By Tom Westcott.London, 1 October:A British team has completed repair work on specialist equipment to detect and dispose of Improvised Explosive Devic...

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