May 23 Michel Cousins

Libya closes Tunisian border crossing

Tripoli, 23 May:Libya temporarily closed the Tunisian border crossing at Ras Jedir early today after angry Tunisian smugglers attempted to storm the b...

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Smugglers try to storm across border into Tunisia
May 22 Michel Cousins

Smugglers try to storm across border into Tunisia

Tripoli, 22 May:More than 40 trucks tried to force their way from Libya into Tunisia at the Ras Jedir border crossing on Monday evening.  According to...

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May 4 Michel Cousins

Tunisians demonstrate against 3rd border crossing

Tripoli, 4 May:Demonstrators in the Tunisian border town of Dehiba have called on the Tunisian authorities not to open a third border crossing to Liby...

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Apr 10 Michel Cousins

150 vehicles try to storm Tunisia-Libya border

Tripoli, April 10It is reported from Tunisia that on Monday morning 150 vehicles carrying smuggled Tunisian-subsidized foodstuffs and fertiliser were...

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Apr 9 Michel Cousins

Tunisians released

Tripoli, April 9The five Tunisians captured by Libyans on Saturday afternoon were released late on Sunday.The five, allegedly fuel smugglers, were fre...

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Apr 8 Michel Cousins

Tunisia closes border crossing after Tunisians seized

Tripoli, April 8Tunisia closed the Ras Jedir border crossing this afternoon, Sunday, following the earlier kidnapping today of five Tunisians.  The fi...

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Mar 2 Michel Cousins

Libya-Tunisian border calm again

The situation in the main Tunisian-Libyan border crossing at Ras Jedir is now said to be calm after angry clashes between Libyans and Tunisians.On Thu...

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Feb 23 Michel Cousins

Calls for new Libyan-Tunisian border crossing

Tripoli, 12 February 2012:Residents on both sides of the Libyan-Tunisian border are calling for a third crossing to be opened at Mashhad Salih.At pres...

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Tunisia closes border crossing
Feb 3 Michel Cousins

Tunisia closes border crossing

The Tunisian government is reported to have closed the border Ras Jedir border crossing to Libya on Friday following armed clashes and a tit-for-tat s...

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