Meetings continue to resolve Misrata–Suq Al-Juma crisis
Nov 9 Michel Cousins

Meetings continue to resolve Misrata–Suq Al-Juma crisis

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 9 November 2013:In a bid to reduce tensions between Misrata and Suq Al-Juma following Thursday night’s clashes in the capital be...

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Security focus masks other big issues: EU envoy
Nov 8 Nigel Ash

Security focus masks other big issues: EU envoy

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 8 November 2013:The current security challenges overshadow the more important task of building effective institutions and local...

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Sep 8 Nigel Ash

Tripoli finishes cleaning up after the storm

By Houda Mzioudet and Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 8 September 2013:Tripoli was this morning still clearing up from the Thursday night’s violent storm...

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Joint Force starts Tripoli security patrols
Aug 17 Nigel Ash

Joint Force starts Tripoli security patrols

By Umar Khan,A Joint Force patrol in Tripoli earlier this yearTripoli, 17 August 2013:Units of the Joint Force (JF) began to deploy this afternoon to...

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Ezzitouna mosque licensed to open in Tripoli
Jul 3 Nigel Ash

Ezzitouna mosque licensed to open in Tripoli

By Houda MzioudetTripoli, 3 July 2013. Hussein Laabidi, the sheikh of Ezzitouna mosque in Tunis received permission from Libyan religious officials to...

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US ambassador drops in on Tripoli Local Council
Jul 3 Nigel Ash

US ambassador drops in on Tripoli Local Council

By Umar Khan.US Ambassador Debora Jones at her meeting with Tripoli Local Council Chairman Sadat Elbadri (photo: Umar Khan)Tripoli, 3 July 2013:Munici...

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Jun 27 Nigel Ash

Tripoli Local Council condemns Abu Selim attacks and pledges to secure the city

By Houda MzioudetTripoli, 27 June 2013.Tripoli Local Council issued a statement today condemning the events in Abu Selim in which two people died and...

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Jun 27 Nigel Ash

Urgent meetings in Tripoli to end recent violence

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 27 June 2013:A number of high level meetings are being held in the capital in an effort to put an end to the recent surge of vio...

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Tripoli council boss attacks PM over lack of funding
Jun 23 Nigel Ash

Tripoli council boss attacks PM over lack of funding

Umar Khan.Elbadri: "We are reduced to mere observers"Tripoli, 23 June 2013:The Tripoli Local Council (TLC) treasury is running on fumes as the promise...

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Two-day conference on Local Councils in Tripoli
Jun 10 Michel Cousins

Two-day conference on Local Councils in Tripoli

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 10 June 2013:Representatives from local councils from across Libya met for two days to discuss their work and the government's i...

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