Oct 29 Michel Cousins

Cabinet announcement postponed till tomorrow

Tripoli, 29 October:The announcement of Prime Minister-elect Ali Zeidan's cabinet is being postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday, according to reports fro...

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Oct 14 Michel Cousins

Torbruk airport moves toward international status

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 14 October:A Civil Aviation Authority committee was at Tobruk airport on Saturday morning to assess equipment and systems bef...

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Oct 13 Michel Cousins

Haj pilgrims leave from Abraq

Tripoli, 13 October:The first batch of pilgrims undertaking the Haj in Mecca this year left Abraq airport on Friday for Jeddah.  The 140 pilgrims from...

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Pilgrims leave for Haj
Oct 9 Michel Cousins

Pilgrims leave for Haj

Tripoli, 9 October:The first flights carrying Libyans heading to Mecca for this year's Haj pilgrimage departed from Tripoli today.Three Afriqiyah Airw...

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Jalil flies to Mecca for Umrah
Aug 9 George Grant

Jalil flies to Mecca for Umrah

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 9 August:Mustafa Abdul Jalil flew to Saudi Arabia today to perform Umrah at Mecca, one day after standing down as head of the...

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Khayal to go to Islamic summit
Aug 8 Michel Cousins

Khayal to go to Islamic summit

Tripoli, 8 August:Foreign Minister Ashour Ben Khayal will lead the Libyan delegation to the special Islamic summit in Mecca next week.The meeting, on...

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Quarter of Haj places reserved for martyrs' families, costs to be borne by government
Aug 3 Michel Cousins

Quarter of Haj places reserved for martyrs' families, costs to be borne by government

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 3 August:Haj pilgrims at Mount ArafatA quarter of the 7,000 places for Libyans undertaking the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca this...

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May 6 Sami Zaptia

Libyan Foreign Minister to visit Egypt, Italy and Saudi in May

Tripoli, 6 May:The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Foreign Minister Ashour Ben Khayal will participate in the Foreign Ministers’ meetin...

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Mar 11 Michel Cousins

Libyan author at Riyadh Book Fair

Tripoli, March 11: After being inactive for some 11 years, the Libyan cultural scene revived its international profile by taking part in the Riyadh In...

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New Islamic bank to open in Libya
Feb 24 Michel Cousins

New Islamic bank to open in Libya

The Bahrain-based Islamic banking company, Al Baraka Group (ABG) has announced that it is to open a branch in Libya.The announcement was made at its b...

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