Feb 4 Michel Cousins

Italian loans issue approaching resolution: Abdulaziz

Rome, 4 February 2013:A breakthrough in the issue of some €600 million in loans claimed by Italian companies working in Libya during the Qaddafi era i...

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Jan 9 Michel Cousins

Magarief leads Libyan team for talks in Rome

Tripoli, 9 January 2013:The President of the General National Congress, Mohamed Magarief, is flying to Italy today, Wednesday, for a one-day official...

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Septimius Severus Prize set up to honour Libyan and Italian historians and journalists
Nov 22 Michel Cousins

Septimius Severus Prize set up to honour Libyan and Italian historians and journalists

Tripoli, 22 November:Bronze statue of the Emperor Septimius Severus at his hometown of Leptis Magna. The statue originally stood outside the entrance...

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Tripoli to host the Officina Mediterraneo concert extravaganza
Nov 22 George Grant

Tripoli to host the Officina Mediterraneo concert extravaganza

By Hadi Fornaji.The Officina Mediterraneo has performed all over the world, and always in collaboration with local artists. (Photo: Officina Mediterra...

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Nov 2 Michel Cousins

New Libyan government is "a major step" in creating a stable Libya says Italy

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, seen here in Rome in May with outgoing Libyan Foreign Minister Ashour Ben Khayal, is due to visit Tripoli on Tu...

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Oct 22 Michel Cousins

Libyan women in Rome to look at women's rights

Rome, 22 October:  A group of seven Libyan women are in the Italian capital for a week of training alongside Italian women on equal opportunities and...

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Italy provides media training opportunities for Libyan journalists
Oct 10 Nigel Ash

Italy provides media training opportunities for Libyan journalists

Libyan journalists at one of the seminarsTripoli, 10 October:A group of 15 Libyan journalists who fought in the Revolution have just returned from a t...

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Sep 26 Michel Cousins

Italy expels two Libyan "jihadists"

Tripoli, 26 September:Two Libyans who were being treated in Rome for injuries sustaiuned during the revolution have been expelled from Italy, it was a...

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May 23 Sami Zaptia

Italian Consulate reopens in Benghazi

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 23 May:On Sunday (20 May),  the Italian Consulate in Benghazi re-opened after having been closed since 17 February 2006 as a r...

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Alitalia Benghazi-Rome flights take off in June
Apr 23 Nigel Ash

Alitalia Benghazi-Rome flights take off in June

23 April, Tripoli:Alitalia is launching twice weekly flights between Benghazi and Rome from June with a promotional round trip fare of LD246.The Sunda...

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