Jan 13 Nigel Ash

Grand Mufti warns of "taboo" Mawlid celebrations

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 13 January 2014:If today's celebrations of the Prophet’s Birthday – Mawlid Al-Nabi – had been appropriate, they would h...

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Awjila Cultural Festival starts 17 January
Jan 12 Callum Paton

Awjila Cultural Festival starts 17 January

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 12 January 2014:The Awjila Cultural Festival starts on 17 January. The event, sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, wil...

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Ghat festival closes on high note
Dec 31 Nigel Ash

Ghat festival closes on high note

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 31 December:Despite rows over lack of funding, the two-day Ghat International Sahara festival has passed off successfully with...

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Dec 26 Sami Zaptia

First Glance show entertains Libyan video art enthusiasts in the Red Castle

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 26 December 2013:Tripoli’s imposing Red Castle (Saraya Hamra) hosted a video exhibition entitled First Glance on 25 and 26...

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Dec 22 thomwestcott

Last day of Tripoli’s malouf festival tomorrow

Tripoli, 22 December 2013:Tomorrow is the last day of Tripoli’s 11th festival of malouf - a traditional form of Libyan religious music.The five-day fe...

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Arete "First Glance 2013" video exhibition 25-26th December in Old City
Dec 21 Sami Zaptia

Arete "First Glance 2013" video exhibition 25-26th December in Old City

Tripoli, 21 December 2013:The Arete Foundation for Arts and Culture will put on "First Glance 2013", a video show in Tripoli's Old city on Wednesday a...

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Worldwide Photo Walk competition held at Art House
Dec 17 Callum Paton

Worldwide Photo Walk competition held at Art House

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 17 December 2013:Sixty-one photographers competed yesterday for first prize in an exhibition entitled Worldwide Photo Walk....

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Nov 20 thomwestcott

Cultural events postponed in Tripoli

Tripoli, 20 November 2013:Many cultural events planned for late November have been postponed, both in the capital and elsewhere in the country.Tripoli...

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Music and poetry finale for Tripoli heritage festival
Nov 3 thomwestcott

Music and poetry finale for Tripoli heritage festival

Tripoli, 3 November 2013:Tripoli’s second Heritage and Tourism festival ended last night with poetry readings and a stunning performance of ‘Malouf’ -...

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Film showing tonight: Bicycle Thieves
Nov 2 thomwestcott

Film showing tonight: Bicycle Thieves

Tripoli, 2 November 2013:There will be a showing in Tripoli tonight of Bicycle Thieves, an award-winning film which has been described as “a masterpie...

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