The traditions of preparing for Eid
Aug 17 Nihal Zaroug

The traditions of preparing for Eid

By Nihal Zaroug.Many children save money to be spent over Eid in brightly-coloured clay pots known as "shig gagas". (Photo: Nihal Zaroug)Tripoli, 18 A...

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Jul 30 Nihal Zaroug

Arts festival in Emsellata

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 29 July:An arts festival opened in Emsellata today, Sunday. Themed around creativity and innovation and officially called a S...

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May 10 Michel Cousins

Tripoli to host first Arab Spring film festival

Tripoli, 10 May:The Ministry of Culture and Civil Society has approved the hosting of the first film festival for Arabic and Mediterranean cinema in T...

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Springtime in Tripoli
May 6 Michel Cousins

Springtime in Tripoli

Tripoli, 6 May:As Libya’s capital city, Tripoli has barely been out of the international news over the past eighteen months. During the revolution,...

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Apr 27 Nigel Ash

International poetry festival starts Saturday

Tripoli, 27 April:Tripoli’s three-day International Poetry Festival starts tomorrow evening in the old city with poets from 14 countries reading and d...

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Mar 29 Michel Cousins

Film festival planned

A film festival is to take place from June 11 to 18.  It is being hosted by the NTC and the Ministry of Culture and Civil Society.The ministry has cal...

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Tripoli exhibition focuses on liberation art
Feb 24 Michel Cousins

Tripoli exhibition focuses on liberation art

Images of revolution. Artist Salah Blhaj with his work at the exhibitionThe first exhibition of paintings and works of art since the revolution opened...

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