Aug 20 Michel Cousins

Libyan Navy warns it will inspect oil tankers

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 20 August 2013.The Libyan navy has announced it is starting patrols to prevent illegal exports of Libyan oil.In a statement...

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Aug 19 Nigel Ash

Warning salvo stops Egyptian trawler off Misrata

By Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 19 August 2013:It took a salvo of warning shots from a Libyan naval patrol boat, to bring an end to the one and a half hour ch...

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Libyan-French naval exercise nears end
Jun 27 Nigel Ash

Libyan-French naval exercise nears end

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 27 June 2013:A joint maritime exercise between Libyan and French naval forces is taking place along the Libyan coast.The six...

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Navy takes delivery of new French fast patrol boats
May 20 Nigel Ash

Navy takes delivery of new French fast patrol boats

By Ahmed ElumamiNavy shows off its new fast patrol boats with a high-speed displayTripoli, 20 May 2013:The Special Naval Forces of the General Chief o...

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Jan 15 Michel Cousins

Four new navy boats arrive in Benghazi

Benghazi, 15 January 2013:Four new vessels have arrived at Benghazi Naval Base, the base commander Noureddine Salah Khairallah announced on Monday."Th...

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Large cache of drugs seized by Libyan Navy
Jan 7 Nihal Zaroug

Large cache of drugs seized by Libyan Navy

Tripoli, 7 January:Libya’s naval forces have intercepted a large quantity of drugs from a vessel said to be flying an Italian flag but which had saile...

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French naval captain speaks of gladness at post-revolution return to Libya
Dec 17 George Grant

French naval captain speaks of gladness at post-revolution return to Libya

By Tom Little.Tripoli, 17 December:The captain of a visiting French warship spoke of his gladness today at returning to Libya for the first time since...

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Libya seeks to boost naval ties with France
Dec 16 George Grant

Libya seeks to boost naval ties with France

By Tom Little.Tripoli, 16 December:Discussions over how to strengthen ties between the Libyan and French navies took place in Tripoli on Sunday, when...

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Jun 29 George Grant

Foreign ministry launching "urgent inquiry" into Tunisian boat attack

Tripoli, 29 June: The Foreign Ministry has said it is investigating the killing of a Tunisian fishing boat captain by a vessel belonging to the Libyan...

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