Nov 27 thomwestcott

Oil strikes have caused “financial crisis”: Zeidan

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 27 November 2013:Months of strikes at the country’s oil fields and export terminals have seen production plummet, plunging L...

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Zeidan, Kerry and Hague talk security in London
Nov 24 Nigel Ash

Zeidan, Kerry and Hague talk security in London

By Callum PatonTripoli, 24 November 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan finished up a London meeting today with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Britis...

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Nov 24 thomwestcott

More ‘civil disobedience’ and strike action called for by local council

Tripoli, 24 November 2013:Tripoli Local Council has called for a second week of strikes to keep pressure on the government to ensure that all traces o...

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Nov 22 Sami Zaptia

Zeidan determined to remove all militias from Tripoli bases

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 22 November 2013:Speaking at the handover ceremony by the Sawaq brigade of their Islamic Call Society site on Thursday, Prime...

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Tripoli streets now being policed by professional security personnel not militias - government
Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli streets now being policed by professional security personnel not militias - government

By Sami ZaptiaZeidan and government answer GNC questions.Tripoli, 21 November 2013:In the aftermath of the bloody Gharghour incident which left nearly...

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Women protest against armed presence in Tripoli
Nov 19 thomwestcott

Women protest against armed presence in Tripoli

By Aimen Eljali.Tripoli, 19 November 2013:Hundreds of women turned out in Algeria Square yesterday to protest against the presence of armed militias i...

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Nov 16 thomwestcott

Gharghour clashes: 43 dead, 460 injured

Tripoli, 16 November 2013:The number of people killed in Tripoli during last night’s clashes has reached 43, with a further 460 injured, according to...

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Nov 15 Nigel Ash

Defence Minister's son freed in Gharghour: report

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 15 November 2013:There are unconfirmed reports on social media that the kidnapped son of Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thini...

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Nov 11 Nigel Ash

Zeidan floats idea to buy up illegally-held arms with outside help

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 11 November 2013:The government may need international help to organise the purchase and collection of weapons not held by t...

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Nov 11 Sami Zaptia

"They say we are doing nothing, but this is not correct", Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 11 November 2013:At yesterday's press conference, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan defended his government against criticism of inact...

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