Feb 7 Michel Cousins

Food security meeting calls for closer North African integration

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 7 February 2013:The 17th ministerial meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union’s food security committee opened in Tripoli today, Th...

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New shipping line between Libya and Tunisia
Jan 26 thomwestcott

New shipping line between Libya and Tunisia

Tripoli, 26 January 2013:A new shipping line will be established between Libya and Tunisia, according to Tunisia’s Transport Minister.The line will be...

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Irish airline Ryanair eyes Libyan market
Jan 23 thomwestcott

Irish airline Ryanair eyes Libyan market

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 23 January 2013:The budget Irish airline Ryanair plans to expand into new markets in North Africa, including Libya, according...

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Nov 4 Michel Cousins

Clocks to go back an hour on Saturday

Tripoli, 4 November:It has been announced that clocks will go back an hour at two o’clock in the morning of Saturday, 10 November.The decision was tak...

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Seven Al-Qaeda militants reported killed as Algeria steps up activity on Libya borders
Sep 19 George Grant

Seven Al-Qaeda militants reported killed as Algeria steps up activity on Libya borders

Tripoli, 19 September:The Algerian military has reportedly killed seven members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in two separate operations on the b...

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Aug 28 George Grant

39 migrants feared dead in latest drowning tragedy

Tripoli, 28 August:Thirty-nine emigrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, Libyan and Egyptian officials have...

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Protests briefly close Salloum border crossing
Aug 12 Al Russell

Protests briefly close Salloum border crossing

The Egyptian side of the Salloum border crossingTripoli, 12 August:A group of Egyptian protestors caused the brief closure of the Libyan border crossi...

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"Cairo Declaration" flags closer economic links and end to visas
Jul 31 Nigel Ash

"Cairo Declaration" flags closer economic links and end to visas

By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 31 July 2012:Libya, Tunisia and Egypt have taken a further step towards closer economic cooperation, issuing “The Cairo Dec...

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Jul 24 Michel Cousins

Tunisia-Libya border again closed

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 24 July:The main Tunisian-Libyan border crossing at Ras Jedir is again partially closed.  Libyans returning to Libya and Tu...

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Jul 22 Michel Cousins

Libya complains to Morocco over treatment of Libyan visitors

Tripoli, 22 July:Libya has formally protested to the Moroccan authorities about the treatment of Libyans visiting Morocco.They are being photographed...

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