Omar Mukhtar’s son welcomed at AGOCO
Jul 20 Michel Cousins

Omar Mukhtar’s son welcomed at AGOCO

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 20 July 2017:The son of Libya’s revered fighter against Italian colonialism in the 1920s, Omar Mukhtar, visited the Benghazi he...

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Al-Ahly Benghazi celebrates its 70th birthday
Apr 19 Michel Cousins

Al-Ahly Benghazi celebrates its 70th birthday

By Ayman Muftah and Michel Cousins.Benghazi/Tunis, 19 April 2017:Al-Ahly Benghazi football team is marking its 70th anniversary this week with celebra...

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Tripoli celebrates Martyrs' Day
Sep 17 thomwestcott

Tripoli celebrates Martyrs' Day

By Tom Westcott and Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 17 September 2013:The centre of Tripoli was last night filled with people gathered to celebrate Martyrs' Day....

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Sep 13 Michel Cousins

Monday a public holiday

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 13 September, 2013:The government has announced that Monday, 16 September, which is Martyrs’ Day, will be a public holi...

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Omar Mukhtar's birthplace restored
Sep 13 Michel Cousins

Omar Mukhtar's birthplace restored

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Omar Mukhtar arrested by the ItaliansTripoli, 13 September 2013:A group of young people from the area around Bir-Lashha, east of...

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Jan 19 Michel Cousins

1931 Battle of Kufra commemorated

Tripoli, 19 January 2013:The 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Kufra was marked today with a ceremony in the town attended by the President of the Gen...

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This Sunday to be a public holiday
Sep 15 Michel Cousins

This Sunday to be a public holiday

Tripoli, 15 September:Tomorrow, Sunday, has been designated as Eid Al-Shihad (Martyr’s Day) and will be the first in what is to be an annual public ho...

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An emotive history — the story of the flag
Sep 2 Michel Cousins

An emotive history — the story of the flag

By Nour Naas.Tripoli, 2 September:From the very beginning of the 17 February Revolution, the tricolour flag with the crescent and star has been its ra...

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