Nov 1 Michel Cousins

Policeman shot dead

Tripoli, 1 November:A traffic policeman was reported shot in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli late Wednesday evening by a member of the Suq Al- Juma Martyrs...

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Oct 21 Michel Cousins

Congressman, victim of car-jacking, rumoured kidnapped

Tripoli, 21 October:Congressman Adel Asharshari, the independent member for Sorman, was attacked west of Tripoli yesterday and his car stolen.The inci...

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Oct 17 George Grant

Tobruk Medical Centre staff assaulted in rampage

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 17 October 2012:A rampage took place inside the Tobruk Medical Centre on Monday night, when inebriated locals stormed i...

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Oct 4 Michel Cousins

Acting officiously

Dear Editor,Yesterday evening, my husband and I decided we wanted to go to the seaside, near the Mahari Radisson Blu hotel.We bought coffee and water...

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Sep 27 Michel Cousins

Congress draft State of Emergency law published

Tripoli, 27 September: The National Congress has published a draft State of Emergency law which would give the authorities tough, wide-ranging powe...

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Sep 17 Michel Cousins

Two arrested in Sebha bombing case

Tripoli, 17 September:Two people have been arrested in Sebha suspected of being involved in a car bombing in the town on 9 September.  They have not b...

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Sep 2 Michel Cousins

Deadly clash in Zawia: reports

Tripoli, 2 September:Clashes between two rival groups of young men in Zawia today are reported to have resulted in several deaths and injuries. It is...

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Aug 12 Nigel Ash

Fornaj prison breakout began with blaze

Tripoli, 12 August:It now seems that a fire, possibly started deliberately, was the trigger for the Fornaj prison riot on Friday, in which eight detai...

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May 30 Michel Cousins

Cars without number plates to be impounded

Tripoli, 30 May:The Interior Ministry is to stop and potentially impound all vehicles travelling on Libya's roads without a number plate, it was annou...

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Tripoli CD war ends in death and arson
May 28 Michel Cousins

Tripoli CD war ends in death and arson

Tripoli, 28 May:The Fakheri shop in DahraA man was killed and shops set on fire in downtown Tripoli today when rivalry between two families in the cas...

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