Tunisian border crossing reopens after five-day closure
Sep 29 Michel Cousins

Tunisian border crossing reopens after five-day closure

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 29 September 2013:The Ras Jedir border crossing, closed since Tuesday, reopened yesterdayIt had been shut by the Tunisian a...

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Sep 9 thomwestcott

Minister of Defence in Sudan to boost military ties

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 9 September 2013:Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni arrived in Khartoum yesterday on a two-day visit to discuss boosting mi...

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Egyptian PM calls on Libya to clamp down on border arms smuggling
Aug 30 Michel Cousins

Egyptian PM calls on Libya to clamp down on border arms smuggling

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Egypt’s interim prime minister Hazem El-Beblawi (Photo: El Gasser)Tripoli, 30 August 2013:Egypt’s interim prime minister Hazem E...

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Libya talks security with Tunisia
Aug 29 Michel Cousins

Libya talks security with Tunisia

By Houda Mzioudet. Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jarandi with Ali Zeidan in Tripoli today (Photo: Prime Ministry)Tripoli, 29 August 2013:Border con...

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Jul 18 thomwestcott

‘Peace’ road reopened between Mizdah and Fassatu

Tripoli, 18 July 2013:In a move designed to stabilise an area rocked by tribal clashes, local elders have helped reopen the road between Mizdah and Fa...

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Jul 3 Michel Cousins

Germany calls on Libyans to be patient

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 3 July 2013:Germany's Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, has called on Libyans to be patient in regard to the creation of a...

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Jun 23 Michel Cousins

Illegal immigrant figures "exaggerated": Zeidan

Tripoli, 23 June 2013:Reports of massive numbers of illegal immigrants are crossing the country’s southern borders and heading to the coast and Europe...

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May 25 Nigel Ash

EU border security mission announced, as UNSMIL helps define the challenges

By Nigel AshTripoli, 25 May 2013:The European Union has signed off  on a €30 million mission to help Libya improve its troubled and disorganised borde...

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Malta's new Prime Minister wants a strong bond with Libya
Apr 29 Michel Cousins

Malta's new Prime Minister wants a strong bond with Libya

By Michel CousinsTripoli, 29 April, 2013:The new Maltese Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, says he is looking to a new sort of relationship between Malta...

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Illegal immigration – a concern but "under control"
Mar 3 Michel Cousins

Illegal immigration – a concern but "under control"

By Houda Mzioudet. Sub-Saharan African illegal immigrants in Gharian's Abu Rashada detention centre                 (Photo: Houda Mzioudet)Tripoli, 3...

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