Gold rush in the broiling desert
Oct 24 Nigel Ash

Gold rush in the broiling desert

By Jamal Adel.Kufra, 24 October 2014:A low-key gold rush has been under way in Libya’s southern borderlands and beyond, since the precious ore was dis...

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Tebu troops head to Benghazi to reinforce Operation Dignity
Sep 10 Michel Cousins

Tebu troops head to Benghazi to reinforce Operation Dignity

By Jamel Adel. Tebu forces (File photo from Tebu social media site)Kufra, 10 September 2014:Militia units from the southeast and southwest of the coun...

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Rebyana, the forgotten town
Apr 13 Michel Cousins

Rebyana, the forgotten town

By Mathieu Galtier.Tripoli, 13 April, 2014:The school director rings the bell but only one teacher is there. Dr Lee examines a child even though he ha...

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Tebus lift Sarir blockade
Dec 11 Michel Cousins

Tebus lift Sarir blockade

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 11 December 2013:Tebu protestors who have been blocking fuel supplies heading to the Sarir power station in eastern Libya have...

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Defying the odds – the first national Tebu festival draws Libyans from across the southern region to Murzuk, despite security concerns
Apr 8 Michel Cousins

Defying the odds – the first national Tebu festival draws Libyans from across the southern region to Murzuk, despite security concerns

By Valerie StockerMurzuk, 8 April 2013:Deadly migrant trails, cross-border smuggling, bloody tribal clashes, extremist militants and weapons prolifera...

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Aug 3 Michel Cousins

Families to return to Murzuk

Tripoli, 3 August:A ceremony is to be held in Murzuk on Saturday to welcome back displaced families who have been living in Tripoli.  It is being orga...

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May 21 Michel Cousins

Chadians deported from Kufra

Tripoli, 21 May:The Libya Shield battalion based in Kufra  deported 150 Chadians across the southern border on Saturday.  It is the fourth group of Ch...

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May 11 Michel Cousins

Registration offices forced to close in Murzuk

Tripoli, 11 May:It is reported from Murzuk that earlier this week an armed group forced the closure of election registration centres in schools in and...

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1st Tebu Conference in Libya
Mar 1 Michel Cousins

1st Tebu Conference in Libya

Some 600 people attended Libya’s first Tebu conference in Tripoli on Thursday, 1 March. Those at the event included representatives from the NTC as we...

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