Aug 8 Sami Zaptia

Another water cut for Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 9 August 2014:Another water shortage has hit most areas of the beleaguered city of Tripoli today, to add to its other woes ove...

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Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

Brega's Zawia depot to operate 24 hours, petrol tanker arrives in Tripoli - to alleviate crises

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 6 August 2014:Tripoli Municipal Council has confirmed that the Libyan oil tanker Anwar Libya arrived at Tripoli port yesterday...

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Jul 31 Nigel Ash

Almost complete power cut in Tripoli

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli 31 July 2014:Tripoli was hit by an almost total power blackout this evening after part of the electricity distribution system wa...

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New Tripoli road maintenance and repair plans get go ahead
May 5 Michel Cousins

New Tripoli road maintenance and repair plans get go ahead

By Naam Alkhosi.Cabinet approved 32 major road maintenance projects in Tripoli last week (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 5 May 2014:Approval has been gi...

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Dec 14 Nigel Ash

Tension on Tripoli streets as petrol crisis enters third week

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 14 December 2013:As the petrol crisis in the capital moves into its third week, the National Security Directorate of Tripol...

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Youths block Tripoli highway over death in custody
Sep 28 Michel Cousins

Youths block Tripoli highway over death in custody

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 28 September 2013:The Tripoli highway heading east towards Tajoura was closed this afternoon by youths from Al-Ghararat...

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Petrol tanker driver escapes
Aug 21 Michel Cousins

Petrol tanker driver escapes

By Aimen Eljali.The charred remains of the petrol tankerTripoli, 21 August 2013:A petrol tanker driver had a lucky escape today when his tanker overtu...

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Tripoli fire fighters call for support to control warehouse blaze
Jul 25 thomwestcott

Tripoli fire fighters call for support to control warehouse blaze

By Tom Westcott and Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 25 July 2013:A warehouse blaze that has been burning much of today has proved impossible for Tripoli’s fire b...

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Locals start clearing Bab Al-Aziziya eyesore
Jul 9 thomwestcott

Locals start clearing Bab Al-Aziziya eyesore

By Seraj Essul. Trucks manned by volunteers start shifting the smashed outer walls of the compound (Photo: Seraj Essul)Tripoli, 9 July 2013:One of Tri...

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Water set to return to all Tripoli today - power cuts continue
May 16 Sami Zaptia

Water set to return to all Tripoli today - power cuts continue

By Sami Zaptia Tripoli, 16 May 2013:The Great Man-made River Western Region authority announced that water has started to be pumped as normal to Tripo...

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