UAE embassy attacked with RPG
Jul 25 thomwestcott

UAE embassy attacked with RPG

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 25 July 2013:The embassy compound of the United Arab Emirates was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade in the early hour...

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Barghathi removed as Defence Minister
Jun 27 Nigel Ash

Barghathi removed as Defence Minister

By Ahmed ElumamiTripoli, 27 June 2013:Defence Minister Mohammed Barghathi, was today relieved of his duties by Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.Barghathi’s d...

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Jun 27 Nigel Ash

Urgent meetings in Tripoli to end recent violence

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 27 June 2013:A number of high level meetings are being held in the capital in an effort to put an end to the recent surge of vio...

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Petroleum Facilities Guards clash in Tripoli's Salahaddin area
Jun 25 Nihal Zaroug

Petroleum Facilities Guards clash in Tripoli's Salahaddin area

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 25 June 2013:An armed clash at the headquarters of the Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) in Tripoli’s Salahaddin district tod...

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Embassy bomb closes French Institute
Apr 23 thomwestcott

Embassy bomb closes French Institute

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 23 April 2013:The French Institute was shut down today, following the bombing of the French embassy this morning, and tonight...

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Feb 27 thomwestcott

Battalion chief survives assassination attempt

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 27 February 2013:The commander of the 15th Battalion, Jala al-Regi, survived an assassination attempt this evening in Tripol...

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Dec 17 George Grant

Fighting in Tripoli as security forces move against drug dealers in Al-Hani

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 17 December:There was heavy fighting in Tripoli in the early hours of Monday morningm after forces from the Supreme Sec...

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May 23 Michel Cousins

Tripoli SSC killings "a personal dispute"

Tripoli, 23 May:A media close at the Interior Ministry has confirmed that two persons of the Supreme Security Committee (SSC) were killed on Monday bu...

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