Tripoli authorities deny return of MV Azzurra
Malta Today - Wed May 23, 3:31 am ETSince its release two weeks ago and return to Malta, the ship sailed to Misurata with the aim of moving to Tripoli and make its return to Malta.
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Since its release two weeks ago and return to Malta, the ship sailed to Misurata with the aim of moving to Tripoli and make its return to Malta.
TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Some 700 people in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli staged a rally Friday to demand the release of Sunni Islamist leaders who they said were detained for opposing Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. The demonstration comes amid fears that the conflict in Syria could further enflame sectarian tensions in Lebanon. Hundreds of Sunni Islamists known as Salafists Friday ...
NEW TRIPOLI - When Nativity's players and coaches reflect on Friday's District 11 Class A semifinal, they'll wonder what could have been. One bad inning and a series of unfortunate breaks ended the Hilltoppers' season, as Pius X eliminated Nativity 6-3 a
The intermittent skirmis- hes in northern Lebanon, specifically Tripoli, can be termed a natural extension of the current tension in neighboring Syria. In Tripoli, as Shiite and Alawi sects live together, some people see what is happening in Syria as a conflict between these two religious sects.
Protesters camp outside the main square of Tripoli, north Lebanon, warn that their demonstrations will become widespread if authorities failed to resolve the issue of Islamists held in prisons without charge.
TRIPOLI, Libya, May 23 (UPI) -- A voter registration campaign launched in preparation for June elections in Libya was a major accomplishment for the country, a U.N. envoy said.
TRIPOLI, Lebanon – It only takes a two-minute stroll down Syria Street to see why so many people are so worried about what might happen next in Lebanon.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's electoral commission said on Tuesday 4,000 candidates had registered for upcoming national assembly elections, but the commission head said he could not confirm the vote would be held on June 19 as set by the ruling National Transitional Council. "To announce the election date is linked to a number of issues including delivering election materials all over Libya and ...
The funeral of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is due to be held in Tripoli.
TRIPOLI, LIBYA : Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi, the only person ever convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, died Sunday afternoon at his home in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, his family said. He was 60.
TRIPOLI, Lebanon – It only takes a two-minute stroll down Syria Street to see why so many people are so worried about what might happen next in Lebanon. A hole punched through the wall of the mosque by a rocket or mortar shell, smoke-blackened masonry, shops and apartments …