An exhibition took place yesterday, September 18th in “Martyrs Square” in Tripoli by the Libyan Air Force members who belong to Albanina Airbase that defected from Qaddafi on February 17th, when their Commander, the late Hussein Mohamad Warfelli announced his defection in Benghazi. The target of this exhibition is to provide a flash back to [...]
On August 19th, I was hired to help a team from “Der Spiegel” magazine in a mission into Libya to cover the ongoing revolution. This was my first foray into journalism. It gave me an opportunity to discover a new profession, enhance my knowledge about Libyan territory and to practice my English. In addition, I [...]
August 31st, 2011: Tataouine Qatari refugee camp According to local sources, a young Libyan man from Wazen, aged 18-19, broke into a refugee camp in Tataouine yesterday, along with seven other people. The young man entered the camp under the pretext of looking for family members, and he succeeded in attracting the sympathy of [...]
The Tunisian press has been closely following and reporting on the latest developments in Libya and along the Tunisia-Libya borders. In most Tunisian newspapers on August 27th, “Rebels Take Over Ras Jdir,” was the biggest headline. Early evening yesterday, August 26th, Isamel Fathalli — colonel-major at the cross border army legion — was informed [...]
Only one month after the Tunisian revolution of January 14th, the Libyans began to shout “dégage” at their 42-year long leader. Today, the goals of the Libyan people in overthrowing the Gadhafi government are closer to being met than ever. The road ahead, however, is still unclear. Since the beginning of the uprising, the Tunisians [...]
August 21st was a historic day for the Libyan people. The whole world celebrated the opposition fighters’ victory as Tripoli fell into the rebels’ hands. Tunisia — Libya’s neighbor and major supporter of the opposition throughout the revolution — celebrated that victory as well. Cities all over Tunisia enjoyed the Libyan victory. Tunisians, as well [...]
Rebels gained control over most of Tripoli by this morning, August 22nd. An uprising within Tripoli paved the way for the rebel operation “Mermaid Dawn” to start last night. Two hours after the breaking of the Ramadan fast, the opposition fighters started moving toward Tripoli from the eastern entrance. Gaddafi troops used grad rockets to [...]
UN Special Envoy to Libya, Abdullah Khatib, has confirmed that he met with officers from both the Gaddafi regime and the Libyan National Transitional Council, however, he denies having any knowledge about any negotiations that might have happened on the Tunisian island of Jerba. In a press communiqué issued by the Tunisian ministry of foreign [...]
Libyans poured into the streets of Ennasr, a suburb of Tunis, Saturday night to celebrate after hearing news that Libyan opposition fighters had taken the town of Zawiyah, about 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli. Libyans heard of the victory well before official media outlets picked up the news, because many are in direct contact with [...]
No one can deny that Libyans can currently be separated into several divisions: rebels led by the Libyan National Transitional Council, Gadhafi’s supporters led by Gadhafi’s troops and regime, and those not choosing to be affiliated with either of these camps. The divisions are not only internal, however. They have reached Tunisia and Sfax, in [...]
Wave of Resignations Shakes Aridha Chaabia
Twelve members of Aridha Chaabia - nine of which are head of lists – declared in a press release that they want to be independent from the party. This, according to the document, comes because of “Hashmi Hamdi‘s attempts to deprive them of their will, and his persistence in imposing his opinion in issues directly involving the local [...]
Occupy Wall Street Comes to Tunisia
Hundreds of protesters occupied the Place des Droits de l’Homme in downtown Tunis today as part of the call to use the date of 11/11/11 to spread the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street protests across the world. Around 200 people gathered in the square, nearly all of them young, but from varied backgrounds: artists, students, activists, some [...]
The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, who is also the Chairperson of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), arrived yesterday afternoon to Tunisia for an official visit of three days. Abbas will be meeting the interim President Foued Mebazza and interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi. He will also be meeting with heads of [...]
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