Hawkeyes Hit the Road Nov 19, 2009
The Tripoli, IA, native picked up career highs in kills (9) and digs (8) as Iowa swept the season series from the Badgers for the first time since 1994. IOWA IN THE ATTENDANCE GAME The Hawkeyes rank 30th in national attendance, averaging 1,373 fans in 11 home contests. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Libya To Try 2 Swiss Amid Spat Over Ghadafi's Son Nov 13, 2009
(AP) TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Two Swiss businessmen arrested in Libya amid a spat with Switzerland involving leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, are to go on trial on accusations of tax evasion and violating residency laws, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday ... The businessmen - identified as Max Goeldi and Rachid Hamdani - were handed over to the Swiss embassy in Tripoli earlier in November, triggering expectations they would be released and allowed to return home ... "Libya has decided to put... (CBS News -- World)
Swiss: Pair detained in Libya delivered to embassy Nov 10, 2009
BERN, Switzerland - Two Swiss businessmen detained by Libya over a spat involving leader Moammar Gadhafi's son have been handed over to their embassy in Tripoli, Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said Monday ... Switzerland apologized for the manner of the arrest and subjected itself to possible compensation claims as part of an agreement reached in August in Tripoli, but later suspended the deal after repeated attempts to secure the release of Goeldi and Hamdani failed. (MSNBC -- International)
Swiss suspend treaty with Libya Nov 5, 2009
Switzerland's row with Libya took a new turn on Wednesday when the government announced that it was suspending a treaty aimed at normalising relations with Tripoli ... Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz went to Tripoli in August and apologised for the arrest, triggering heavy criticism at home for doing so ... Swiss businesses are forced to close their offices and the number of Swiss flights to Tripoli is cut. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
AP News in Brief Sep 10, 2009
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) The ailing Lockerbie bomber looked weak and pale, sitting in a wheelchair, as he was visited by a group of African parliamentarians Wednesday in a rare appearance in the hospital where he is being treated for prostate cancer. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi appeared for only five minutes and did not speak during the visit in the Tripoli Medical Center. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Libyan "promises" lost in translation? Sep 9, 2009
But it would be "stupid" to make the two Swiss in Tripoli stand trial, he added ... He said Libya kept its word by allowing the state prosecutor to meet twice with the Swiss businessmen, one of whom is staying at the Swiss embassy in Tripoli ... Swiss businesses are forced to close their offices and the number of Swiss flights to Tripoli is cut. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Judge halts work on driveway at Libyan estate Sep 1, 2009
Ben Curtis / APLibyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi arrives at the Special Session of the African Union Assembly on the Consideration and Resolution of Conflicts in Africa, in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Aug. 31. . (MSNBC -- Crime)
Gadhafi, planning to visit US, is slammed at rally Aug 31, 2009
A cheering crowd at the Tripoli airport greeted al-Megrahi, who was accompanied by Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam Gadhafi. The younger Gadhafi disputed suggestions it was a hero's welcome in an article Sunday in The New York Times, offering his sympathies to the families of the Lockerbie victims. (NJ.com -- News)
US state's fury at Gaddafi 'stay' Aug 28, 2009
Col Gaddafi has faced strong criticism from the US and the UK for the jubilant scenes that greeted Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi upon his arrival home in Tripoli a week ago. The decision by the Scottish government to free the terminally-ill 57-year-old on compassionate grounds has been met with dismay and anger by many of the relatives of the Lockerbie bombing victims. (BBC News -- Africa)
* US mayor decries planned stay by Muammar Qaddafi Aug 27, 2009
US anger over the decision flamed higher when al-Megrahi flew home with Qaddafi to a flag waving celebration by hundreds of well-wishers in Tripoli. The mayor said he would take part in a demonstration to be held Sunday in front of Libyan diplomatic property, which officials have been sprucing up in advance of the Qaddafi visit. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Congressman considering lawsuit against Obama over birth certificate... Aug 25, 2009
From the Treaty of Tripoli, 1796: "(T)he Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; ". Posted By: Alferd | August 24, 2009 at 11:01 AM. (The Drudge Report)
Click to read:Scots: Libya Broke Lockerbie Promise Aug 25, 2009
Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, top left, is accompanied by Seif al-Islam el- Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at airport in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday ... LONDON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- With Britain running out of energy and Tripoli needing cash, British energy giants are scrambling to exploit vast unexplored natural resource fields in Libya. (CBS News)
'Cowardly'... Aug 25, 2009
He found the scenes at Tripoli airport thoroughly distasteful and fully supports what the Foreign Secretary and Alistair Darling have said, and will continue to work with the Libyans to ensure that those things are not repeated,' his official spokesman said. The Prime Minister's view was set out quite clearly in the letter that we published over the weekend. (The Drudge Report)
Official defends Lockerbie decision Aug 25, 2009
News reports showed leader 's son accompanying the bomber in Tripoli as hundreds waved Libyan and Scottish flags. Kevin O'Donnell, 26, an Edinburgh tour guide, said MacAskill's decision was "ridiculous" and seeing Scottish flags waved in Libya "made me uncomfortable," but reaction across the Atlantic was unjustified. (USA Today -- News)
American outrage as bomber gets hero's welcome Aug 22, 2009
Hours after the Scottish National Party administration in Edinburgh announced its decision, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of the 1988 atrocity, flew home to celebrations in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Ignoring American demands that Megrahi not be greeted as a hero, hundreds of young Libyans were bussed to the military airport in Tripoli to welcome him home, cheering and waving Libyan and Scottish flags as he sped off in a convoy of vehicles. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Libyans Hope For Lockerbie Bomber's Return Aug 21, 2009
TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 19, 2009 ... Under giant posters of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, workers sweated in the midday heat Wednesday putting finishing touches on huge rock concert-style stages, scaffolds and backdrops for next week's anniversary festivities in Tripoli's central Green Square, overlooking the Mediterranean's blue waters ... With little foreign investment _ even from Europeans _ and heavy government control of the local economy, cities like Tripoli fell into disrepair, buildings... (CBS News -- World)
Newsweek: How we nabbed Al-Megrahi Aug 21, 2009
PA Photos-Landov Left: Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi departs for Tripoli, after he was released on compassionate grounds by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill ... Neither left Libya again until the government in Tripoli, under international pressure, turned them over for a trial that, under a complex agreement, was conducted by Scottish judges and prosecu-tors in the Netherlands. (MSNBC -- International)
Scotland’s misplaced sympathy for an unforgivable criminal Aug 21, 2009
He has made no expression of remorse, and there is a real danger that in returning to Tripoli he will be greeted as a hero. His disease, an advanced form of prostate cancer, can still be slow-growing and unpredictable. (Boston Globe)
Lockerbie bomber home in Libya amid US anger Aug 21, 2009
TRIPOLI: The terminally ill Libyan convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing flew home from Scotland to a joyous reception on Thursday after being freed on compassionate grounds despite fierce US opposition ... Ignoring a US warning against a "hero's welcome," hundreds of young people waving Libyan and Scottish flags greeted the aircraft carrying Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi as it landed in Tripoli amid heavy security ... But hours later loudspeakers pumped out patriotic music as hundreds of... (India Times, India)
Obama urges no hero's welcome for Lockerbie bomber Aug 21, 2009
Hours later Abdel Baset al-Megrahi arrived in Tripoli to a festive greeting by thousands ... "We're now in contact with the Libyan government," he said shortly before al-Megrahi landed in Tripoli ... This new source of potential tension between Washington and Tripoli comes amid a turnaround in official relations. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Lockerbie bomber to go free Aug 20, 2009
" The Lockerbie bombing sealed Libya's reputation as a terror sponsor in the eyes of the West. United Nations sanctions were imposed in 1992, augmenting others already imposed by the United States. The measures, as a whole, barred U.S. firms from doing business in Libya and barred air travel in and out of Libya. The sanctions shaped the lives of a generation of Libyans. People had to drive to neighboring Tunisia or take a ferry to Malta to travel abroad. Quality goods were hard to come by. With... (MSNBC -- International)
Senators oppose Lockerbie release Aug 18, 2009
Page last updated at 00:15 GMT, Tuesday, 18 August 2009 01:15 UK. Megrahi is the only person to be convicted over the bombing. (BBC News -- UK)
Megrahi: Profile of a bomber Aug 13, 2009
A father of five, Megrahi was born in Tripoli in 1952 ... He was born in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on 1 April 1952 and his first language is Arabic ... The father-of-five, who married in the 1980s, later lived with wife Aisha in her father's modest house in the Tripoli suburbs. (BBC News -- Africa)
Two families, two destinations, one dream (93) Aug 6, 2009
The couple went to a job fair in San Francisco last January organized by the International School Services, and passed up opportunities in Libya, Tripoli, Nairobi and Cairo, before settling on Ghana. But after making their decision, Diamond found that his leave had been denied by the JC, which suspended paid sabbaticals due to budget constraints. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Lebanon is Middle East's daring fashion capital Jul 27, 2009
However, women tend to dress more conservatively in areas where religion is a stronger influence -- such as southern Lebanon, dominated by militant Hezbollah Muslims, or the northern city of Tripoli. Lebanese men are also generally smartly dressed and have a soft spot for flashy designer accessories -- glasses, shoes, pens, lighters and wallets. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Afriqiyah Airlines. The Worst Airline In The World. Jul 14, 2009
Three hours later we taxied into Tripoli ... As the plan lifted off I looked down through the window at Tripoli Airport which was by now fading into obscurity below us and thanked God almighty for delivering me from this most inhospitable airport I had ever been in my life. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Destination Tripoli Jul 10, 2009
It is midnight at Tripoli airport, across the road from the arrivals hall ... In the past year, Muammar Gaddafi has travelled the world signing profitable oil and gas deals that will help transform Tripoli into the new Mediterranean destination - or so they hope - for an influx of adventurous tourists. (BBC News -- Africa)
Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world travel risks Jul 4, 2009
It was on just such an overcrowded Libyan Arab Airlines flight from Tripoli to Benghazi in 1982 that a fellow passenger had another use for the aisle: He set down a paraffin-fueled camp stove and lit it to make some tea. There was pandemonium and a fistfight before the stove was switched off. (MSNBC -- Travel)
LETTER: Obama breaking the law 'in the public interest' Jun 26, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on Jun 25, 2009 8:36 AM:" News you won't hear from Fox:In its final months in office, the Bush administration made out pretty well in odd and exotic gifts from foreign leaders - including diamond jewelery, a taxidermied lion, and Israeli bike shorts.One of the most generous gift-givers was Libya's Moamar Qaddafi, who seemed particularly grateful for former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Tripoli last year, giving her gifts with a total value of $212,225,... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Indians stop Bulldogs, 2-0 Jun 18, 2009
Carley Christiansen gained the win in the circle, striking out six for the Cadets (8-8, 5-3), who travel to Tripoli on Friday. CAL 3, CLARKSVILLE 1. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Prep roundup: Warhawks top No. 1 Eagles May 30, 2009
LATIMER Tori Elphic, Makenzie Keehn and Taylor Christiansen all hit doubles to help lead CAL past Tripoli 4-1 ... Tripoli 000 100 0 1 4 3. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Are the Accra Airport's "Baggage handlers" all Thieves? May 29, 2009
On the 12th March 2009 at 11:10, I flew to Ghana aboard an Afriqiyah Flight: 8U913 from London Gatwick to Tripoli. I was on transit in Tripoli from 16:40 till 19:00 local time ... The Afriqiyah Flight: 8U751 took off at around 23:00 arriving at Tripoli on 24th April 2009 at 06:00 local time. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
LETTER: First chief justice sought Christian leaders May 15, 2009
"And both are contradictory to the treaty of Tripoli which the Senate passed and which Adams signed which state that "in no sense if the UnitedStates a Christian nation" ... and so such should be no barrier to a treaty.. ". Cognitus wrote on May 14, 2009 8:39 AM:" The Question: NONSENSE " " " " ". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Tripoli gives whiffs of ancient Lebanese culture May 14, 2009
Tripoli Lebanons second largest city stretches along its northern coast and lies 85 km from the capital, Beirut ... I learnt later that Tripoli means triple city in Greek and was originally the centre of a Phoenician confederation made up of Tyre, Sidon and Arados ... Tripoli is made up of two parts Al Mina the port area and the enigmatic Old City which is a maze of narrow, winding streets dating back to the 14th century. (India Times)
CIAs close collaboration with Libya May 13, 2009
In turn, the U.S. has handed over to Tripoli some anti-Kadafi Libyans captured in its campaign against terrorism ... " Reaching Out Libya's decision in 1999 to turn over suspects in the Pan Am bombing, which killed 270 people, and, 4 1/2 years later, its renunciation of its nuclear, biological and chemical weapons programs have been the most public examples of its effort to improve relations. But experts say Kadafi already had been moving in that direction because sanctions had crippled his... (Harper's Magazine)
PREP ROUNDUP May 2, 2009
Team standings St. Ansgar 128, Turkey Valley 111, Sumner-Fredericksburg 109, CAL 64, SH 59, Janesville 37, RRMR 27, North Butler 21, Tripoli 19, Clarksville 8, AGWSR 6 ... High jump Micah Wedemeier (Tripoli) 5-0; Emily Engelman (NB) 4-10; Emily Nalan (SA) 4-8. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Lockerbie bomber appeals Apr 29, 2009
A Libyan official said earlier this month that Tripoli plans to seek the extradition of Megrahi, to allow him to continue his sentence in a Libyan prison. In May 2007, Britain and Libya signed a protocol agreement on the transfer of prisoners which the Libyan source says has been ratified by the two countries. (iAfrica.com)
Jefferson knew how to deal with pirates Apr 15, 2009
In a strictly legal sense, the pirates from the North African states of Tripoli, Tunisia, Morocco and Algiers broke no laws when they seized merchant ships and held crews and vessels for ransom. This protection racket state-sponsored Islamic militants trading in Christian hostages had operated with impunity in the Mediterranean for centuries. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
* FEATURE : Pirates are 'noble heroes' to fellow Somalis Apr 13, 2009
Marines to the shores of Tripoli. The modern piracy scourge in the Horn of Africa arose from the ashes of Somalias government, overthrown in 1991. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Not Your Hollywood Pirates Apr 12, 2009
is believed to have been the first U.S. citizen taken by pirates since 1804, when U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur battled the infamous Barbary pirates off the northern coast of what is now Libya, dispatching U.S. Marines to the shores of Tripoli. The modern piracy scourge in the Horn of Africa arose from the ashes of Somalia's government, overthrown in 1991. (Fox News)
200 migrants feared dead Apr 1, 2009
"A boat with 257 migrants on board sank on Sunday off the coast of Libya. Twenty-three people were saved and 21 bodies were retrieved," Laurence Hart, the IOM chief of mission in Tripoli, told AFP. ... " Twenty-three people "of African and Arab nationality" were saved, Tuesday's edition of the private Libyan newspaper Oea said. First reports of the disaster emerged late on Monday out of Egypt, with state news agency Mena quoting foreign ministry official Ahmed Rizq as saying a ship carrying more... (iAfrica.com)
• Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya Apr 1, 2009
In this photo taken Sunday March 29, 2009 and made available Tuesday March 31, 2009, migrant survivors are seen after an rescue operation in the port of Tripoli, Libya ... Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya By ABDEL MAJEED FERGANY and REBECCA SANTANA TRIPOLI, Libya - Hundreds were feared dead Tuesday in the chilly waters of the Mediterranean Sea, days after an overcrowded wooden fishing boat packed with migrants seeking a better life in Europe capsized in stormy waters off the coast... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Hundreds of migrants feared drowned Apr 1, 2009
TRIPOLI, Libya Hundreds were feared dead Tuesday in the chilly waters of the Mediterranean Sea, days after an overcrowded wooden fishing boat packed with migrants seeking a better life in Europe capsized in stormy waters off the coast of Libya. A few survivors those who could swim were rescued, but authorities pulled 21 bodies from the waters and at least 200 more were still missing after the boat capsized Friday. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Sudan's president meets with Gadhafi Mar 27, 2009
TRIPOLI, Libya Sudan's president visited his third country in four days today, this time touching down in Libya, the latest country to welcome the leader who's wanted by an international court on war crimes. Omar al-Bashir met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, praising Libya's support for Sudan following the March 4 arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. (Globe and Mail)
Khawaja sentenced to 10.5 years in prison Mar 14, 2009
Momin Khawaja recalls sirens and U.S. bombing raids [in Tripoli], their mother hiding the children under the dining room table, court records say. By Mr. Khawaja's late teens, his family returned to Ottawa. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Blog Main Page Mar 11, 2009
Robert Castellano, president of The Information Network (New Tripoli, Pa. provides his take on the Intel-TSMC deal. (EETimes)
Libya case wins Washington lobbyist $2 million payday Mar 4, 2009
The families retained Quinn Gillespie that January, hoping to dissuade the administration from restoring full diplomatic ties with Tripoli and removing Libya from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism, a designation that restricts foreign aid and trade. The families feared those moves would have meant less leverage for them with Libya. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Feb 28, 2009
Salah Sarrar in Tripoli and Reuters ... Tripoli blames the infections on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, who were convicted last year of deliberately infecting more than 400 children at a hospital in Benghazi ... The official, who did not want to be identified, also cited pressure on the authorities from the families of the infected children for Tripoli's move against Sofia. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
U2's latest, track by track Feb 24, 2009
Originally titled "Tripoli," it's not so much a song as an amnio-dream groove. Bono says it's about a Moroccan French motorcycle cop going AWOL.. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
COMMENT: Hand In Glove Feb 16, 2009
The proliferation ring that he ran stretched at least from Tripoli to Tehran to Pyongyang. Furthermore, according to reliable American and international press reports his clandestine activities extended to 12 other countries. (India Times, India)
