Libya 2030 Vision Committee holds first meeting
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 25 May 2013 The Libya 2030 Vision Committee held its first meeting last Tuesday 21 May at the High Institute of Planning, Tripoli. The Committee is tasked with coming up with a policy vision and strategy for Libya up to 2030, including setting…
EU border security mission announced, as UNSMIL helps define the challenges
By Nigel Ash Tripoli, 25 May 2013: The European Union has signed off on a €30 million mission to help Libya improve its troubled and disorganised border security. The project, to be known as the EU Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission (EUBAM), was been worked up with the…
Film showing tonight: Kite
Tripoli, 25 May 2013: An award-winning Lebanese film about a young girl’s experience of love, secrecy and an arranged marriage, will be shown at Tripoli’s Art House tonight. Directed by Randa Chahal Sabag and starring Flavia Bechara and Maher Bsaibes, Kite tells the story of a Lebanese girl,…