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Telegraph, 02.01.09 19:01 UTC

Omar Bakri accused of training al-Qaeda terrorists

Omar Bakri, the radical cleric banned from Britain, has gone on the run in Lebanon after being accused of training al-Qaeda terrorists.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30.12.08 18:30 UTC

Libya orders further oil cuts of 20,000 barrels a day

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Libya's oil chief says his country will cut production -- starting in January -- by almost 20,000 barrels per day more than Libya's OPEC quota. National Oil Corp. head Shukri Ghanem ...

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Belfast Telegraph, 30.12.08 00:41 UTC

Gaddafi gave Irish president bridle and whip

Irish President Eamon de Valera accepted gifts from Colonel Gaddafi the same year Libya began arming the IRA, official state papers reveal. Documents released into the National Archives show the ...

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The Independent, 28.12.08 19:32 UTC

Hundreds of immigrants land on Italian island

More than 900 immigrants have arrived on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa this weekend, bringing the numbers which have landed in Italy this year to more than 30,000 - more than double the ...

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Times Online World News, 20.12.08 21:40 UTC

Arafat’s last stand as Syrians bombard camp

THE Bedawi refugee camp in the northern suburbs of Tripoli is a short and normally rather pleasant drive from the city centre. The coastal highway passes through orange and bamboo groves along the ...

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New York Post, 20.12.08 10:41 UTC

LEBANON'S CHOICE

Last updated: 5:31 am December 20, 2008 Posted: 2:40 am December 20, 2008 RIVAL powers are pouring vast sums of money into Lebanon in the hope of influencing the outcome of the general election to ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.12.08 06:03 UTC

Deutschtown development to be dedicated today

State and local officials will dedicate three new townhouses and two rehabilitations in historic Deutschtown today at 1 p.m. at James and Tripoli streets. The new construction -- the work of October ...

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BBC World News, 21.11.08 10:30 UTC

Shoot-out in north Lebanon city

One person has been killed and three others wounded in a shoot-out between gunmen and troops in the north Lebanese city of Tripoli, security forces say.

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Telegraph, 21.11.08 09:33 UTC

American Lockerbie families receive final compensation from Libya

The families of 180 Americans onboard Pan Am Flight 103 the exploded over Lockerbie in Scotland say they have now received full compensation from Libya for their loss, nearly two decades after the bombing.

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New York Post, 20.11.08 10:06 UTC

SEND IN THE MARINES

Posted: 4:17 am November 20, 2008 US Marines have been singing about their exploits on the "shores of Tripoli" ever since President Thomas Jefferson sent them to scour out the world's most ...