Tripoli News

Cairo - With at least 49 dead, and hundreds injured in clashes between protesters and security forces, possibly the last thing stability in Egypt needs is tension with Libya, after five Egyptian diplomats are reportedly kidnapped in Tripoli.

Tripoli - Although reports of those killed vary it seems as if at least six people have been killed as they demonstrated against protesters calling on armed groups to leave Tripoli.

Tripoli - An anti-militia protest in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli turned deadly when militiamen began to fire into the group of protesters, killing 31, and leaving over 200 wounded.

Tripoli - Following the United States’ capture of alleged Al-Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi in a surprise Tripoli raid, Libya is seeking his handover, saying that he be tried on Libyan soil.

Tripoli - An explosion occurred today in downtown Tripoli. The blast happened in the car park of a residential compound located next to Tripoli Towers which houses western embassies.

Tripoli - Italian diplomats in the Libyan capital Tripoli were fortunate to escape from their booby-trapped car before it exploded. The car exploded about a half hour after they abandoned it.

Tripoli - The northern Lebanese city of Tripoli saw some of its heaviest fighting between pro and anti-Assad gunmen last night. In the aftermath of the fighting, at least 10 people were killed.

Tripoli - During the last two weeks armed militia members have surrounded both the Libyan Foreign Ministry and also the Justice Ministry. After the recent passage of a law banning senior former Gadaffi officials from office, it was expected the gunmen would leave.

Tripoli - As violence sparked by the Innocence of Muslims movie continued in many cities around the Middle East, a visit by Pope Benedict seemed to ignite more outrage, resulting in a Tripoli Lebanon Kentucky Fried Chicken being set ablaze by protesters.

At least nine people were killed and 42 wounded in the Lebanese port of Tripoli, making Saturday's death toll the highest, and bloodiest in a single day, raising fears that Syria's unrest will spill over the border into its smaller neighbor.