By John Lee. Tripoli has again been ranked in 218th place in the Mercer 2019 Quality of Living Survey. This puts it just ahead of Niamey in Niger and Bamako in Mali, and just behind Dhaka in Bangladesh and Ouagadougo in Burkina Faso. Vienna again retains the top spot; Zurich and Vancouver follow in second […]
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Tripoli Ranks 7th-Last in Global Liveability Index
By John Lee. Libyan capital Tripoli has ranked 7th from the bottom in a listing of cities according to their liveability. The Global Liveability Index ranking puts it just ahead of Harare in Zimbabwe, and behind Douala in the Cameroon. Vienna topped the list, with Syrian capital Damascus coming last. Published by The Economist Intelligence […]
FIFA may Lift Ban on Int’l Football Matches in Libya
By John Lee. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reportedly said that the ban on international football matches in Libya will be lifted soon. Having reviewed a report from the FIFA Committee on Libya, he is said to have expressed confidence that it will not take long for international matches to return to the country. (Source: […]
Libya hopes FIFA visit ends Ban on Hosting Matches
By John Lee. The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) hopes FIFA‘s recent visit to the country will help lift a ban on it hosting matches. Veron Mosengo-Omba, FIFA’s director of African and Caribbean Member Associations, said in Tripoli: “My presence is the kick-off of the process to bring international football matches (back) in Libya. It is […]
Tripoli’s Quality of Living Ranking …
By John Lee. Tripoli has been ranked in 218th place in Mercer’s 2018 Quality of Living Survey. This puts it just ahead of Niamey in Niger and Bamako in Mali, and just behind Dhaka in Bangladesh and Antananarivo in Madagascar. Vienna again retains the top spot; Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third places, […]
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Gadaffi was ‘hours away’ from buying Man United
By John Lee. Colonel Gaddafi was reportedly ‘hours away’ from buying a major stake in the British football club Manchester United. Turkish-Cypriot financier Mehmet Dalman told the Sunday Times that he flew to Libya to discuss a deal to buy out John Magnier and JP McManus’s 29.9-percent shareholding in 2004. After discussions broke down over price, Gaddafi […]
UK Foreign Sec: Sirte could be the next Dubai, but …
By editor2 on October 4, 2017 in Construction & Engineering, Industry & Trade, Investment, Leisure & Tourism
The British Foreign Secretary has claimed that the Libyan city of Sirte could be the new Dubai. But in a statement that has been described as “crass, callous and cruel“, Boris Johnson added, “… all they have to do is clear the dead bodies away.” Various news agencies quote him as telling a Conservative Party […]
UNESCO calls to protect Sabratha World Heritage Site
UNESCO was informed, by several sources on 21 September that military action is intensifying within and around the Archaeological Site of Sabratha in Libya, inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1982. In view of this situation, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, calls on all parties to cease violence and ensure the protection of […]