Tripoli

Eight rescued, five killed after Lebanese apartment building collapses, fire breaks out

An unknown number of people are trapped inside the building, according to the Lebanese state-owned National News Agency.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People evacuating a collapsed apartment building in Tripoli, Lebanon on February 8, 2026.
Egg Bureka and Potato Bureka.

A dish over NIS 20: The culinary bomb in Tel Aviv’s sleepy suburb

Yehezkel Kazaz Street in Or Yehuda may have Israel’s densest culinary scene, with Blamo-Sassi’s Bureka standing out as one of the country’s best-value bites.

|ByNIR KIPNIS/ MAARIV
Interior of abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Illustrative.

Russian-Israeli released from Libyan jail after breaking into Tripoli synagogue

The man, who lives in Russia, entered through a border crossing between Tunisia and Libya. 

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Libya's recent history with its Jewish inhabitants has not been positive, and relations with Israel almost nonexistent. Here, Libyans hold signs during a demonstration against the presence of Jews in Libya and the reopening of the Dar Bishi Synagogue in Tripoli, in 2011.

Libya's quiet shift: Normalization with Israel might still be on the table

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: Libya’s PM rejected normalization with Israel, but secret talks between the two countries and strategic interests keep the issue alive despite strong public opposition.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

US embassy in Tripoli denies report of planned relocation of Palestinians to Libya

Trump has previously said he would like the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and its Palestinian population resettled elsewhere.

MAY 18, 2025ByREUTERS
Palestinians attend a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025.

Authorities declare state of emergency in Tripoli, Libya after powerful militia leader assassinated

Clashes erupted between the 444th Brigade and the Stability Support Apparatus, two of the most powerful Tripoli militias.

MAY 13, 2025ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
Members of Libya's influential militia, the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), pictured in 2022; illustrative.

Notorious human trafficker sanctioned by the UN killed in Western Libya

A notorious Libyan human trafficker sanctioned by the UNSC, was killed in Tripoli by unknown assailants, raising further questions amid Libya's ongoing turmoil and migrant crisis.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Victims react as authorities dismantle a human trafficking network, according to Libyan authorities, in what they say is Libya, in this still image from a handout video released on August 31, 2024.

Lebanon hopes UNESCO danger listing could save crumbling modernist fairground

Lebanese authorities have made a plea with UNESCO to save what remains of the Rachid Karami International Fairgrounds.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023ByREUTERS
General view shows the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli

Two years after ceasefire, peace in Libya seems in danger again

Deadly clashes erupt in Libya over the weekend between armed militias backed by the country's two rival governments.

AUGUST 29, 2022ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Members of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces fire during a fight with Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya April 28, 2019.

Libya's Bashagha quits Tripoli after clashes

A plan to hold an election in December collapsed amid arguments among major factions and prominent candidates over the rules and the parliament.

MAY 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Members of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces fire during a fight with Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya April 28, 2019.

Lebanon’s most left behind protest in Tripoli

The poorest continue to lead demonstrations in one of the most disadvantaged parts of the country.

JANUARY 31, 2021ByTARA KAVALER/THE MEDIA LINE
Members of the Lebanese police gather outside Baabda prison, Lebanon, November 21, 2020.

Turkey warns Libya's Haftar and supporters against attacking its forces

Both sides have stopped short of withdrawing forces from the frontline, as demanded by the truce.

DECEMBER 27, 2020ByREUTERS
Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar attends a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2020.

Libyan forces loyal to Tripoli gov't try to build on military momentum

APRIL 18, 2020ByREUTERS
A member of Libya's internationally recognised government forces carries a weapon in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019.

Libyan Foreign Minister: We hope for normal relations with Israel

Tripoli's government enjoys the support of Russia, France, Egypt, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, among others.

DECEMBER 1, 2019ByGIDEON KUTS / MA'ARIV
Libya's eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar salutes as he participates in General Security conference, in Benghazi, Libya, October 14, 2017