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| Opinion: 3D Guns - by Gwynne Dyer |
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The story so far: Cody Wilson, who describes himself as a “crypto-anarchist” and almost certainly wears a Second Amendment belt-buckle, had a bright idea early last year. No government could ever oppress its people again, reasoned the 25-year-old law student at the University of Texas, if everybody in the world was able to manufacture their own guns at home.
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| UNHCR Welcomes Positive Collaboration with Libya |
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The UNHCR in Libya said in its April update that it welcomes the positive collaboration with the “Department of Combating Illegal Migration” (DCIM) under the Ministry of the Interior to facilitate the regular protection monitoring visits and the registration of persons of concerns in detention centres throughout the country.
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| Mena Region Witnessing Fast Growth in Aviation Sector |
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The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region is witnessing the fastest growth in the aviation sector, higher than the global average growth rate.
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| Libya Movie Awards 2013 Competition for Libyan Film Makers |
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The Italian Culture Institute, in partnership with the European Union and 1Libya, has announced the First edition of the 'Libya Movie Awards', a competition for short films by talented young Libyan film makers.
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| Libya: International Mine Awareness Day Celebrated in Misurata |
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Over 2000 adults and children gathered in Misurata to celebrate the 4th April International Day of Mine Awareness and 500 school children handed over their toy guns in exchange for LEGO boxes for their schools. The aim is to raise the profile of the danger posed by mines and unexploded ordinance.
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| Hetherington's Film At Sudance Festival |
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The life and work of British war photographer Tim Hetherington, who died covering fighting in Libya in 2011, is celebrated in a film presented at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
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| Opinion: Exploited and Misused: The Impossible Discourse of the ‘Arab Spring’ - by Ramzy Baroud |
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A reductionist discourse is one that selectively tailors its reading of subject matters in such a way as to only yield desired outcomes, leaving little or no room for other inquiries, no matter how appropriate or relevant.
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| Tawergha : Only Through Acknowledging Our True History, Can We Move Forward |
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In 1963 Dadda Salma, at the age of ninety-five, had a toothless smile which was quite infectious. You could not help but smile back. Her eyes were a window to the sadness in this world and told the story of the suffering of her race. She was an emancipated black slave spending her final years in a “poor house" on the outskirts of Tripoli.
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| New Year Resolutions: Not to be Bothered by Drivers in Tripoli |
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I have been told and I have read that what bothers us is not what somebody does to us, but the way we react to the offence. So my resolution for the New Year 2013 is NOT TO BE BOTHERED by the drivers in Tripoli, Libya.
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| An Angel’s Dream |
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A poem by Velappan Narayanan a former lecturer, Dept. of English, Sirte University, Libya
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| Opinion: ‘The Iranians Are Coming': The Imagined, ‘Sinister’ Iranian Threat in Latin America - by Ramzy Baroud |
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Reading the text of a bill that was recently signed into law by US President Barack Obama would instill fear in the hearts of ordinary Americans. Apparently, barbarians coming from distant lands are at work. They are gathering at the US-Mexico border, cutting fences and ready to wreak havoc on an otherwise serene American landscape.
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| Kuwait Shuts Down TV Station Backing Opposition |
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Kuwait on Thursday closed a private television station that backs the opposition because, according to the government, it allegedly failed to meet administrative conditions.
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| UK: Accountability Still Needed On Libya Case, Says HRW |
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The UK government’s compensation to a Libyan dissident over its complicity in his torture and rendition provides some relief but does not absolve it of the duty to investigate. A criminal investigation into his claims and a wider public inquiry are both essential, Human Rights Watch said.
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| Carthage International Film Festival 2012 Pays Tribute to African Cinema |
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The Carthage International Film Festival sealed off its 24th edition November 24, in the Colisée cinema theatre in downtown Tunis with a closing ceremony at the entrance of the theatre in Habib Bourguiba Avenue that was attended by well-known film directors from Europe, Africa and some Arab countries such as Egypt and Lebanon.
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| The Libyan: First Exhibition of Post-Gaddafi Art in London |
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During the 2011 uprising Libyans didn't just fight with guns and risk their lives, they also expressed themselves through the arts. This art has been brought to London by two Libyan women Najlaa El-Ageli and Nessrin Gebreel whose mission is to bring it to international attention.
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