Topic: Tripoli

The Monitor's View: Compassion in the Lockerbie release

Mercy has a place in justice, but politics and suspicion obscure it in the case of the Lockerbie bomber released to Libya last week.

Lockerbie bomber's release is a Scottish decision

The affair offered an opportunity for Scottish nationalists to assert their nation's independence.

Libya: Purity of tribal wedding traditions endures

Carrying a heavy load of history, Libya's Qaddafi arrives in Italy

Qaddafi and Berlusconi are set to discuss energy and immigration deals, but a colonial past overhangs the meetings.

Obama's speech in Cairo: full text

The president, speaking at Cairo University, called for a 'new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world.'

Classic review: In the Country of Men

For 9-year-old Suleiman, childhood in Tripoli means a disappearing dad and a mom who tells stories that burn his young ears.

Monitor writers celebrate ‘unique’ moments

From crawling on the carpet with Ronald Reagan to sipping tea with the Che Guevara of Afghanistan, former staffers recount stories as the Monitor transitions to new formats.

Gaza blockade: Israeli navy commandeers ship carrying aid

The question of how and when to lift Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip is a key item of dispute in Egyptian mediated cease-fire talks.

Israel finds more sympathy in Europe

Concerns about Islamist threat have influenced traditionally pro-Arab Europe's view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

British intelligence chief: Terror threat in Britain lessened

MI5 head Jonathan Evans said Wednesday prosecutions have reduced risk. But Europe's siding with Israel on Gaza may incite European Muslims to hostility.

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A soccer team gives hope to refugees in Italy

The émigrés, many of whom fled persecution in their own lands, form the country’s first professional team made up entirely of refugees.

Syria downplays troop buildup on Lebanese border

Damascus says it's merely beefing up border security. But the US issued Syria a strong warning, and Israeli troops are on alert.

Tripoli blast further strains Lebanese tensions

A sectarian power struggle in northern Lebanon is growing increasingly deadly, raising concerns it could lead to more violence throughout the country.

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Lebanon warily watches its Salafis

While the small community of adherents to strict Islam are being courted by Sunni and Shiite rivals, many worry they could bring Al Qaeda into the Lebanon conflict.

Lebanese sects aim to end clashes

Fights between Sunnis and Alawites highlight challenges facing a sectarian-reconciliation deal signed this week.

The Monitor's View: A tip of the hat to peacemakers

Just type in 'reconciliation' on Google News and the world looks a lot more hopeful.

Rice's visit to a changed Libya

The Bush administration hopes it highlights the potential for pariah states to come in from the cold.

Rice's visit to a changed Libya

The Bush administration hopes it highlights the potential for pariah states to come in from the cold.

Warmer Lebanon-Syria ties puts focus on prisoners' fate

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's visited Damascus Wednesday, raising the prospect that perhaps hundreds of detainees in Syria will be released.

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Can Lebanon douse political fires?

Fighting in Tripoli is indicative of rising Sunni-Shiite tensions as the formation of a new government hits an impasse. Religious leaders called for calm Wednesday.