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Tunisian PM returns from Tripoli talks almost empty-handed

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba (r) received his Tunisian counterpart Hichem Mechichi in Tripoli on 22 May. © Mahmud Ahmud Turkia/AFP

The Tripoli economic forum gave businessmen from Tunisia and Libya a chance to network and get in on Libya's reconstruction business. But in terms of signed contracts, the gathering turned out to be a disappointment. [...]

Published on 31/05/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Tunisia
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In Paris, Abdelhamid Dabaiba talks hospitals, debt and reconstruction

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