Map: Fighting in Tripoli. Rebel forces entered Tripoli on Sunday 21 August, triggering scenes of celebration among their supporters. Heavy fighting took place across the city, ...

The city is also known as “Tripoli of Syria” due to its connection to the country’s war-torn neighbor. What happens in Syria is believed to have a direct effect on the Lebanese city.

Tripoli, the second-largest city in Lebanon, sits on the northern coastline. It’s a mainly Sunni city with decreasing numbers of Christian minorities, mainly Greek Orthodox with a small minority ...

Between 1996 and 2004, factory jobs dropped from 3,000 workers to 300 in the Tripoli area. Today, the city’s poverty rate stands at 35 percent, ... “Tourism is the simplest thing that can be done in ...

Tripoli, Lebanon's poorest city, on edge after curfew, protests. By Maha El Dahan and Issam Abdallah. February 3, 2021 12:05 PM UTC Updated February 3, 2021 Item 1 of 5 A ...

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Rebel commanders, working in conjunction with NATO, had long been plotting an uprising of Tripoli residents to coincide with an opposition advance into the capital.