The USS Tripoli will replace the USS America as the US's forward-deployed big deck amphibious ship in the Indo-Pacific and it's bristling with F-35s.

The Minister of Housing and Reconstruction in the Government of National Unity, Abu Bakr Al-Ghawi, has discussed the rehabilitation of dilapidated buildings in Tripoli. This came during a meeting at the headquarters of the Tripoli Development Authority,

Russia views Libya as an anchor for further entrenchment in the Sahel, where Western disengagement and weakened governments create openings. From oil in Libya to gold in Sudan to uranium in Niger, control of North Africa’s resources would feed Russia’s broader power projection goals.

Though not nuclear-powered, the America-class vessels are similar in size to the French Navy's flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.

Customers shop for traditional clothing in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Feb. 28, 2025. People in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli go to stores and markets, shopping for traditional clothing like robes, embroidered shawls and beautiful head scarves as the holy month of Ramadan approaches. (Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua)

People purchase pickled vegetables at a market in Tripoli, Lebanon, March 1, 2025. As the holy month of Ramadan begins, residents of Tripoli, a northern Lebanese city, flock to local markets to purchase pickled vegetables. (Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua)

Tripoli International Stadium will host the match of the national football team against Angola, in the fifth round of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The team will play its match against Angola with seven points after four rounds in the second place in the group,

(250303) -- TRIPOLI, March 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A reveller is pictured during a parade of the traditional Zambo carnival in Tripoli, Lebanon, March 2, 2025. (Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua)

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has planned three special flights this month to repatriate stranded Bangladeshi nationals from Libya. According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, a flight will depart from Misrata on 12 March while two more flights will operate from Tripoli on 19 March and 26 March respectively.

The US Navy forward-deployed the USS Tripoli to the Indo-Pacific to counter China. It replaces the USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based in Japan. The Tripoli played a central role in the F-35B "lightning carrier" concept. The US Navy is ...