[An Nahar] The northern city of Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
was witnessing fierce festivities on Friday as the casualty toll from nine days of fighting rose to at least 25 dead and 175 maimed amid a call for a unilateral ceasefire and intensive political contacts to end the violence.
"After we held contacts with the army command in the North, we asked the leaders of Bab al-Tabbaneh and the neighboring areas to cease fire starting 10:00 PM and the army must respond to any source of gunfire," MP Mohammed Kabbara said after an emergency meeting for the Islamic National Gathering at his residence.