See also the links given in the Commercial Section pages for business and trade.

Please note: The British Embassy Tripoli is not responsible for the contents or reliability of linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages.

The British Council in Libya

The website for the British Council office in Tripoli. The British Council is the United Kingdom’s principal agency for educational and cultural relations. This site provides information about British Council activities in Libya and about British education and culture.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Home page of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the British Government Department dealing with Britain’s Foreign Policy and relations between Britain and countries around the world. Includes latest news, foreign policy, speeches, travel advice, details of British representation abroad and recruitment information.

Human Rights in Foreign Policy

The web site of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Policy Department. Contains news, reports, projects and links.

UKVisas

A user friendly and comprehensive guide to UK visa rules and procedures. The website of the joint Foreign Office/Home Office unit which deals with visas.

CCTA Government Information Service
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The home page for information on British Government departments and official organisations. Easy alphabetical links to all sites.

UK State

UKState is divided into the headings ‘your life’, ‘your government’, ‘your business’ and ‘your bookstore’. Run by the UK’s Stationery Office it aims to provide easy access to official information concerning day-to-day life, business and government.

British Politics

Information and links to sites relating to British politics. Includes party manifestos, local election results, local councils and biographies of Members of Parliament.

10 Downing Street

Government information and news centre. Biographies of past Prime Ministers, speeches, transcripts and interviews, and a ‘virtual tour’ of the building.

Trade Partners UK

Home page of the Government organisation providing services and information to British exporters.

Department of Trade and Industry

Information on the Department of Trade and Industry, services available for business and links to specific project pages.

Department for Education and Employment

Education, industry and training around the UK.

British Council

The British Council is the United Kingdom’s principal agency for educational and cultural relations. The Council operates through a global network of offices in some 109 countries. Their site provides information about British Council services worldwide. It provides a single access point for British resources in education and culture.

HM Treasury

The site for the British Government department dealing with finance and the economy. Includes daily news releases, economic forecasts and briefings, Minister’s speeches and information on the national budget.

House of Commons/Parliament

Information about the British Houses of Parliament.

HMSO Acts of Parliament

Gives full texts for all laws passed by the British Parliament since January 1996.

Wilton Park Conference Centre

An executive agency of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which runs a year-round programme of international conferences on topics of current interest. Site contains details of their conference schedule and other useful information.

BBC World Service

Schedules for BBC World Service Radio in English. Includes a database of broadcast frequencies and links to pages for each World Service region. Also contains news and analysis, sport and a learning English area of the site.

BBC News

Daily listing of news from the BBC. If your computer supports audio and video, you can hear hourly selected news stories or watch hourly updated news bulletins.

British Telecom Phone Net

British Telecom’s residential and business telephone directories on the net. Offers limited search options.

British Satallite News

BSN provides daily satallite newsfeeds direct to television stations around the world.

London Radio Services

LRS provides daily radio nesfeeds to radio stations around the world.

DfID

Home page of British Government Departement responsible for promoting development and reducing poverty.

British Tourist Authority

Britain's national body for the promotion of tourism in Britain.

Planet Britain 2000

Information about Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office-maintained site designed for young people abroad. Information on street culture, arts, media, science and technology, sport, study and music.

The British Monarchy

The official web site of the Monarchy in Britain.