No Result
View All Result
Thursday, July 10, 2025
23 °c
Tripoli
24 ° Sat
24 ° Sun
  • Advertising
  • Contact
LibyaHerald
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
LibyaHerald
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

Five die in Siyahiya currency exchange queue row; currency office set on fire

byMichel Cousins
November 8, 2016
Reading Time: 1 min read
A A
Five die in Siyahiya currency exchange queue row; currency office set on fire

The deadly Seyahia clash earlier this month (Photo: social media)

By Moutaz Ali.

dsvf
Clashes in  Siyahiya today (Photo: Social media)

Tripoli, 7 November 2016:

Five people died as a result of clashes which erupted this morning in Tripoli’s western suburb of Siyahiya as a result a over a quarrel between Misratan and Amazigh militiamen queuing at at a local money transfer agency.

As a result of the clashes, residents in Siyahiya, fearing further violence, blocked the streets.

The fighting happened after a money transfer agency in Siyahiya said it would start accepting applications to transfer dinars to dollars on 6 and 7 November, and at the official rate of LD 1.39 to the dollar.

RELATED POSTS

Aldabaiba opens First Phase of Tripoli’s Third Ring Road

LAIP stalled Misrata cement factory committee meets to move the project forward

The black market rate in Tripoli is LD 5.24.an

In the event, the currency dealers, licensed by the Central Bank of Libya, opened for transactions only today.

According to eyewitness who spoke to the Libya Herald, the incident started when two individuals who were queuing, both militiamen, one a Misratan and the other from Jadu, exchanged insults. As a result, the one from Jadu went to his nearby house for his gun and then shot at the Misratan.

Almost all of those who died were militiamen.

The Misratan Bader Brigade took over the western part of the seaside Regatta beachside resort developed by Hannibal Qaddafi from Zintani forces two years ago.

People from Jadu and other Amazigh towns in western Libya have been resident in Siyahiya and elsewhere in west Tripoli for many years.

Amid the fighting, the money exchange office was set on fire and seriously damaged as were a number of other nearby buildings. Thieves meanwhile sacked a furniture showroom on the same street.

Tags: featuredJaduLibyaMisrataSiyahiyaTripoli

Related Posts

GNU to take oath at Benghazi HoR session and budget to be approved at Tripoli session: GNU
Libya

Aldabaiba: Militias have become criminal gangs and a state within the state

July 9, 2025
Libya Herald exclusive: Responding to the prime minister’s call yesterday to the private sector and banks to do more, leading businessman Husni Bey responds
Business

Op-Ed: Reputational Damage Is Worse Than Losing Money

July 2, 2025
Libyan Russian Economic Forum starts in St. Petersburg
Libya

Libyan Russian Economic Forum starts in St. Petersburg

June 27, 2025
MoI establishes Elections Security and Protection Department
Libya

Aldabaiba and Menfi stress use of polling feedback to establish consensus basis for constitutional process: report and analysis

June 26, 2025
GNU to take oath at Benghazi HoR session and budget to be approved at Tripoli session: GNU
Libya

“There is no state built by gangs and criminality, it’s built by engineers, youth, consultants, security, police and army”: Aldabaiba

June 23, 2025
GNU to take oath at Benghazi HoR session and budget to be approved at Tripoli session: GNU
Libya

187 new security posts taken over from militias – PM declares victory for the state as all vital Tripoli sites come under its exclusive control for the first time since 2011

June 19, 2025
Next Post

Serraj at police graduation ceremony in Tripoli

The Battle for Sirte: An analysis

ADVERTISEMENT

Top Stories

  • Benghazi port receives 398 containers of mixed goods, 25,000 tons of wheat, 28,500 tons of barley and 6,000 tons of cement

    All imports into Libya must be paid for through official bank transactions

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Op-Ed: Reputational Damage Is Worse Than Losing Money

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A 247,000-bpd oil production increase would achieve US$ 6 billion annually to enhance ability to meet FX demand, maintain strength of LD and achieve economic balance: CBL ‎

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Libya’s economy showed recovery in 2024, remained resilient despite reliance on hydrocarbons and ongoing political and security instability: World Bank

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • CBL demands imports are conducted through official banking instruments and the elimination of the FX black market

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
ADVERTISEMENT
LibyaHerald

The Libya Herald first appeared on 17 February 2012 – the first anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. Since then, it has become a favourite go-to source on news about Libya, for many in Libya and around the world, regularly attracting millions of hits.

Recent News

Aldabaiba opens First Phase of Tripoli’s Third Ring Road

BP to reopen office in Libya, Shell discusses prospects for cooperation in oil field development‎

Sitemap

  • Why subscribe?
  • Terms & Conditions
  • FAQs
  • Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
  • Subscribe now

Newsletters

    Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox.

    Sending ...

    By signing up, I agree to our TOS and Privacy Policy.

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password? Sign Up

    Create New Account!

    Fill the forms below to register

    *By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
    All fields are required. Log In

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    No Result
    View All Result
    • Login
    • Sign Up
    • Libya
    • Business
    • Advertising
    • About us
    • BusinessEye Magazine
    • Letters
    • Features
    • Why subscribe?
    • FAQs
    • Contact

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.