Benghazi rubbish collections begin as strike ends
By Noora Ibrahim. Weeks of rubbish lie heaped in Benghazi streets (Photo: Noora Ibrahim) Benghazi, 12 December 2013: An almost...
Floods in south west destroy homes and cut communications
By Houda Mzioudet. Tripoli, 12 December 2013 People in the south west of the country have been clearing up after...
Eastern oil ports to reopen as tribal leaders rein in federalist movement
By Ahmed Elumami. Idris Bukhamada: Jadhran's demands "a formality" (Photo: Ahmed Elumami) Tripoli, 11 December 2013: Tribal leaders have brokered...
NOC plans to attract foreign shale gas investors still in early stages
By Callum Paton. Tripoli, 11 December 2013: The exploration manager for the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Bashir Garea, has said...
Air Force officer kidnapped in Benghazi
By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 11 December 2013: An officer in the Air Force was kidnapped this morning in Benghazi while...
Forty Tunisians held by militias released
By Houda Mzioudet. Tripoli, 10 December 2013: Forty Tunisians taken hostage on Monday by Libyan militiamen close to the Ras...
Tuareg refugee camp “faces harsh winter”
By Jamal Adel. Tripoli, 10 December 2013: Hundreds of Tuareg refugees from Ghadames are facing dire conditions in a camp...
Brief Ras Jedir border closure
By Houda Mzioudet. Tripoli 10 December 2013: The Ras Jedir crossing on the border with Tunisia was briefly closed yesterday evening. Riyad...
Navy captain survives car-bomb assassination attempt in Benghazi
By Libya Herald Staff Wreckage of Bazama's car in downtown Benghazi Tripoli, 10 December 2013: A senior navy officer survived...
Tripoli memorial held for Nelson Mandela
By Callum Paton. Nelson Mandela in 2008 Tripoli, 10 December 2013: Politicians and members of the diplomatic community gathered today...
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Ten expatriates convicted for smuggling 1.185 million litres of fuel off the coast of Zuwara
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