Boxers prepare for first Tripoli tournament since 1979
By Mohammed Elsharif. A Libyan Mohammed Ali stands over a defeated Muammar Qaddafi, who banned boxing in 1979. Tripoli, 22...
Benghazi police reject new chief as Colonel Faraj Drissi laid to rest
By Maha Ellawati. Drissi was laid to rest in Benghazi's Harawi cemetery on Wednesday. Benghazi, 22 November: Benghazi's police force...
Tripoli no more dangerous than Tunis says Danish government minister
By George Grant. Trade and Investment Minister Pia Olsen Dhyr said foreign perceptions of Libya did not chime with reality....
Controversy engulfs UN ambassador over claims of “beautiful nights” between Qatari officials and Libyan girls
By Ryszard Bouvier and Nihal Zaroug. In his book, "The End of Qaddafi", Abdurrahman Shalgham makes a number of explosive allegations...
Tripoli to host the Officina Mediterraneo concert extravaganza
By Hadi Fornaji. The Officina Mediterraneo has performed all over the world, and always in collaboration with local artists. (Photo:...
Fulbright scholarships to be offered to junior Libyan educators for first time
By Hadi Fornaji. Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is amongst the American universities to offer Fulbright Scholarships to overseas students....
Government signals new era of transparency as first formal cabinet meeting opened to the press
By George Grant and Mohammed Elsharif. National Congress President Mohamed Magarief and Prime Minister Ali Zeidan were amongst those present...
Benghazi Security Directorate chief assassinated
By Maha Ellawati and George Grant. Colonel Drissi was assassinated in a drive-by shooting in front of his home. Benghazi...
Special Report: Libya’s Foot & Mouth Crisis
By George Grant. Foot & Mouth has ravaged Libyan livestock since the authorities lost control of the disease with the...
Greater clarity emerges on local council election moratorium as Tripoli Local Council vows to press on as planned
By Umar Khan. A woman casts her vote in the Benghazi Local Council elections on 19 May. Existing councils will...
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