National and international observers hail success of Libya elections
Tripoli, 16 July: Libya's first nationwide elections in almost 50 years have been hailed as a success by both national...
Libya Olympic committee president abducted
Tripoli, 16 July: Libya's Olympic committee president has been abducted by armed gunmen and his whereabouts remain unknown, it emerged...
Misrata journalists released from Bani Walid in exchange for handover of “Qaddafi loyalists”
By George Grant. Tripoli, 15 July: The two Misratan journalists captured in Bani Walid last Sunday have been released and...
Car smash at Benghazi Medical Centre provokes small riot
Benghazi, 15 July: A fight broke out in front of the Benghazi Medical Centre yesterday after a car crash in...
Journalists “still being held” in Bani Walid as more Misratans reported captured
By George Grant. Tripoli, 14 July: Security forces at Bir Dufan. Three Misratans from the government's Libya Shield brigade passed...
Five thousand still in militia-controlled detention centres as deadline for handover passes
Tripoli, 14 July: An estimated 5,000 people are still being held in militia-run detention facilities, two days after the deadline...
US deputy secretary of state in Tripoli for talks with PM
Tripoli, 14 July: The US Deputy Secretary of State, William Burns, has spoken of the Libyan people's "uncommon courage" in...
Bani Walid invasion force goes missing as Libya Herald visits frontline at Bir Dufan
By George Grant. Bir Dufan, 13 July: Just 25 men and a dozen armoured 4x4s were found at Bir Dufan,...
Midnight deadline passes for release of captured journalists in Bani Walid with no sign of movement from either side
By George Grant. Tripoli, 13 July: The midnight deadline for the release of two Misrata-based journalists held in Bani Walid...
Justice & Construction leader confirms NFA not part of coalition plans; likens Jibril to Qaddafi
By George Grant. Tripoli, 12 July: Mohammed Sawan has said that many Libyans "do not understand Islam as they should"...
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BREAKING: Eni announces new offshore gas discoveries in Libya of more than 1 trillion cubic feet – gas to supply Libyan domestic market and for export to Italy
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Emergency bad weather holiday announced today in Greater Tripoli as western Libya was hit by a passing storm of strong winds and heavy rain – many roads flooded, drivers stranded
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PM Aldabaiba reopens Tripoli Zoo after a 17-year closure: a symbolic turnaround for the Zoo – from a militia military base back to a leading recreation destination
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Production at the Sharara field continues despite pipeline fire – production diverted via other pipelines: NOC
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LPTIC Chairman tours Tripoli International Airport – emphasises need to accelerate pace of completion of telecoms work
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