Opinion: The Priority — Disarmament or Elections ?
by Umar Khan There are many challenges facing Libya's interim government. These include, but are not limited to, the disarmament...
New LD10 notes arrive from France
A convoy of four trucks accompanied by another four gun-mounted vehicles sped along Tripoli’s corniche on Saturday afternoon, heading...
France offers to help control Libya border
French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet has said that his country plans to help Libya control its 4,000-km land border. His coment followed . ....
Qaddafi ghost haunts Libyan assets in East Africa
Reproduced with permission from the The Monitor, Kampala Nearly three months since the lifting of sanctions on . . .Libya...
Misrata mayor elected
Yousef Ben Yousef has been elected Mayor of Misrata. The election took place on Saturday when the new 28-member council...
Foreign Minister meets counterparts at Tunis conference
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ashour Ben Khiyal, held a series of meetings with the foreign ministers of...
Elections in Zliten on 20 March; Benghazi in April
It is reported that following Misrata’s successful local elections on Monday, nearby Zliten will hold council elections on 20 March....
Libya’s UN ambassador criticises Obama
Libya’s representative at the UN, Ibrahim Dabbashi, has criticised US President Barack Obama’s decision to extend the emergency period in...
Al-Kib in Turkey
Prime Minister Abdurrahim Al-Kib is paying a brief visit to Turkey. He will meet today, Saturday, in Istanbul with Turkish...
French Defence Minister arrives
French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet arrived in Tripoli on Friday. During his three-day visit, Longuet will meet NTC chairman Mustafa...
Top Stories
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CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving – Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April
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Damaged and drifting Russian gas tanker under control – being tugged away to sea by Libyan efforts
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US stresses importance of fully implementing its brokered Unified Development Programme agreement and establishing a unified budget
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NOC celebrates return of Schlumberger Libya’s (SLB) in-country operations as an independent operating entity (LIG) – as they were before 2011
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China cancels customs duties on Libyan imports starting from this May – banking and financial cooperation will be enhanced
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