BREAKING: New fighting around eastern oil crescent
By Libya Herald reporter. Tripoli, 18 September 2016: There are early reports of fighting breaking out in and around the...
LPTIC wins fourth mobile licence in Ivory Coast
By Sami Zaptia. LPTIC announced that it had won the fourth mobile operating licence in Ivory Coast. Tripoli, 18 September...
Nalut reconciliation conference concludes despite initial disruption
By Sami Zaptia. The Nalut reconciliation conference came to an end today (Photo: Nalute Municipality Council). London, 17 September 2016:...
Libyan dinar continues to gain value on Hafter takeover of eastern oilfields
By Sami Zaptia. The black market dollar exchange rate fell to the LD 4.30 mark yesterday (Photo: Archives). London, 17...
ECFR workshop discusses crisis and resilience in Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The ECFR organized a workshop on Libya in London on Friday attended by leading experts and officials...
IOM repatriates 171 stranded Nigerien migrants back to Niger from Southern Libya
By Sami Zaptia. The IOM repatriates 171 Niger migrants back home from southern Libya (Photo: IOM). London, 11 September 2016:...
2,300 migrants rescued in Mediterranean off Libyan coast
By Sami Zaptia. 2,300 migrants were rescued on Friday in the Mediterranean originating from Libya the Italian Coast Guard reported...
Algeria bars Libyans with green passports from entering
By Sami Zaptia. The details of the old Qaddafi-era Libyan passports were written by hand which made them easier to...
Benghazi residents struggle on with everyday life on the eve of Eid-al-Adha
By Ibrahim Drissi. Benghazi residents, like most of the country, have to queue for days to get their money out...
Kuwait’s Kharafi abandon attempts to seize Libyan plane in France
By Sami Zaptia. Qaddafi's former plane, the Libyan Airbus 340 at Orly Airport two years ago, disputed over by the Kuwaiti Kharafi...
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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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