Maltese vessel ‘P61’ visited Libyan Naval Base in Tripoli
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 1 September: The 'P61' arrived in Tripoli for joint naval training (Photo AFM) Last week,...
Minister Barasi openly campaigning for role of prime minister
Electricity Minister and the Islamist . . .J&D party nominee Awad Barasi openly campaigning for the post of prime minister...
GNC official spokesperson makes his debut
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 28 August: GNC and NFA member Omar Hmaidan made his debut as the official GNC spokesperson...
TLC head and civil society condemn destruction of Tripoli heritage
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 27 August: - Tripoli Local Council . . .is ‘unable to protect the heritage of Libya’. The...
Libyan authorities admit security units penetrated by Qaddafi supporters
By Sami Zaptia. SSC spokesperson Abdelmonen Al-Hur revealed that many security units were inflitrated by pro Qaddafi supporters and that...
Ministry of Interior condemns Eid car bombs as ‘cowardly and terrorist’
By Sami Zaptia. Under Secretary for Interior Omar Khadrawi revealed that there were other bombs planned and that those...
National Congress meets to discuss security amidst media arrests and protests
By Sami Zaptia. Two members of the media were taken away for 'questioning' following a scuffle at today's closed session...
A Crippling Silence
By Niz Ben-Essa. Women in Libya are harassed on an almost daily basis, but few people are yet ready to...
The Yarmouk Massacre Anniversary
By Rhiannon Smith. 15 August 2012: On Saturday 11 August, the 23rd Ramadan, a memorial service was held in Tripoli to...
US visas to be issued from Tripoli as of 27 August
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 14 August: The Consular Section of the US embassy . . .in Tripoli has announced that...
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Libya will not be a home for illegal migrants – we are not Europe’s security guard: Aldabaiba
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Tripoli based Education Minister imprisoned for over three years for corrupt contracting procedures for the printing and supply of schoolbooks
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Sirte Oil Company completes drilling of first horizontal development well resulting in ‘‘high production’’
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Libya’s Counter Terrorism Force receives British security delegation
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Work starts on 28-storey Conference Palace project’s Southern Tower in Tripoli
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