Two Libyana employees killed in Benghazi
By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 13 February 2014: The head of security at Benghazi’s Libyana office and his driver were shot...
Libyan Army soldier shot dead in Benghazi
By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 13 February 2014: A soldier in charge of a Libyan Army unit was shot dead outside...
Air Force helicopter missing after losing radio contact
By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 13 February 2014: An Air Force helicopter, reportedly an MI-16, went missing near the eastern...
Jadhran’s brother to be returned to Libya after arrest in UAE
By Libya Herald staff. The Interpol red notice for Khaled Jadhran, also known as Khaled Awed (Image: Interpol) Tripoli, 13...
Amendment to penal code “in conflict” with freedom of expression – LFJL
Tripoli, 13 February 2014: Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) has denounced a Penal Code amendment that criminalised insulting the...
Further Congress resignations
By Ahmed Elumami. Tripoli, 11 February 2014: Two more members of the General National Congress (GNC) resigned yesterday in response...
Newspaper editor abducted near Radisson Blu hotel
Tripoli, 10 February 2014: The Editor-in-Chief of Tarablus Newspaper was abducted this evening outside a cafe close to Tripoli’s Mahari...
Reports that explosives found at GNC today denied
By Ahmed Elumami. Source: GNC Facebook page Tripoli, 10 February 2014: Reports that explosives were found on the premises of...
Three congressmen and a diplomat prevented from leaving Benghazi
By Ahmed Elumami. Tripoli, 10 January 2014: Three members of the General National Congress (GNC) from Benghazi were prevented from...
Ballot papers arrive in Tripoli
Tripoli, 10 February 2014: The ballot papers for the elections of the 60-member committee which will draft the country’s constitution...
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