From Revolutionary to Electoral Observer – How 200 ‘guardians of the revolution’ became guardians of the elections
By Yusra Tekbali. Tripoli, 23 July: Class in session: the recruits were taught about election laws, finance, logistics and how...
How Hadi Naser, the .ly registrar, defied language, war and the odds to create a global empire:
Libyan Spider is a success story that started out at first as a hobby by Hadi Naser. He was born in...
“Yvonne Fletcher saved my life”
By George Grant. Benghazi, 28 June: Remarkable new information emerges about one of the survivors of the shooting outside the...
Ancient pots show Libyans yoghurt-making 7,000 years ago
By Tom Westcott. London, 27 June: Part of the original Takarkori rock paintings British scientists have found evidence from ancient...
Time to rebuild a “shattered” healthcare system
By Moez Zeiton. Tripoli, 26 June: An anti-Qaddafi revolutionary receives treatment at a hospital in Ras Lanuf, 2011. Photograph: BRQ...
Grand Mufti warns of Libyans converting to Shiism and Christianity, calls for Sharia-compliant consumer protection body.
Tripoli, 24 June: Grand Mufti Sheikh Sadik Al-Ghariani The Grand Mufti of Libya and Head of the Supreme Council for...
“Business as usual” for British embassy following rocket attack on ambassador
By George Grant. Tripoli, 23 June: The British ambassador gave his assessment of Libya's prospects for democratic transition during a...
The Qaddafi Archives, Libya before the Arab Spring
By Nahla Al-Ageli. London, 22 June: Qaddafi's justice This controversial exhibition, part of the London Festival of Photography 2012, draws...
Welcome to Ain Zara: Life inside one of Libya’s most notorious prisons
By George Grant. Tripoli, 20 June: Ain Zara is one of Libya's most notorious prisons Sitting under umbrellas coloured in...
Libyans protesting against abduction and torture of a neurosurgeon
By Naziha Arebi Tripoli, 19 June: Libyans came together in Algeria Square in Tripoli on . . .Friday in protest...
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