Security personnel out in force as Magarief announces emergency session
By Al Russell. Gazelle roundabout - "Maidan Al Gazala" Tripoli, 25 August: Tripoli's famous Gazelle roundabout is under heavy guard this...
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...
Tripoli’s Al-Sha’ab shrine demolished
By Al Russell. A digger tearing down the shrine in central Tripoli (Photo: Al Russell) Tripoli, 25 August: The Al-Sha'ab...
Another Sufi mosque attacked
By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 25 August: Another mosque has . . .been vandalised by Salafists. The Sidi Sha’ab Mosque opposite...
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...
Protestors at GNC call for security improvements
Tripoli, 25 August: A demonstration took place on Thursday morning outside the headquarters of the General National Congress (GNC) at...
Justice Minister adds further confusion to Saif trial debate
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 25 August: The Minister . . .of Justice has told the Libya Herald that the trial...
Libya to send two athletes to London 2012 Paralympic Games
By Mohamed Assed. Tripoli, 25 August: Libya will be represented by . . .two Libyan athletes in the London 2012...
Qaddafi diplomats expelled by Canada now claim asylum there
Libyan's protest outside the Ottawa . . .embassy (with acknowledgements to Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press) Tripoli, 24 August: Three of five...
Massive damage to major sufi shrine follows fatal Zliten clashes
By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 24 August: One of Libya’s most . . .important Sufi shrines, that of the Sidi Abdul-Salam...
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BREAKING: Eni announces new offshore gas discoveries in Libya of more than 1 trillion cubic feet – gas to supply Libyan domestic market and for export to Italy
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Hafters vow to continue uncontrolled public spending – refuse to cut spending to save Libya’s economy – veiled threat to cut off oil supplies
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Aldabaiba reveals his new ministerial appointments – top posts of Interior, Oil and Gas, Foreign Affairs and Defence remain unchanged: Report and analysis
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Emergency bad weather holiday announced today in Greater Tripoli as western Libya was hit by a passing storm of strong winds and heavy rain – many roads flooded, drivers stranded
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HSC‘s National Accord Bloc calls on relevant authorities to act against the ”corrupt and illegal” Arkenu Oil Company
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