High alert announced in Benghazi as anniversary of Qaddafi coup approaches
By Maha Ellawati. Benghazi, 30 August: A state of high alert has been declared in Benghazi, according to a statement...
New Libyan ambassador arrives in Cairo
By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 30 August: A member of the former NTC, Ashour Hamad Abu-Rashed, arrived in Cairo yesterday, Wednesday,...
Bangladeshi’s hopes of a bright future in Libya end in tragedy
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab and Michel Cousins. Tripoli, 30 August: Shahjahan Mia was murdered just one week after arriving in Libya....
Armed attack on Benghazi’s Criminal Investigation Department
Tripoli, 30 August: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Benghazi’s Security Directorate was attacked by an armed group at dawn...
Reports of dozens more drowned in attempt to reach Europe
Tripoli, 30 August: The bodies of 43 illegal immigrants were pulled from the sea near Sabratha on Tuesday, while security...
League of Libyan Ulema draws links between Salafists, Saadi Qaddafi and SSC
Tripoli, 30 August 2012: In a wide-ranging statement condemning the recent desecration of Sufi shrines, the League also accused the...
Today marks the International Day of the Disappeared as many Libyan families are still without news of relatives
Tripoli, 30 August: Many thousands of Libyans are still without news of relatives who either fled or were killed in...
Air force commander shot in Benghazi hit-and-run attack
Benghazi, 30 August: Air force commander Mahmoud Berrhouma has been shot in both legs, in what appears to have been...
New government to be formed on 8 September
Tripoli, 30 August: The Congress is constitutionally bound to choose a prime minister and cabinet no later than . ....
Three National Congress members suspended
Tripoli, 30 August: The National Congress has suspended three of its members over their links with the Qaddafi regime, it...
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