Somali Olympian drowned off Libyan coast
Tripoli, 21 August: A Somali Olympic athlete drowned during an attempted crossing from Libya to Italy last month, according to...
Further bombs found in Tripoli
Five rounds of tank ammunition wired to a detonator were found on Omar Mukhtar street. Tripoli, 21 August: Yet more...
Seven Libyans pardoned in Tunisia
Tripoli, 21 August: Seven Libyans have been freed from Tunisian prisons, after receiving special Eid al-Fitr pardons from the country’s...
Bomb hits Egyptian diplomatic car in Benghazi
Benghazi, 20 August: A small bomb hit the vehicle of an Egyptian diplomat in Benghazi today, Monday, in the latest...
Two more abducted in Bani Walid
By Al Russell. Tripoli, 20 August: Two men were abducted in Bani Walid on Saturday night, while a journalist, two...
Car bomb defused in Mansoura
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 20 August: A car bomb was defused this morning in the Tripoli's Mansoura district, following yesterday's...
32 arrested following Tripoli blasts
Tripoli, 20 August: Thirty-two Qaddafi loyalists have been arrested following yesterday’s car bombings, which killed two people, authorities have said....
Exclusive – Interior Ministry communications system hacked as Qaddafi loyalists overheard discussing Tripoli blasts
By George Grant. Interior Ministry communications coordinating the response to the blasts were broadcast live in a public chat-room by...
Two killed in car bomb blasts in Tripoli
Tripoli, 19 August: The aftermath of the two car bombs on Omar Mukhtar street in Tripoli, which cost the lives...
Deputy Prime Minister Abushagur denies reports of imminent Saif trial
By George Grant. Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper has claimed that Saif Qaddafi will be tried in Libya next month, free...
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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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