Border forces apprehend sheep smugglers – official reports
Tripoli, 28 August: An operation by the border forces has confiscated two boat-loads of smuggled sheep at the port of...
GNC official spokesperson makes his debut
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 28 August: GNC and NFA member Omar Hmaidan made his debut as the official GNC spokesperson...
39 migrants feared dead in latest drowning tragedy
Tripoli, 28 August: Thirty-nine emigrants are feared dead after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, Libyan and...
Stolen antiquity recovered in Switzerland
By Tom Westcott. London, 28 August: A rare artefact stolen from an archaeological excavation in Khoms has been returned to...
TLC head and civil society condemn destruction of Tripoli heritage
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 27 August: - Tripoli Local Council . . .is ‘unable to protect the heritage of Libya’. The...
Imam abducted by Salafists as Tripoli shrine demolition continues
By Hadi Fornaji. The Imam (left) was abducted after he tried to persuade the Salafists that destroying the shrine was...
The Zliten clashes and Shrine destruction
By Umar Khan. Photo: Umar Khan Tripoli, 26 August: The tanks at the checkpoints set up right . . .after...
Interior Minister resigns
Tripoli, 26 August: The minister reportedly resigned following criticism from congressman over his handling of the recent crises Interior Minister...
Libya’s Paralympic ambitions show major funding issues for disabled sport
By Ibrahim A. El Mayet. Tripoli, 26 August: Following the success of the 2012 London Olympic games, ticket sales for...
Interior Ministry offers explanation over failure to prevent Sufi shrine destruction
By George Grant. Tripoli, 26 August 2012: The Interior Ministry has sought to explain its failure to prevent the destruction...
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Chevron and Libya’s National Oil Corporation sign MoU to evaluate shale oil and gas resources – estimated at 18 billion barrels and 123 trillion cft
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New shipping line between Italy-Tunisia-Tripoli launched today
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Boeing signs a strategic agreement with Libya to modernize its civil aviation
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CBL loosens foreign currency controls – including permitting cash dollar deposits and transfer
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