Government and NTC put local administration law on hold
By Michel Cousins. Tripoli, 3 August: The NTC’s new local administration law authorised by the NTC last week is not...
London Olympics: Libyan swimmer Sofyan El-Gadi wins heat but fails to book a place in the semi-finals
Sofyan . . .El-Gadi carrying Libya's flag at the opening of the London Olympics By Mohamed Assed. Tripoli, 2 August:...
Border crossing reopens – then closes
Tripoli, 2 August: The main Libyan-Tunisian border crossing at Ras . . .Jedir briefly reopened this morning after a being...
UNHCR attacks conditions in refugee camps
Tripoli, 2 August: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has criticised conditions in camps in Libya for internally displaced...
IHRC says abandoned weapons a threat to civilians
By Umar Khan. KH-55 Granat missile in a Tripoli suburb awaiting handover to the Defence Ministry Tripoli, 2 August: The...
Federalists launch political party
Benghazi, 1 August: Benghazi-based supporters of federalism have . . .formed a political party in support of their ideas. According...
The puzzle of suspended tourist visas
By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 1 August: Tourist visas issuance has apparently . . .been suspended by the Ministry of Tourism,...
Kidnapped Iranians being held by extremists: official
Benghazi, 1 August: A local militia group has claimed responsibility for seizing seven members of an Iranian Red Crescent delegation...
Explosion in Benghazi mystifies locals
Benghazi, 1 August: The damaged buildings in Benghazi (Photo: with thanks to AFP) An explosion early this morning that damaged...
Saif Al-Islam demands trial in The Hague
Tripoli, 1 August: Debate over whether Saif should be tried inside Libya or at The Hague has been ongoing for...
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CBL leaks to local media: New currency arriving – Intention to pump US$ 2.5 in market on 1 April
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Damaged and drifting Russian gas tanker under control – being tugged away to sea by Libyan efforts
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US stresses importance of fully implementing its brokered Unified Development Programme agreement and establishing a unified budget
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NOC celebrates return of Schlumberger Libya’s (SLB) in-country operations as an independent operating entity (LIG) – as they were before 2011
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China cancels customs duties on Libyan imports starting from this May – banking and financial cooperation will be enhanced
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