Libyan employee killed at US Embassy
Tripoli, 11 August: An accident at the US Embassy on Tuesday resulted in the death of a Libyan . ....
Libyan human rights activist honoured with prestigious award
Salah Marghani - "revealing the truth" By . . .Tom Westcott. Tripoli, 11 August: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has honoured...
Another army officer murdered in Benghazi
Brig-Gen. Mohammed Hadiya Al-Fitouri, murdered . . .as he left evening prayers Benghazi, 11 August: Another senior army officer has...
National Congress elects two vice speakers
Tripoli, 10 August: National Congress Speaker Mohammed Magarief with Vice Speakers Juma Ateega (left) and Saleh Essaleh (right) The National...
Government loses control of Fornaj prison following running gun-battles with rioting inmates
By George Grant and Rida Akil. Security personnel on the roof of a building adjacent to Fornaj prison. Sustained gunfire...
British security firm will wait for accreditation to resume operations in Libya
By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 10 August: SNE Special Projects, the British . . .risk-management firm, has suspended its security operations...
Tebu leader comes under attack on visit to grandfather ahead of Eid
Tripoli, 10 August: Essa Abdul Majid, the Tebu leader in Kufra, came under attack by members of the Zway tribe...
Red Crescent remain in the dark about Iranian hostages as Iran announce delegation to attempt release
By Al Russell. Tripoli, 10 August: The Libyan Red . . .Crescent has no idea if or when seven Iranian Iranian...
Magarief elected as Speaker of National Congress
By George Grant. Mohammed Magarief took 113 votes to Ali Zidan's 85 in the final round of voting for speaker...
Handicap International campaigns to raise awareness of gun-related injuries
By Umar Khan. A young militiamen in Tripoli's Martyrs Square is shown the dangers of weapons proliferation and gun-related injuries...
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