UN calls for Sirte reconstruction
The UN’s Special Representative in Libya, Ian Martin, has called on the Libyan government and the NTC to improve living...
Food voucher scheme launched for poor
The UN has launched a voucher scheme in Benghazi to help poor families obtain food. It is hoped it will...
Arrested reporters freed
Two television journalists were freed in Benghazi today, Wednesday. They had been arrested on Tuesday. Khalifa Al-Obeidi and Siraj Addine Elmaghbre,...
“Provocateurs” arrested in Sirte
It has been reported that a pro-Qaddafi group have been arrested in Sirte. According to a reporter from TV station...
Car Bomb Attack Thwarted in Misrata
Militiamen in Misrata on Monday foiled an attempted car bomb attack. They discovered two cars with explosives wired to go...
FMD hits North-West Libya
Libya has been struck by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) with over 2,000 sheep and 112 cattle already dead amidst...
Over 100 injured on Tripoli by bullets and fireworks celebrating Mawlid.
This year’s festivities to mark of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday — Mawlid Al-Nabi — on Friday evening and Saturday were...
Local Tripoli political figure kidnapped, freed next day
The head of the Tripoli branch of the newly formed National Democratic Mainstream, Ali Al-Lafi, was kidnapped by four men...
Fighting in Tripoli over Saadi’s beach house
Forces from the Misrata and Zintan brigade fought an intensive machine gun battle in Tripoli on Wednesday. Initially reports said...
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U.S. health delegation visits eastern Libya – the first since U.S. travel restrictions were imposed
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Ten expatriates convicted for smuggling 1.185 million litres of fuel off the coast of Zuwara
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Follow up on project to make Libya a global digital centre
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U.S. Economic Officers visit Benghazi for the first time since 2012
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Greece to launch a shipping line between Athens and Benghazi
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