EXCLUSIVE: Jibril’s National Forces Alliance looks set for victory
By George Grant and Michel Cousins. Benghazi and Tripoli: An aspiring young voter comes prepared for the cameras outside a ...
Tag: Benghazi
Federalist violence threatens to backfire following fatal attack on helicopter in Benghazi
By George Grant. Benghazi, 6 July: The helicopter involved in today's shooting shortly before it made its forced landing. Other ...
Border security officer assassinated in Benghazi
Benghazi, 5 July: Colonel Sulaiman Hasan Bortima, an officer working for the borders control department in the district of Gharyonis ...
Zawiya offers National Conference seats to Benghazi in extraordinary bid to diffuse federalism row
By George Grant. Zawiya, 3 July: Zawiyans carried banners offering the city's National Conference seats to Benghazi and calling for ...
Pro-federalist protesters storm election offices in Tobruk and Benghazi
By George Grant and Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Tripoli, 1 July: The protesters in Benghazi destroyed election materials and chanted pro-federalist ...
BREAKING NEWS – National Army barracks attacked in Benghazi
Tripoli, 30 June: The barracks of the National Army in Benghazi were reportedly attacked by an RPG at around 22:30 ...
Elections Analysis: So who are they and what do they actually stand for?
By George Grant. Tripoli, 30 June 2012: 3,708 candidates are standing for election in individual seats and for political parties ...
“Yvonne Fletcher saved my life”
By George Grant. Benghazi, 28 June: Remarkable new information emerges about one of the survivors of the shooting outside the ...
You May Have Your Elections, But Eastern Libya Will Not Settle For Second Class Status
By Nasr H. Anaizi On the eve of the general elections the mood in Benghazi is decidedly subdued in contrast ...
Tunisian Consulate in Benghazi attacked
By Michel Cousins. Tripoli, 18 June: The consulate was allegedly stormed by Salafist gunmen The Tunisian consulate in Benghazi was ...
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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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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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PM Aldabaiba reopens Tripoli Zoo after a 17-year closure: a symbolic turnaround for the Zoo – from a militia military base back to a leading recreation destination
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LPTIC Chairman tours Tripoli International Airport – emphasises need to accelerate pace of completion of telecoms work
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