“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 ...
Tag: Benghazi
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 ...
“Salafists” target women’s beauty parlour in Benghazi
By George Grant. Benghazi, 13 June 2012: Inside the parlour: bullet holes and shattered glass A women's beauty parlour in ...
Video footage reportedly identifies assailants in attack on British ambassador
Tripoli, 13 June: The authorities in Benghazi . . .are in receipt of video footage identifying the assailants responsible for ...
British ambassador escapes rocket attack on convoy in Benghazi
By George Grant. Benghazi, 11 June: A convoy carrying the British ambassador to Libya, Sir Dominic Asquith, was attacked by ...
Islamist militants claim responsibility for attack on US mission
Benghazi, 6 June: A brigade of Islamist militants has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack on the US diplomatic mission in ...
New Benghazi council leader elected
By Maha Ellawati. Benghazi, 1 June: Shahat Ibrahim Hassan Awami was elected leader of Benghazi Local Council today. Faraj Mohammed ...
Italian Consulate reopens in Benghazi
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 23 May: On Sunday (20 May), the Italian Consulate in Benghazi re-opened after having been closed ...
Head of Benghazi Medical Centre wounded after refusing to resign on instructions of Benghazi Local Council
Benghazi, 17 May: The director of the Benghazi Medical Centre, Fathi Jehani, has been shot by a four-man armed gang. ...
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CBL Governor urges executive authorities to take measures to close unlicensed foreign exchange bureaux, prohibit imports outside the banking system
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High-level national workshop held to review Libya’s draft Renewable Energy Law
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HoR’s 303 billion debt cancellation is necessary as the debt’s negative effects have already occurred: Husni Bey
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Zuwara Port under consideration for establishment of integrated fisheries industrial zone in partnership between Libyan company and Albanian company Rozafa
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PM Aldabaiba meets CBL Governor Issa to follow up on financial situation and efforts to ensure provision of cash and improve level of banking services
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