New coins planned
By Michel Cousins. Return of Cyerne's Silphium coins 2,000 years on? Tripoli, 2 December: The Central Bank of Libya is ...
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Great and the good emphasise the need for Libyan national unity at service to commemorate Mansour Al-Kikhia
By George Grant. Mansour Rashid Al-Kikhia served as Qaddafi's permanent representative to the UN from 1975 until he resigned and ...
Malaysia student protests highlight deeper problems in the Libyan government
By Mohamed Eljarh. Libyan students have been protesting in Malaysia over withdrawal of their scholarship funding for more than 50 ...
Libya Telecoms & Technology did not intentionally shut down Facebook
By Nihal Zaroug. When Facebook went down in Libya on Wednesday evening, many accused the government of intentionally blocking the ...
Celebration of the disabled in Benghazi
A group of Down's Syndrome . . .young people at the opening of the event. Benghazi, 2 December: A festival ...
Abducted ten-year old freed after authorities swoop on phone intercept intelligence
By George Grant. Abdulmalik Bel-Eid back at his home on Saturday evening. His kidnappers had threatened to kill him if ...
Libya Herald launches News in Brief service
Tripoli, 1 December: The Libya Herald has begun a News . . .in Brief service to enable us to get ...
Kidnappers threaten to kill ten-year old if they fail to receive LD 500,000 ransom
By George Grant. Abdulmalik Bel-Eid was abducted in Tuwebia on Thursday afternoon. Anyone with any information can contact his family ...
Higher education and scientific research in Libya: reality and ambitions
By Mohamed Eljarh. Faculty of Science at Tripoli University London, 30 November: Scientific research is one of the key driving ...
The Libyan public’s role in drafting the Constitution: Part II
By Lorianne Updike Toler. A federalist burns a ballot box in Benghazi on 7 July elections. Many in the east, ...
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New shipping line between Italy-Tunisia-Tripoli launched today
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Chevron and Libya’s National Oil Corporation sign MoU to evaluate shale oil and gas resources – estimated at 18 billion barrels and 123 trillion cft
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CBL increases foreign currency cash limit permitted to enter Libya – up from US$ 10,000 to US$ 30,000
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US sells US$ 95 million worth of border security equipment to Tunisia – can a similar deal between the EU or the US be struck with Libya?
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MedSky confirms start of direct Dusseldorf flights from 17 May
The Libya Herald first appeared on 17 February 2012 – the first anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. Since then, it has become a favourite go-to source on news about Libya, for many in Libya and around the world, regularly attracting millions of hits.