Camp 27 reported retaken by pro-Misrata forces
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 7 August 2014: Heavy shelling started around the Warshefana town of Zahra this evening after forces ...
Tag: Zawia
Brega’s Zawia depot to operate 24 hours, petrol tanker arrives in Tripoli – to alleviate crises
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 6 August 2014: Tripoli Municipal Council has confirmed that the Libyan oil tanker Anwar Libya arrived at Tripoli ...
Warshefana take Camp 27 from Libya Shield
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 5 August 2014: Warshefana forces are reported to have captured Camp 27, the major military barracks ...
Two explosions precede shutdown at Zawia power station
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab Tripoli, 30 July 2014: Across Tripoli during the night two violent explosions were heard just before General ...
Western governments tell nationals to leave Libya; Germans and Dutch closing embassies
By Hadi Fornji. Tripoli, 27 July 2014: The governments of France, Germany, The Netherlands, the UK and the USA have ...
Gunmen ambush ambulance and murder patient en route to Zawia
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. An ambulance was attacked en route to Zawia (Photo: Social media) Tripoli, 21 July 2014: A Zuwara ...
Zawia Hospital closes as staff and facilities are overwhelmed
By Naam Alkhosi and Moutaz Ali. Tripoli, 5 July 2014: Zawia hospital shut its doors to all but emergency . ...
Reconciliation pact between Zawia and Bani Walid hailed as model for Libya
By Houda Mzioudet and Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 29 June 2014: The formal reconciliation between Bani Walid and Zawia has been ...
Tripoli-Zawia coast road closed at Janzour following kidnapping
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 13 April 2014: The coast road at Janzour was closed in both directions this evening following ...
Petrol supply in west resumes as Zawia blockade ends
By Muttaz Ali and Callum Paton. Tripoli, 13 April 2014: The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has said the blockade at ...
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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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Hafters vow to continue uncontrolled public spending – refuse to cut spending to save Libya’s economy – veiled threat to cut off oil supplies
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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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Production at the Sharara field continues despite pipeline fire – production diverted via other pipelines: NOC
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