Nov 5 Newsdesk1

France, US and UK petition UN to add Ansar Al-Sharia to terror list

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli/Tunis, 5 November 2014:The UN Security Council has been asked by three of its permanent members – France, the United Kin...

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Apr 20 Michel Cousins

Libyan militants whose freedom is sought by kidnappers are "innocent" claims negotiator

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 20 April 2014:Two Libyan Islamist militants whose freedom from jail in Tunisia is being demanded by the kidnappers of two s...

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Oct 27 Nigel Ash

Algerians seize large Libyan arms stash

By Hadi Fornaji,Tripoli, 27 October 2013:A substantial stash of weapons and ammunition has been discovered by Algerian security forces at near the des...

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Southern borders wide open
Sep 20 Michel Cousins

Southern borders wide open

By Mathieu Galtier.Sebha, 20 September 2013:Standing under the shade of a large sign in front of the Fezzan Hotel, the only one still working in Sebha...

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Jun 17 Michel Cousins

Tunisia arrests Libyan "terrorist"

Tripoli, 17 June 2013: Tunisia says it has arrested a Libyan “terrorist” who entered the country and is connected to militants linked to Al-Qaeda in...

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French media reactions to the embassy bombing
Apr 24 Michel Cousins

French media reactions to the embassy bombing

By Valerie Stocker.Paris, 24 April 2013:Yesterday’s bombing of the French Embassy in Tripoli has produced widespread media coverage in France, with jo...

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Senator McCain – no troops on the ground in Libya
Apr 4 Sami Zaptia

Senator McCain – no troops on the ground in Libya

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 April 2013:Republican Arizona senator John McCain visiting Tripoli today said that there was no truth in the rumour that for...

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Libyan connection to In Amenas raid still unclear
Jan 17 Nigel Ash

Libyan connection to In Amenas raid still unclear

Tripoli, 17 January:In a series of contradictory Algerian government accounts, two Libyans were reported among Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists who attacked...

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Dec 26 tomlittle

Libyan "Al-Qaeda member" killed by Algerian army

Tripoli, 26 December:Algerian troops killed a Libyan citizen in an anti-terrorist operation in the Wilaya of Khenchela in the country's east, the Alge...

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Libya joins ECOWAS summit for agreement on military intervention in Mali
Nov 12 George Grant

Libya joins ECOWAS summit for agreement on military intervention in Mali

By George Grant.London, 12 November:Libya joined with West African leaders on Sunday to agree on the deployment of a 3,300-strong military force to no...

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