Apr 24 thomwestcott

Six children among immigrants found in truck full of scrap metal

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 24 April 2014:Six children were among 126 illegal immigrants discovered by police who searched a suspicious-looking lor...

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Smuggled shotgun cartridges seized at Benghazi port
Apr 22 thomwestcott

Smuggled shotgun cartridges seized at Benghazi port

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 22 April 2014:Two shipping containers carrying large quantities of shotgun cartridges have been seized by Customs offic...

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Mar 2 Callum Paton

February Committee votes for early Congressional and presidential elections

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 2 March 2014:The February Committee has voted in favour of direct presidential elections as well as legislative electio...

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Mar 1 thomwestcott

RPG attack on Ajdabiya Local Council office

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 1 March 2014:An RPG was launched at the Ajdabiya Local Council office in the early hours of yesterday morning, damaging...

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Mar 1 thomwestcott

Moroccan embassy targeted by gunmen

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 1 March 2014:The Moroccan embassy in Tripoli’s Nufleen district was targeted by gunmen in the early hours of Friday mor...

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Feb 2 Michel Cousins

Breakfast breakout from Swani Road jail

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 2 February 2014:Fifty-five prisoners escaped yesterday from the Bawabat Al-Jibs prison on Tripoli’s Swani Road when the...

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Jan 26 thomwestcott

Libyan Red Crescent sends medical supplies to Zahra hospital

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 26 January 2014:The Libyan Red Crescent today sent a convoy carrying medical supplies to Zahra Hospital, after the rece...

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Jan 26 Callum Paton

GNC to cut funding and investigate Qaddafi supporters overseas

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 26 January 2014:Libyans studying abroad who have taken part in activities against the revolution are to have their gran...

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Jan 25 thomwestcott

Janzour schools and colleges closed over security fears

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 25 January 2014:Schools and colleges in Janzour will be closed from tomorrow until further notice due to ongoing fighti...

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Migrant boat aground near Derna - no sign of passengers
Oct 29 Nigel Ash

Migrant boat aground near Derna - no sign of passengers

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 29 October 2013:Clothing found near a wrecked fishing boat on a beach near Derna yesterday, is thought to have belonged...

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