Mar 8 thomwestcott

$35 million allegedly paid for illegal oil shipment

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 8 March 2014:A sum of $35 million has allegedly been paid for a shipment of crude illegally being loaded at the Es-Sider oil...

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Feb 19 Callum Paton

Elections to go ahead in Kufra and Derna despite ongoing violence

By Seraj Essul and Callum Paton.Tripoli, 19 February 2014: Despite security challenges, elections are to go ahead in the Cyrenaica towns of Kufra and...

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Constitutional Committee elections on track, but complex
Feb 14 Michel Cousins

Constitutional Committee elections on track, but complex

By Michel Cousins Tripoli, 14 February 2014:When the voters go to the polls next Thursday to election the 60-member Committee that will draft Libya’s...

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I gave order to use force at oil ports 5 weeks ago: Zeidan
Feb 4 Sami Zaptia

I gave order to use force at oil ports 5 weeks ago: Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia        Tripoli, 4 February 2014:                             Speaking at yesterday's regular press conference usually held after ordina...

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Jan 28 thomwestcott

Cyrenaica “prime minister” in talks with government to reopen oil ports

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 28 January 2014:The “prime minister” of the self-styled ‘Cyrenaica government’ Abdraba Abdulhameed Al-Barasi is in talks wit...

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Jan 19 Michel Cousins

Libya and Cyrenaica – challenge for national identity

Dear Editor,In several weeks, we will celebrate the third anniversary of the Libyan Revolution, which replaced one of the world’s most despotic regime...

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Jan 12 Michel Cousins

Opinion: Is Jadhran bad for business?

British businessman Richard Galustian, who has lived in Libya since the revolution, asks just how bad Jadhran is for Libya’s international business pr...

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Awjila Cultural Festival starts 17 January
Jan 12 Callum Paton

Awjila Cultural Festival starts 17 January

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 12 January 2014:The Awjila Cultural Festival starts on 17 January. The event, sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, wil...

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Jan 3 Michel Cousins

Jalu digs for safety

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 3 January 2103:Residents in the Cyrenaica oasis town of Jalu have decided that the best way to ensure their safety at present...

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Jan 1 Michel Cousins

GECOL warns of Cyrenaica power cuts

By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 1 January 2014:The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has warned that if the supply of gas being pumped thro...

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