Nov 22 Sami Zaptia

Libya entering new phase of "officialdom" - Ali Sheikhi Chief of Staff spokesperson

By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 22 November 2013:Within days of last Friday's bloody incident in which nearly 50 peaceful demonstrators were killed and 500 inj...

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GNC mission and Misrata Shura Council discuss reconciliation
Nov 22 Nigel Ash

GNC mission and Misrata Shura Council discuss reconciliation

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 23 November 2013:A delegation from the General National Congress met members of the Misrata Shura Council and Misrata r...

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Misratans at Gharghour had "no-demonstration-deal" with locals - "planned to evacuate soon"
Nov 21 Nigel Ash

Misratans at Gharghour had "no-demonstration-deal" with locals - "planned to evacuate soon"

By Taher ZaroogMisrata, 21 November 2013:As Misrata local council announced that it plans to question the city’s militiamen involved in the Gharghour...

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Nov 21 Nigel Ash

Uni students snub Zeidan over appeal to end their strike

By Muhammad Elosta Tripoli, 21 November 2013Despite a personal appeal from the prime minister, Tripoli university students who have been on strike for...

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Tripoli streets now being policed by professional security personnel not militias - government
Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli streets now being policed by professional security personnel not militias - government

By Sami ZaptiaZeidan and government answer GNC questions.Tripoli, 21 November 2013:In the aftermath of the bloody Gharghour incident which left nearly...

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Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Why Libya needs a new beginning

By Osama MatriTripoli, 21 November 2013:Much has been said and written about the failings of state institutions in providing minimum security and ensu...

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Four-day Hamada desert rally finishes in Zintan
Nov 20 Nigel Ash

Four-day Hamada desert rally finishes in Zintan

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 20 November 2013:A thousand kilometres of gruelling desert driving came to an end today when competitors in the second...

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Nov 20 Michel Cousins

Formula Libya fair cancelled

By Houda Mzioudet,Tripoli, 20 November 2013:The Formula Libya Fair for Cars and Spare Parts scheduled to take place in Miitiga International airport f...

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Nov 17 Nigel Ash

Orders and counter-orders over the demolition of Gharghour villas

By Umar Khan and Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 17 November 2013:The deputy defence minister of Libya, Khalid Sharif, has ordered the Tripoli Local Counc...

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Nov 17 Michel Cousins

Gharghour massacre death toll now at 47

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 17 November 2013:Forty-seven people are now recorded has having been killed in Friday’s Gharghour massacre, according t...

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