Jan 31 Michel Cousins

Interior Ministry calls on Syrian refugees to register

Tripoli January 31, 2013:Syrian refugees in Libya have been told by the Interior Ministry that they must register and obtain a residence card.Magdi Al...

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Jan 30 Michel Cousins

SSC support units say they have halted work

Tripoli, 30 January 2013:The special SSC support units, known as Quwat Al-Rida or Al Khasa, have stopped operations, the Libya Herald has learned. Und...

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Jan 22 Michel Cousins

Foreigners banned from using Egypt-Libya border crossing

Tripoli, 22 January 2013:The Libyan government has ordered a ban on foreigners using the border crossing at Musaid to enter the country. The ban, anno...

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Locals reported killed in central Tripoli gun battle with rogue SSC brigade
Nov 4 Michel Cousins

Locals reported killed in central Tripoli gun battle with rogue SSC brigade

Tripoli, 4 November:At least eleven people were reported killed and injured by sources in the Interior Ministry  in fighting today in central Tripoli'...

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Oct 19 Michel Cousins

Water cuts hit Tripoli

Tripoli, 19 October:Much of Tripoli was without running water all day, Friday. Disruption to the supply started on Thursday following an announcement...

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Sep 19 George Grant

Misrata western entrance blocked following Interior Ministry work dispute

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 19 September:The western entrance to Misrata was blocked for several hours yesterday evening by around 80 men following a wor...

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Aug 26 George Grant

Interior Ministry offers explanation over failure to prevent Sufi shrine destruction

By George Grant.Tripoli, 26 August 2012:The Interior Ministry has sought to explain its failure to prevent the destruction of Tripoli’s Al-Sha’ab shri...

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Exclusive - Interior Ministry communications system hacked as Qaddafi loyalists overheard discussing Tripoli blasts
Aug 19 George Grant

Exclusive - Interior Ministry communications system hacked as Qaddafi loyalists overheard discussing Tripoli blasts

By George Grant.London, 19 August:Qaddafi loyalists have been recorded discussing this morning’s car bomb attacks in Tripoli both before and after the...

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May 30 Michel Cousins

Cars without number plates to be impounded

Tripoli, 30 May:The Interior Ministry is to stop and potentially impound all vehicles travelling on Libya's roads without a number plate, it was annou...

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May 23 Michel Cousins

Tripoli SSC killings "a personal dispute"

Tripoli, 23 May:A media close at the Interior Ministry has confirmed that two persons of the Supreme Security Committee (SSC) were killed on Monday bu...

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