Nov 17 Michel Cousins

Schools in Tripoli stay closed in patchy general strike

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 17 November 2013:Despite a statement from the Ministry of Education yesterday that schools across the country would be open...

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Nov 15 Nigel Ash

Defence Minister's son freed in Gharghour: report

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 15 November 2013:There are unconfirmed reports on social media that the kidnapped son of Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thini...

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Car bomb defused at Tripoli West power station
Oct 24 Michel Cousins

Car bomb defused at Tripoli West power station

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Gas containers and explosives found inside the car at Janzour (Photo: Ashraf Abdul-Wahab)Tripoli, 24 October 2013:A car bomb wa...

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Sep 25 Michel Cousins

Defence Minister’s son abducted

By Houda Mzioudet, Tripoli, 25 September 2013:The son of the Libya’s Defence Minister, Abdullah Al-Thini, was abducted yesterday afternoon, an source...

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Sep 17 thomwestcott

Tripoli highway blocked after kidnapping of local man

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 17 September 2013:There was traffic chaos on the outskirts of Tripoli this morning after roadblocks were set up by rela...

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Navy "shows" how it warned off suspect supertanker
Aug 23 Nigel Ash

Navy "shows" how it warned off suspect supertanker

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 23 August 2013:Dramatic footage has emerged of a 20-metre Libyan navy patrol boat apparently forcing a 340-metre su...

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Aug 21 Michel Cousins

Congolese diplomat attacked in Janzour area, driver injured

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 21 August 2013:A Congo (Brazzaville) diplomatic official was victim of an attack in the Janzour area of Tripoli by an unkno...

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Aug 9 Nigel Ash

Three carjack suspects die in Tripoli police chase

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 9 August 2013:A Tripoli carjacking ended with the death of three suspected thieves in a smash following a pursuit by po...

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Jul 11 Nigel Ash

Power cuts after all

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 11 July 2013:Despite assurances from the Ministry of Electricity  that there would be no power cuts during Ramadan, it...

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New Counter Crime Agency opened in Tripoli's Janzour
May 27 Nigel Ash

New Counter Crime Agency opened in Tripoli's Janzour

By Ashraf Abdul WahabTripoli, 27 May 2013:Officers from the Counter Crime Agency and fellow law enforcement agencies today celebrated the opening of a...

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