May 17 Michel Cousins

Amnesty calls for release of Tripoli University professor

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 17 May 2017:Amnesty International has appealed to the authorities in Tripoli  to urgently investigate the kidnapping of Tripol...

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May 5 Michel Cousins

Misrata militants and Khalifa Ghwell scorn Hafter-Serraj summit

By Olfa Andolsi.Tunis, 5 May 2017:A group of hardline Misratan militias have lambasted the Khalifa Hafter-Faiez Serraj Abu Dhabi meeting, vowing to “c...

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Nuri Abu Sahmain resurfaces in Guinea, along with Khalifa Ghwell
May 3 Michel Cousins

Nuri Abu Sahmain resurfaces in Guinea, along with Khalifa Ghwell

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 3 May 2017:After a year’s absence from the political limelight, former General National Congress president Nuri Abu Sahmain has...

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Misrata Municipal Council plans legal action against opponents
Apr 15 Michel Cousins

Misrata Municipal Council plans legal action against opponents

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 15 April 2017:Misrata Municipal Council says it will take legal action against those trying to overthrow it. It follow...

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Protestors brick up Misrata municipality entrance
Apr 13 Nigel Ash

Protestors brick up Misrata municipality entrance

By Libya Herald reporter.Misrata, 13 April 2017:In a move to try and demonstrate that Misrata's municipal council is no longer working, opponents bloc...

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Qaddafi’s People's Hall again set on fire
Apr 13 Michel Cousins

Qaddafi’s People's Hall again set on fire

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 13 April 2017:The former People’s Hall between Tripoli’s Suq Al-Thalath roundabout and Hay Al-Andalus was again set...

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Apr 2 Nigel Ash

EU sanctions re-hit Abu Sahmain along with Saleh and Ghwell

By Libya Herald reporters.Sanctions continue for former GNC president Nuri Abu Sahmain (File photo)Tunis, 2 April 2017:Because it says he is obstructi...

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Mar 29 Michel Cousins

Rivalry within Awqaf ministry creates confusion over 2017 Haj registration

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 29 March 2017:A statement purporting to come from the ministry of religious endowments and Islamic affairs denying t...

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Misrata is suffering and must work for peace says local councillor
Mar 23 Michel Cousins

Misrata is suffering and must work for peace says local councillor

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 23 March 2017:After being forced into the frontline of national conflict for the past six years and it is time for Misrata to p...

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Misrata municipal council gets full Presidency Council backing after hardliners attempts coup
Mar 22 Michel Cousins

Misrata municipal council gets full Presidency Council backing after hardliners attempts coup

By Libya Herald reporter. Misrata municipal council leader Mohamed Eshtewi speaking to TV stations today (Video grab courtesy of Misrata TV)Misrata, 2...

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