Dec 10 thomwestcott

Suspected arson attack at Brak Air Base ammunition store causes huge fire

Tripoli, 10 December 2013:A store of tank ammunition at Brak Airbase exploded last night, causing a huge fire, in a suspected arson attack.No-one was...

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Oct 14 thomwestcott

Security official killed in Zliten

Tripoli, 14 October 2013:A member of the Zliten Counter Crime Agency, Faraj Khashram, was shot dead on Saturday night by unknown gunmen, according to...

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Locals clear car-bomb debris at Benghazi's Foreign Ministry
Sep 15 Nihal Zaroug

Locals clear car-bomb debris at Benghazi's Foreign Ministry

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 15 September 2013:Children and youth in Benghazi have been clearing rubble at the Foreign Ministry  building following the ca...

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Sep 11 thomwestcott

Seven bodies found in Bani Walid grave

Tripoli, 11 September 2013:Seven decomposing bodies in plastic bags have been found in a grave in a suburb of Bani Walid.The Local Council oversaw the...

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Aug 23 Nigel Ash

Benghazi bomb-disposal officer murdered

By Maha EllawatiBenghazi, 23 August 2013:A senior bomb disposal expert was gunned down today as he walked  with his son, from a Benghazi mosque after...

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Aug 7 thomwestcott

Central Bank opens new branch in Gharyan

Tripoli, 7 August 2013:The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has opened a new branch in Gharyan, offering banking and financial services to citizens, busine...

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Aug 1 Sami Zaptia

Qaddafi Minister sentenced to death by Misrata court

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 1 August 2013:The Misrata Court of Appeal found a senior Qaddafi-era figure, Ahmed Ibrahim, guilty of murder yesterday and s...

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Jul 15 thomwestcott

Captured Libyan border guards released by Algeria

By Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 15 July 2013:The Algerian authorities have released two Libyan border guards, apprehended after straying across the border.T...

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New A&E department for Misrata hospital
Jun 27 thomwestcott

New A&E department for Misrata hospital

Tripoli, 27 June 2013:The people of Misrata will now benefit from better health care services, with the opening of a new accident and emergency depart...

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Backlash against militias gains momentum
May 2 thomwestcott

Backlash against militias gains momentum

Tripoli, 2 May 2013:The backlash against militiamen currently besieging ministries in Tripoli is gaining momentum, with people from neighbouring towns...

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