New Libyan Olympic Committee head elected
Apr 27 Michel Cousins

New Libyan Olympic Committee head elected

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 27 April 2013:The Libyan Olympic Committee (LOC) has elected Jamal Al-Zarrug as its new president. A new 12-member administ...

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Nov 29 thomwestcott

Libyan Olympic Committee looks ahead

By Libya Herald Staff.Tripoli, 28 November 2013:The Libyan Olympic Committee (LOC) is looking to the future, with elections for the new administrative...

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Jan 23 Michel Cousins

Integrity Commission ban on Olympic chief upheld

Nabil ElalemTripoli, 23 January 2013:The high court has upheld the decision by the Integrity Commission to disbar the head of the Libyan Olympic Commi...

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Integrity Commission bans Olympic Committee president
Jan 2 Michel Cousins

Integrity Commission bans Olympic Committee president

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 2 January 2012:The Integrity Commission has ordered that the head of the Libyan Olympic Committee President, Nabil Elalem, be...

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Libya at the London Olympics: it's the taking part that counts
Jul 27 Michel Cousins

Libya at the London Olympics: it's the taking part that counts

By George Grant.Tripoli, 27 July:For some countries, winning gold medals at the Olympics is what it’s all about. For others, it really is the taking p...

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Libya Olympic Chief freed after week in captivity
Jul 22 George Grant

Libya Olympic Chief freed after week in captivity

Tripoli, 22 July:Nabil Elalem, the president of Libya's Olympic committee, was freed earlier today, one week after he was abducted from his car by arm...

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Still no word on abducted Olympics chief as London Games loom
Jul 19 George Grant

Still no word on abducted Olympics chief as London Games loom

By George Grant.Tripoli, 19 July:Demonstrators gathered outside the prime minister's office today demanding action from the government to secure the r...

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British Foreign Secretary hails Libya’s progress as “inspiring”
Jul 17 Nigel Ash

British Foreign Secretary hails Libya’s progress as “inspiring”

by Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 17 July: UK Foreign Secretary William Hague speaking in TripoliThough deploring the abduction of Libya’s olympic committee...

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Jul 16 George Grant

Libya Olympic committee president abducted

Tripoli, 16 July:Libya's Olympic committee president has been abducted by armed gunmen and his whereabouts remain unknown, it emerged today. The incid...

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