May 16 Michel Cousins

Constitutional Assembly member for Tobruk declared "unconstitutional"

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 16 May 2014:The Public Officials Standards Commission (POSC) set up to implement to the Political Isolation Law (PIL) a...

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Former manager of Benghazi’s Tibesti Hotel murdered
Mar 25 Michel Cousins

Former manager of Benghazi’s Tibesti Hotel murdered

By Noora Ibrahim.Mohamed Al-Tweir Al-MajbriBenghazi, 25 March 2014:Mohamed Al-Tweir Al-Majbri, a former manager of Benghazi’s Tibesti hotel, was murde...

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Benghazi imam murdered
Feb 8 Michel Cousins

Benghazi imam murdered

By Noora Ibrahim and Ayman Amzein. Protestors burn tyres after murder of Benghazi imam (Photo: Libyan Republic Facebook page)Benghazi, 8 February 2014...

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Feb 4 Sami Zaptia

Zeidan snaps at media for questioning his government's "90-percent achievements"

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 February 2014:The Prime Minister  reacted angrily to a question from the media regarding his claim that this government had...

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Conference on Libya's "2040 vision"
Dec 8 Sami Zaptia

Conference on Libya's "2040 vision"

By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 8 December 2013:The National Planning Council (NPC), which describes itself as the consultative body for the General National C...

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Nov 5 thomwestcott

Drug problems rise as street prices plummet

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 5 November 2013:Libya’s drug problem is on the rise with street prices plummeting since the revolution, according to he...

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Oct 22 Michel Cousins

Reports of Chadian assassins surprise Benghazi

By Libya Herald staff.Benghazi, 22 October:There has been widespread amazement at the announcement last night by the city’s Joint Operations Room spok...

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Oct 1 Sami Zaptia

Canada adjusts law to supply Libya ''non lethal'' weapons

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 1 October 2013:Yesterday, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, announced that Canada is amending its laws so as to b...

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Sep 25 Michel Cousins

Authorities start to get tough on licence plate offenders?

Tripoli, 25 September 2013:The vehicle licensing authorities in Tripoli have announced that, contrary to  widespread opinion that rules banning cars w...

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Sep 23 Michel Cousins

"Agricultural Police" show they mean business - in a nice way

By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 23 September 2013:Confronted with growing numbers of people appropriating public land and building on it, the authorities ap...

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