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 13 thomwestcott

Visa-scammed Egyptians turned back at border crossing

Tripoli, 13 August 2013:Some 250 Egyptian workers heading into Libya have been turned back from the Musaid border crossing, after fraudulent visas wer...

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Aug 11 Michel Cousins

Confusion over reported killing of General Staff member

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 11 August 2103:There was confusion this evening after the Minister of the Interior Spokesman, Captain Rami Kaal was reported...

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Aug 10 Nigel Ash

Woman dies in gunfire at Eid family fairground attack

By Ashraf Abdul WahabTripoli, 10 August 2013:Families fled screaming when at least one gunman opened fire in a crowded city centre fairground in Tripo...

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Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Benghazi security forces in row with Interior Ministry

By Ahmed Elumami.Benghazi, 1 August 2013:A bitter row over security failures in Benghazi has broken out between the city’s security forces and the Min...

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Jul 31 thomwestcott

Security in the east boosted by ministerial visit

By Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 31 July 2013:Interior Minister Mohamed Sheikh has been on an official visit to the east of the country to look at how security...

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Car-bomb defused outside Radisson Blu Hotel
Jul 30 thomwestcott

Car-bomb defused outside Radisson Blu Hotel

Tripoli, 30 July 2013:A car-bomb was defused outside Tripoli’s five-star Mahari Radisson Blu Hotel last night.“The car had eleven explosive devices...

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French forensic squad to help with Benghazi investigations
Jul 29 thomwestcott

French forensic squad to help with Benghazi investigations

By Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 29 July 2013:A French forensic team is heading to Tripoli today to help Libyan security experts work on the recent assassinati...

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Truck explodes in Tripoli, sets nearby Iveco alight
Jul 29 thomwestcott

Truck explodes in Tripoli, sets nearby Iveco alight

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 29 July 2013:A light goods truck exploded in the early hours of this morning, causing a huge blaze and incinerating an...

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RPG attack on UAE embassy “act of terrorism”: Interior Ministry
Jul 25 thomwestcott

RPG attack on UAE embassy “act of terrorism”: Interior Ministry

By Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 25 July 2013:The Interior Ministry’s official spokesman, Rami Kaal, has said that this morning’s RPG attack on the United Arab...

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