Jul 12 Newsdesk1

Tunisian man sets himself ablaze in front of Libyan Embassy in Berlin

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 12 July 2014:A young Tunisian man set himself on fire in front of the Libyan embassy in Berlin on Friday, demanding com...

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Jan 13 Michel Cousins

Libyans could be millionaires too

Dear Editor,It is reported by Reuters that everyone in Norway became a theoretical crown millionaire on Wednesday because its sovereign wealth fund is...

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Jan 11 thomwestcott

Sports Ministry denies Sweden football deal

Tripoli, 11 January 2014:The Ministry of Youth and Sports has denied striking a deal with a Swedish football club to train young Libyan footballers, s...

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Jan 10 thomwestcott

Libya to pay Sweden LD 92 million to train footballers

Tripoli, 10 January 2014:The Libyan government are to send footballers to Sweden for training in a five-year deal at a cost of LD 92 million.Initially...

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Hariga tanker stopped from loading: is Zeidan local deal still on?
Nov 8 Nigel Ash

Hariga tanker stopped from loading: is Zeidan local deal still on?

By Libya Herald Reporters.Tripoli, 8 November 2013:There are reports that protestors have stopped a tanker from loading at the Hariga terminal, despit...

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Oct 17 Nigel Ash

Benghazi agency buys 50,000 tons of wheat

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 17 October 2013:The government grain-purchasing agency in Benghazi is reported to have invited tenders for the supply of 50,0...

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The Italian navy saves 360 more migrants
Oct 15 Nigel Ash

The Italian navy saves 360 more migrants

By Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 15 October 2013: In a trio of rescues today, two dangerously overloaded inflatables carrying a total of 290 more migrants...

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Libya's offer of new EPSAs now pushed to early 2014
Jun 19 Sami Zaptia

Libya's offer of new EPSAs now pushed to early 2014

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 19 June 2013:Libya’s Deputy Minister of Oil, Omar Shakmak, said that he anticipates that Libya will announce the terms of new...

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Oil minister says fuel subsidies to go by 2016
May 4 Nigel Ash

Oil minister says fuel subsidies to go by 2016

By Nigel Ash.Tripoli, 4 May 2013:The government is to phase out fuel subsidies within the next three years, according to oil minister Abdulbari Ali Ab...

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Two billion dollar “deposit” to Egypt confirmed
Apr 14 thomwestcott

Two billion dollar “deposit” to Egypt confirmed

Tripoli, 14 April 2013:The governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Saddek Elkaber, has confirmed that Libya has made a deposit of $2 billion with...

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