Anti French protests turn into calls for Presidency Council and GNA to be sacked
Jul 22 Michel Cousins

Anti French protests turn into calls for Presidency Council and GNA to be sacked

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 22 July 2016:For the second day running there have been anti-French protests in a number of towns and cities in west...

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France denies air strikes on Benghazi Defence Brigades as Ghariani calls for protests against it
Jul 20 Michel Cousins

France denies air strikes on Benghazi Defence Brigades as Ghariani calls for protests against it

By Moutaz Mathi and Hadi FornajiTripoli/Tunis, 20 July 2016:France has vehemently denied allegations that its planes bombed the so-called Benghazi Def...

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Jul 17 Michel Cousins

UPDATE: BDB claim downing of LNA helicopter after arrests of alleged BDB supporters in Soloug and Gemenis

By Maha Sulaiman.Benghazi, 17 July 2016: The so-called Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) claim to have shot down a helicopter belonging to the Liby...

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Eid starts on Wednesday
Jul 5 Michel Cousins

Eid starts on Wednesday

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 5 July 2016:Both the Tripoli-based Dar Al-Ifta in Tripoli headed by Sadek Al-Ghariani and the rival parallel body in...

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Jul 4 Michel Cousins

Ghariani claims he supports national reconciliation, but imposes limits

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 4 July 2016:The controversial grand mufti, Sadek Al-Ghariani, has said he firmly supports national reconciliation in Libya...

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Jun 4 Michel Cousins

Bargarthi rejects Thinni's move to disband anti-terrorism forces

By Moutaz AliTripoli, 4 June 2016:In an indication that Benghazi is far from united politically or militarily, Mahdi Barghathi, defence minister in th...

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Sewehli accuses Nabaa and Tanasuh TV channels of incitement to violence
Mar 9 Michel Cousins

Sewehli accuses Nabaa and Tanasuh TV channels of incitement to violence

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 9 March 2016:Prominent Misratan politician Abdurrahman Sewehli has accused the two main Islamist TV channels in Tripoli, Al-Na...

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Death of Tripoli Awqaf director’s son in Benghazi fighting triggers new questions about extremism in capital
Mar 7 Michel Cousins

Death of Tripoli Awqaf director’s son in Benghazi fighting triggers new questions about extremism in capital

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 7 March 2016:The death of the son of one of directors in the Tripoli office of the Ministry of Awqaf (religious endo...

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Jan 26 Nigel Ash

Tripoli militia says it will fire on foreign troops

By Saber Ayyub. Militia leader Haitham Tajouri led today's Tripoli  parade (File photo).By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 26 January 2016:A Tripoli-based militi...

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Another Tripoli imam abducted
Jan 20 Nigel Ash

Another Tripoli imam abducted

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 20 January 2016:It has emerged that a young Tripoli imam was abducted as he headed from from Ishaa prayers at his mosque yeste...

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