Benghazi's iconic Tahrir Square taken by LNA as Suq Al-Hout hit by airstrikes
Jun 13 Nigel Ash

Benghazi's iconic Tahrir Square taken by LNA as Suq Al-Hout hit by airstrikes

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 13 June 2017:The Benghazi’s iconic Tahrir Square and the courthouse that faces it, from where the Revolution was l...

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LNA captures former Internal Security HQ in Suq Al-Hout
Jun 12 Nigel Ash

LNA captures former Internal Security HQ in Suq Al-Hout

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi, 12 June 2017:The Libyan National Army (LNA) has today breached rubble barricades and captured a key building in Be...

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Tripoli's Abu Selim massacre remembrance halted by security fears
Jun 29 Nigel Ash

Tripoli's Abu Selim massacre remembrance halted by security fears

By Nancy Porsia.Tripoli, 29 June 2013:Today's ceremony at Tripoli’s Abu Selim prison to mark the 17th anniversary of  massacre of 1,300 inmates was ab...

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Benghazi celebrates Political Isolation Law
May 6 Michel Cousins

Benghazi celebrates Political Isolation Law

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 6 May 2013:Hundreds of Benghazi people gathered today in the city’s Tahrir Square to celebrate the passing by Congress of t...

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Benghazi goes to town with its carnival
Apr 18 Nigel Ash

Benghazi goes to town with its carnival

By Ayman AmzainBenghazi, 18 April 2013:Benghazi put on a great show today for its carnival which brought thousands of people out onto the streets to w...

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Carnival in Benghazi, Libya’s 2013 Capital of Culture
Apr 16 thomwestcott

Carnival in Benghazi, Libya’s 2013 Capital of Culture

Benghazi’s position as the Libyan Capital of Culture will be launched with a carnival this weekend.It will begin with a parade starting from Tahrir Sq...

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This Sunday to be a public holiday
Sep 15 Michel Cousins

This Sunday to be a public holiday

Tripoli, 15 September:Tomorrow, Sunday, has been designated as Eid Al-Shihad (Martyr’s Day) and will be the first in what is to be an annual public ho...

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Benghazi protestors demand better security
Aug 5 Michel Cousins

Benghazi protestors demand better security

Benghazi, 5 August: A protest against the security forces took place in Benghazi's Tahrir Square on Friday. The aim of the event, "The Friday of Safe...

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Benghazi Islamist rally angers locals
Jun 9 Michel Cousins

Benghazi Islamist rally angers locals

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 9 June:A rally staged by gun-toting Islamists in Benghazi’s iconic Tahrir (Liberation) Square on Thursday has infuriated lo...

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Marchers in Benghazi demand police and army be in sole charge of security
Mar 23 Michel Cousins

Marchers in Benghazi demand police and army be in sole charge of security

Benghazi, March 23: There was a mass march in Benghazi on Friday by regular soldiers and policemen demanding that the army and state security services...

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