May 26 Michel Cousins

Baggage handlers’ strike closes Labraq airport

By Libya Herald reporter. Labraq airport (File photo)Benghazi, 26 May 2017:Baggage handlers at Labraq airport went on strike today over unpaid salarie...

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May 19 Michel Cousins

Geneva dialogue meeting ends with call for end to military escalation.

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 19 May 2017:The three-day Geneva dialogue meeting involving a wide cross-section of Libyan key players ended today wit...

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New Spanish ambassador appointed
May 18 Michel Cousins

New Spanish ambassador appointed

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 18 May 2017:Spain has appointed a new ambassador to Libya. He is Francisco de Miguel Alvarez, and replaces José Antoni...

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Apr 4 Michel Cousins

Reopening of British embassy denied

By Libya Herald reporter. Tripoli Tower  (Photo: Libya Herald)Tunis, 4 April 2017:British ambassador Peter Millett has denied reports on social media...

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Feb 5 Michel Cousins

Libyan embassy in Tunis to again start processing passport applications

By Jami Prentis. The biometric Libyan passport (file photo)Tunis, 5 February 2017:New passport equipment has arrived at the Libyan Embassy in Tunis wh...

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Italy agrees to ease visa process for Libyan Businessmen Council members
Dec 20 Sami Zaptia

Italy agrees to ease visa process for Libyan Businessmen Council members

By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 December 2016: The Tripoli-based Libyan Businessmen Council (LBC) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the I...

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Basic targets underpin the UN’s new Strategic Framework
Dec 18 Nigel Ash

Basic targets underpin the UN’s new Strategic Framework

By Libya Herald reporters.UN agencies at their Tunis meeting with Libyan officials (Photo: UNSMIL)Tunis, 18 December 2016: Human rights and social an...

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Libyan applicants for British visa can retain passports pending decision
Nov 4 Sami Zaptia

Libyan applicants for British visa can retain passports pending decision

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 November 2016: The British authorities announced yesterday that Libyans applying for a British visa in Tunis can now retain t...

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Jul 27 Michel Cousins

Mayors refuse to meet CDA members

By Michel Cousins,Tunis, 27 July 2016:A meeting in Tunis today between members of the Constitution Drafting Assemby (CDA) and a number of Libyan mayor...

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Mar 14 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli CBL meets with IMF in Tunis

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 March 2016:The Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that it had met with the IMF in Tunis on Sunday.The CBL s...

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