Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Airport Road Fuel Depot set ablaze, again

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 2 August 2014:After, and despite, a heroic effort by Libya's firefighters and health and safety personnel in succeeding in que...

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Jul 30 Newsdesk2

Libyan government is directing reconciliation efforts from Beida

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 30 July 2014:Beida is now the centre of government operations in trying to resolve the armed conflicts taking place in Benghazi...

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Jul 19 Callum Paton

Airport ceasefire holds despite sporadic clashes

By Callum Paton. Tripoli airport damage (Photo: Social Media)Tripoli, 19 July 2014: A ceasefire agreed to by armed groups battling to control Tripoli...

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Jul 17 Callum Paton

Further woes as air traffic controllers consolidate strike

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab and Naom Alkhoshi. Tripoli, 17 July 2014: All flights into the west of the country remain suspended as air traffic controllers...

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Jul 2 Michel Cousins

Foreign ministry “in dissaray”; political infighting said to be the cause

By Libya Herald staff.Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdulaziz (Photo: Sami Zaptia)Tripoli, 02 July 2014The Foreign Ministry in Tripoli is said to be in dis...

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Mar 30 Michel Cousins

Attempt to kidnap Ajdabiya security head

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 30 March 2014:The head of Ajdabiya’s security directorate escaped an attempt to kidnap him this afternoon, according to...

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Mar 26 thomwestcott

Partial blockade on the Airport Road

Tripoli, 26 March 2014:There are reports this morning that Tripoli’s Airport Road has been partially blockaded.“There were burning tyres across the ro...

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Protests at Benghazi Hospital over deteriorating security
Feb 26 Callum Paton

Protests at Benghazi Hospital over deteriorating security

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 26 February 2014:Protesters gathered yesterday outside Benghazi's Al-Jalaa Hospital to demonstrate against a series of crit...

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Feb 18 Callum Paton

Congress members given ultimatum to resign or "be arrested"

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 18 February 2014:There was confusion at the General National Congress this evening after it was announced on TV that Zintan'...

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National human rights organisation blasts government over failures
Jan 20 Callum Paton

National human rights organisation blasts government over failures

By Callum Paton. Mohammed Allagi speaking at the release of the new report (Photo:Callum Paton)Tripoli, 20 January 2014:The National Council for Civil...

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