Apr 25 Callum Paton

UN workshop facilitates communication between the media and security officials.

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 25 April 2014:A workshop organised by UNESCO, UNSMIL, and the NGO Search for Common Ground, this week looked to open li...

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Air Force chief says he is still in post
Mar 19 Michel Cousins

Air Force chief says he is still in post

By Ahmed Elumami. Tripoli, 19 March 2014: Reports that the Air Force Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Ahmed Habib Al-Mismari, has been dismissed fr...

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Feb 18 Nigel Ash

Military police criticises GNC over Hafter

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 18 February 2014:A military police source has been sharply critical of the GNC’s statements on Major General Khalifa Ha...

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Feb 12 Callum Paton

Defence Minister threatens action after calls for military rule in Libya

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 12 February 2014:Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni said yesterday that the names of a number of officers who had disc...

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Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

Weakened Prime Minister Ali Zeidan admits army ignores him

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 17 January 2014: Revealing some of the internal divisions that exist between the government, the GNC and the Chief of Staff, a...

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Aug 23 Michel Cousins

Abu Sahmain forbids outside allegiances for armed forces

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 23 August 2013:The President of Congress, Nuri Abu Sahmain, in his new capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan armed for...

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Jun 28 Nigel Ash

PM and army chief at loggerheads over "inadequate" funding

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 28 June 2013:The row between the prime minister Ali Zeidan and the acting chief of staff Salem Gnaidi deepened  today when G...

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Barghathi asked by Zeidan and army to stay, withdraws resignation
May 7 Michel Cousins

Barghathi asked by Zeidan and army to stay, withdraws resignation

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 7 May 2013:Mohamed Barghathi has withdrawn his resignation as Defence Minister following calls by the Prime Minister and mil...

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May 4 Michel Cousins

Army says it is "neutral" in Isolation Law crisis

Tripoli, 4 May 2013:The Office of the General Chief of Staff, Major-General Yousef Mangoush, has insisted that it is “neutral and unbiased” in the cur...

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Apr 19 Sami Zaptia

A New Deal: Reforming US Defense Cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia

Washington DC, 19 April, 2013:Former US Army Chief George Casey and US Congressman Jim Kolbe argue that the transitions in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia w...

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