Jun 27 thomwestcott

Ongoing Benina Airport closure causes Ramadan travel woes

Tripoli, 27 June 2014:The ongoing closure of Benghazi’s Benina Airport has caused pre-Ramadan travel woes, with customers facing a long car journey to...

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Jun 23 thomwestcott

Head of Al-Wataniya channel released after “arrest” and interrogation

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 23 June 2014:The head of state television channel Al-Wataniya was interrogated for several hours this afternoon after b...

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Jun 21 Nigel Ash

Sirte squatters take over unfinished flats

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 21 June 2014:Locals have broken into and occupied unfinished apartments on the outskirts of Sirte and are refusing to quit.“The...

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Jun 17 Callum Paton

Five dead in Benghazi over past two days

By Noora Ibrahim and Moutaz Ahmed.  Benghazi, 17 June 2014: The bodies of five men all killed in Benghazi have arrived at the city’s medical centre...

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Jun 15 Nigel Ash

At least 57 die and 74 injured in Benghazi fighting today

By Noorah Ibrahim.Benghazi, 15 June 2014:There are unconfirmed reports that Ansar Sharia lost 53 dead and 62 injured, many seriously, in the heavy fig...

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Jun 14 Newsdesk2

Tribal clashes break out in the south

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 14 June 2014:Armed clashes erupted between the Arab and Tuareg community members in Jarma, 30 kilometres southwest of Obari, af...

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Jalil calls for Grand Mufti’s removal after his damnation of Hafter forces
Jun 11 Emad

Jalil calls for Grand Mufti’s removal after his damnation of Hafter forces

By Libya Herald staff. The Grand Mufti Sheikh Sedik Al-Ghariani (Photo: TV grab)Tripoli, 11 June 2014:Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the much respected leader o...

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Hafter supporters and opponents clash in Martyrs’ Square
Jun 7 Emad

Hafter supporters and opponents clash in Martyrs’ Square

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 7 June 2014:There were clashes in Tripoli’s Martyrs’ Square early yesterday evening between supporters and opponents of...

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May 29 thomwestcott

Weapons stored on university campus, Hafter warns

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 29 May 2014:Khalifa Hafter’s forces have warned students at Benghazi University not to attend classes, saying the campus wa...

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Benghazi Art College closes after shots fired at student bus
May 26 Lindsey Owens

Benghazi Art College closes after shots fired at student bus

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 26 May 2014:Classes were suspended on Saturday until further notice at Benghazi University's Jalu College of Science and Arts a...

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