Feb 22 Callum Paton

RPG attack on Tunisian Consulate in Benghazi

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 22 February 2014:Unknown assailants fired an RPG at the Tunisian Consulate in Benghazi this evening causing some limited, s...

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Jan 22 thomwestcott

Breaking news: kidnapped South Korean trade chief freed

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 22 January 2014:The local boss of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), who was kidnapped in Tripoli on...

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South Korean trade chief kidnapped in Tripoli
Jan 20 Nigel Ash

South Korean trade chief kidnapped in Tripoli

By Libya Herald staffTripoli, 20 January 2014:The local boss of the  Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) was kidnapped early this morning...

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Nov 28 Nigel Ash

UN troops coming purely to protect UNSMIL premises

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 28 November 2013:The United Nations is to send an armed force of up to 235 including support staff to guard the 200 mem...

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Nov 14 thomwestcott

Damaged embassies upset by last week's clashes

Tripoli, 14 November 2013:A number of embassies in the Dhara district of Tripoli have been described as “extremely upset” by last Thursday’s armed cla...

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Consulate bombed in Benghazi
Oct 11 Michel Cousins

Consulate bombed in Benghazi

By Hadi Fornaji and Maha Ellawati.Tripoli/Benghazi, 11 October 2013:The honorary joint Swedish and Finish consulate in Benghazi’s Fuwaihat district wa...

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Oct 5 thomwestcott

Attack on Russian embassy was sparked by murder of revolutionary leader

Tripoli, 5 October 2013:Libyan and Russian authorities have confirmed that Wednesday’s attack on the Russian embassy in Tripoli was in retaliation for...

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Russian embassy attack - contradictory accounts
Oct 2 Nigel Ash

Russian embassy attack - contradictory accounts

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab A burned-out vehicle outside the embassy belonging to embassy staff. (Photo: Aimen Eljali)Tripoli, 2 October 2013:It is still un...

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Oct 2 Nigel Ash

Breaking news: Russian embassy building sacked

Ashraf Abdul WahabTripoli, 2 October 2013:The Russian embassy building in Dahra was attacked, looted and burnt this evening by a crowd of less than 10...

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Aug 21 Michel Cousins

Congolese diplomat attacked in Janzour area, driver injured

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 21 August 2013:A Congo (Brazzaville) diplomatic official was victim of an attack in the Janzour area of Tripoli by an unkno...

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