Women-friendly cafe in Benghazi bombed
Nov 2 thomwestcott

Women-friendly cafe in Benghazi bombed

By Maha Ellawati.The remains of the Rotana Cafe after the explosion this morning. The cafe had been very popular with women and families, for whom the...

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Gunman threatens to blow himself in Tobruk up over American kidnapping
Oct 10 Michel Cousins

Gunman threatens to blow himself in Tobruk up over American kidnapping

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 10 October 2103:Police arrested a man in Tobruk who had threatened to blow himself up in the town’s main square over th...

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Dec 25 Sami Zaptia

Abdul Jalil accuses ‘Libyan Islamists’ of Younis’s death

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 25 December:Former NTC head Mustafa Abdul Jalil accussed a group of ‘’Libyan Islamists’’ of being responsible for the death of...

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Extremists threaten mutilation and death for seized ‘homosexuals’
Nov 26 Nigel Ash

Extremists threaten mutilation and death for seized ‘homosexuals’

A photograph purporting to be of the captured men posted on the Nawasi brigade's Facebook page.Tripoli, 26 November: Extremists say they will execute...

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Mufti condemns ambassador's killers, blames government for not standing up to extremists
Sep 15 Michel Cousins

Mufti condemns ambassador's killers, blames government for not standing up to extremists

Tripoli, 15 September:In his strongest attack to date of the actions of extremists, Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ghariani, has issued a fatwa...

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Growing protests in Tripoli and Benghazi at Stevens' murder
Sep 13 Michel Cousins

Growing protests in Tripoli and Benghazi at Stevens' murder

By Maha Ellawati.A protester in Benghazi holds a placard expressing a sentiment felt amongst many Libyans.Benghazi, 13 September:For the second day ru...

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Widespread condemnation of mosque attacks and demands for government action
Aug 28 Nigel Ash

Widespread condemnation of mosque attacks and demands for government action

By Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 28 AugustSome 21 organisations, including Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL), have condemned the recent mosque attacks and...

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Iranian delegation arrives in Tripoli, no sign of imminent hostage release
Aug 14 Al Russell

Iranian delegation arrives in Tripoli, no sign of imminent hostage release

By Al Russell. Tripoli, 14 August: An Iranian delegation arrived in Tripoli yesterday, to join the investigation i...

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ICRC reaffirms commitment to Libya
Aug 6 Michel Cousins

ICRC reaffirms commitment to Libya

By Al Russell.Tripoli, 6 August:ICRC delivering aid in LibyaThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has stressed that it will continue to...

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Mar 11 Michel Cousins

Salafist attempt to destroy Zliten shrine sparks country-wide anger

Tripoli, March 11: The attempt by Salafists on Friday to attack and destroy one of Libya’s most important Sufi shrines, in Zliten, has angered Libyans...

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