Oct 12 Sami Zaptia

Seven liberated Indian hostages arrive safely in eastern Libya

By Sami Zaptia.Seven Indian hostages kidnapped in September in western Libya were released in eastern Libya yesterday (Photo: Eastern Interior Ministr...

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Oct 11 Sami Zaptia

Seven Indian workers kidnapped in September are safe and well, Indian Foreign Ministry reveals

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 October 2020: Seven Indian workers were kidnapped on 14 September on their way to Tripoli airport from Shwerif, India’s Mini...

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Apr 15 Nigel Ash

Algerian nurse kidnapped in Misrata, family fears by IS

By Libya Herald reporters.Misrata Central Hospital where the Algerian nurse works (File photo)Tripoli, 15 April 2017:The family of a 24 year-old Alger...

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UPDATE: Italians and Canadian kidnapped in Ghat
Sep 19 Michel Cousins

UPDATE: Italians and Canadian kidnapped in Ghat

By Mustafa Khalifa.Ghat, 19 September 2016:Two Italians and a Canadian working in the far south-western town of Ghat were kidnapped this morning near...

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Tripoli Security Directorate warns foreigners not to drive with local’s number plates
Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Security Directorate warns foreigners not to drive with local’s number plates

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 August 2016:Tripoli’s Security Directorate has warned foreigners living in Tripoli not to drive in cars with the all-white nu...

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Jul 8 Sami Zaptia

Indian IT engineer kidnapped by Tripoli militias in March is freed

By Sami Zaptia.Indian IT engineer Reji Joseph has been released by Tripoli militias (Photo: social media)London, 8 July 2016:The Indian IT engineer Re...

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Indian government seeks to block citizens' travel to Libya
May 23 Nigel Ash

Indian government seeks to block citizens' travel to Libya

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 23 May 2016:In the face of rising security concerns, the Indian government has banned its nationals from travelling...

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Indian IT specialist missing in Tripoli for a week
Apr 5 Nigel Ash

Indian IT specialist missing in Tripoli for a week

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 5 April 2015:Concern is growing for an Indian IT professional working in Tripoli on a registration database, who ha...

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Sep 22 Michel Cousins

Suq Al-Juma sees foreigners as responsible for Libya's woes

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 22 September 2015:In a move reminiscent of the Qaddafi regime’s paranoid xenophobia, the municipal council in the Tr...

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Sep 14 Michel Cousins

Doubts cast on Serbian doctor kidnapping report

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 14 September, 2105:Media reports that a Serbian doctor has been kidnapped in Tripoli are believed to be untrue, Serb...

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