Multiple road closures bring Tripoli to a standstill
Apr 7 thomwestcott

Multiple road closures bring Tripoli to a standstill

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 7 April 2014:Much of Tripoli is at a standstill this afternoon, with multiple road closures leading to total gridlock i...

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Apr 6 thomwestcott

Local council says no strike in Tripoli, but schools still affected

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 6 April 2014:Tripoli Local Council has denied allegations that Benghazi’s general strike has spilled over into the capi...

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Apr 6 thomwestcott

Benghazi shuts down in mass protest

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 6 April 2014:The first day of a general strike in Benghazi over the deteriorating security situation in the city has left th...

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Nov 18 thomwestcott

Lufthansa suspends flights until 25 November

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 18 November 2013:German airline Lufthansa has suspended its Libya flights until 25 November on the grounds of the General Str...

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Sep 10 thomwestcott

“Polite requests” closed two ministries during Sunday’s strike

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 10 September 2013:The Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Social Affairs sent employees home on Sunday, in res...

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Anti-government demonstrators call for general strike in Tripoli on Sunday
Sep 6 Michel Cousins

Anti-government demonstrators call for general strike in Tripoli on Sunday

By Aimen Eljali.Tripoli, 6 September 2013:Anti-government demonstrators demanding that Congress sack Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and his government call...

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