Red Crescent remain in the dark about Iranian hostages as Iran announce delegation to attempt release
Aug 10 George Grant

Red Crescent remain in the dark about Iranian hostages as Iran announce delegation to attempt release

By Al Russell.Tripoli, 10 August:The Libyan Red Crescent has no idea if or when seven Iranian Iranian employees abducted in Benghazi ten days ago will...

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Aug 4 Nigel Ash

Tehran urges rapid release of its kidnapped aid workers

Tripoli, 4 August:Tehran has criticised the Libyan government for failing to protect the seven Iranians who were kidnapped in Benghazi on Tuesday.Hoss...

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Tunisian Consulate in Benghazi attacked
Jun 18 Michel Cousins

Tunisian Consulate in Benghazi attacked

By Michel Cousins. Tripoli, 18 June:The Tunisian consulate in Benghazi was attacked this evening, Monday, by demonstrators from the Salafist group Ans...

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Benghazi Islamist rally angers locals
Jun 9 Michel Cousins

Benghazi Islamist rally angers locals

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 9 June:A rally staged by gun-toting Islamists in Benghazi’s iconic Tahrir (Liberation) Square on Thursday has infuriated lo...

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Just how serious is Derna's "Islamist problem"?
May 31 Michel Cousins

Just how serious is Derna's "Islamist problem"?

By George Grant.Derna, 31 May:You can get a good signal from 100.2 Malta XFM on the approach to Derna, and on clear nights, the lights of nearby Crete...

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Feb 6 Michel Cousins

Jalil denies saying Islamists "a threat"

The Chairman of the National Transitional Council, Mustapha Abdul Jalil, has denied statement attributed to him by French newspaper Le Figaro that Lib...

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