Libya ranks 177th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2025
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya ranks 177th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2025

Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2025 released yesterday reveals that Libya continues to hold its low position in the Index, r...

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Libya still faces difficult investment environment: US State Department 2023 Investment Climate report on Libya
Aug 2 Sami Zaptia

Libya still faces difficult investment environment: US State Department 2023 Investment Climate report on Libya

The executive summary of US State Department’s 2023 Investment Climate report on Libya, published last week, says despite the high potential for domes...

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Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli ceasefire broken, condemned by UNSMIL

By Sami Zaptia. London, 19 September 2018:UNSMIL has condemned the ceasefire breach on Monday and early Tuesday morning that had been agreed in Zawia...

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Mar 6 Michel Cousins

Kajman and Al-Amari back BDB in Presidency Council split

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 6 March 2017:Presidency Council (PC) members Abdulsalam Kajman and Mohamed Al-Amari have thrown their weight behind...

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HIV-infected children put in danger by Libya's political chaos
May 11 Michel Cousins

HIV-infected children put in danger by Libya's political chaos

For most Libyans, AIDS and HIV are something that happens elsewhere. They do not want to acknowledge their existence in Libya or even talk about them....

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Mar 23 Michel Cousins

Clashes continue in Zawia

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 23 March 2016:Fighting in Zawia between the Ahneish and Khadrawi families and their supporters continued for the fifth day...

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Jan 22 Michel Cousins

Ghwell promises to double militia salaries

By Ajnadin Mustafa. Khalifa Ghwell (file photo)Tripoli, 22 January 2016:In what is being seen as a bid to ensure that militias in Tripoli remain loyal...

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Nov 20 Michel Cousins

Further Tripoli clashes between Misratans and local revolutionaries

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli 20 November 2015:Despite the Wednesday’s peace deal between Tripoli militia leader Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli (“Ghneiwa”), there were...

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Jan 18 Newsdesk1

Prominent Benghazi councillor withdraws resignation

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 18 January 2015:Benghazi Municipal councillor Awad Alqawiri has withdrawn his resignation from the council, in response...

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Mohamed 'Bouka' Al-Araibi wounded in Benghazi airstrike
Sep 11 Callum Paton

Mohamed 'Bouka' Al-Araibi wounded in Benghazi airstrike

By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 11 September 2014: Commander of the Brega Martyr’s Brigade Mohamed Al-Araibi, more commonly known as Bouka, has been inj...

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