Jun 24 Nigel Ash

Presidency Council and Beida government damn Mecca suicide bomb plot

By Libya Herald reporters. PC head Faiez Serraj condemns Mecca suicide bomb plot (File photo)Tripoli, 24 June 2017:Presidency Council (PC) head Faiez...

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Applications for Haj season start
Mar 24 Michel Cousins

Applications for Haj season start

By Hadi Fornaji. Tunis, 24 March 2017:The Presidency Council’s government of national accord has announced that online applications to register for th...

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First 2016 Haj pilgrims leave for Mecca
Aug 29 Michel Cousins

First 2016 Haj pilgrims leave for Mecca

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 29 August 2016:The first plane carrying Libyan pilgrims to perform the Haj this year in Mecca left last night from...

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Sep 28 Michel Cousins

Libyan Mecca stampede dead rise to 6

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 28 September 2015:The number of Libyans now said to have been killed in last week’s Haj stampede tragedy in Mecca has ris...

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Sep 27 Michel Cousins

Sixteen Libyan pilgrims still missing after Mecca stampede tragedy

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 27 September 2015:Sixteen pilgrims are still missing following Thursday’s stampede during the Haj pilgrimage in Mecc...

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Quarter of Haj places reserved for martyrs' families, costs to be borne by government
Aug 3 Michel Cousins

Quarter of Haj places reserved for martyrs' families, costs to be borne by government

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 3 August:Haj pilgrims at Mount ArafatA quarter of the 7,000 places for Libyans undertaking the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca this...

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