Mar 13 Nigel Ash

Hassi's information minister seized

By Saber AyyubTripoli, 13 March 2015:An armed group last night raided the home of the Omer Al-Hassi’s information minister, Ali Al-Huni and arrested h...

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Ansar behead army captive as port blaze casts pall over Benghazi
Dec 23 Nigel Ash

Ansar behead army captive as port blaze casts pall over Benghazi

By Libya Herald reporters. The blazing warehouse in Benghazi port (Photo:social media)Benghazi, 23 December 2014:As fighting continued today in Bengha...

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Derna Islamists unite in face of expected LNA attack
Dec 15 Newsdesk1

Derna Islamists unite in face of expected LNA attack

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 15 December 2014:Islamists in Derna have formed a new coalition—the Mujahedeen Shoura Council—in preparation for what t...

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Clashes in Zawia
Oct 15 Michel Cousins

Clashes in Zawia

By Libya Herald staff.15 October 2014:There were clashes in Zawia today resulting in the main coastal highway west of Tripoli being blocked. It happen...

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Derna's Islamic Youth Council declares allegiance to Daesh: report
Oct 4 Michel Cousins

Derna's Islamic Youth Council declares allegiance to Daesh: report

By Ajnadin Mustafa. Tripoli, 4 October 2014:Derna’s Shoura Council of Islamic Youth is said to have declared its allegiance to Daesh, also known as th...

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Sep 17 Michel Cousins

Derna Islamist leader killed in Benghazi

By Libya Herald staff,Benghazi, 17 September 2014:One of the leaders of the Shoura Council of Islamic Youth in Derna, Salah Benali, was killed yesterd...

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Sep 5 Newsdesk1

Libyan government condemns takeover of ministries, vows to re-establish control

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 5 August 2014:The Libyan government has condemned the takeover of government ministries in Tripoli by armed militias an...

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Jul 10 Newsdesk1

Cabinet agrees to temporarily re-locate Foreign Ministry

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 10 July 2014:The government has decided to move the Foreign Ministry from its current headquarters in Tripoli because s...

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Apr 8 Michel Cousins

Derna Islamist leader murdered

By Special Correspondent.Derna, 8 April 2014:One of the leaders of the newly formed Derna Islamist militia, the Shoura Council of Islamic Youth in Der...

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Mar 1 Michel Cousins

Cyrenaica support for Hafter mirrors disillusionment with Congress and government over security

By Ahmed Obeidi.Benghazi, 1 March 2014:Major General Khalifa Hafter, who sees himself as Libya’s counterpart to Egypt’s Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Sis...

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