Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

Zeidan threatens to use force, again. Says police are "terrorized" by militias.

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 17 January 2014: Commenting during Tuesday's (14 January) press conference on the assassination the previous Sunday of the Dep...

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Dec 16 Michel Cousins

Gun ownership law passed by Congress

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli,16 December 2013:Carrying weapons in Libya without a licence is to become a criminal offence in March.The General National Co...

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J&C offices bombed in Derna
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

J&C offices bombed in Derna

By Libya Herald staff.Derna, 12 December 2013:A bomb went off outside the offices of Justice and Construction Party (J&C) in Derna early this morn...

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Dec 10 Callum Paton

Human rights organisations blast authorities over lack of investigations

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 10 December 2013:The international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded the authorities press ahead with investigations...

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Dec 5 Michel Cousins

No contact with government says Derna council leader

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 5 December 2013:The new head of Derna Local Council, Hussam Al-Nuwaissary, has refuted the Prime Minister’s statement y...

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Gharghour anti-brigades demo morphs into anti-Zeidan protest
Nov 22 Nigel Ash

Gharghour anti-brigades demo morphs into anti-Zeidan protest

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 22 November 2013:More than two thousand gathered in the Abu Harida square to remember the dead of Gharghour massacre and celebra...

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Nov 22 Sami Zaptia

Army rules of engagement needed: Minister of Defence Abdullah Al-Thini

By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 22 November 2013: Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thini revealed that the "rules of engagement needed to be established" for h...

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Tripoli streets now being policed by professional security personnel not militias - government
Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli streets now being policed by professional security personnel not militias - government

By Sami ZaptiaZeidan and government answer GNC questions.Tripoli, 21 November 2013:In the aftermath of the bloody Gharghour incident which left nearly...

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Tripoli Council leader calls for more protests against the presence of militias
Nov 20 Michel Cousins

Tripoli Council leader calls for more protests against the presence of militias

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 20 November 2013:Tripoli was relatively quiet today with schools, state organisations and many government offices as well as ord...

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Nov 18 Michel Cousins

Rumours abound in Tripoli

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 18 November 2013:Denials have been as much the news as events today in unsettled Tripoli as the lack of official inform...

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