The Gharghour Tragedy: an eyewitness account
Nov 16 Nigel Ash

The Gharghour Tragedy: an eyewitness account

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 16 November2013:The Libya Herald asked Umar Khan to cover what always promised to be a highly significant demonstration in favou...

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Nov 15 Michel Cousins

Mourning for Gharghour dead announced

By Aimen Eljali.Tripoli, 15 November 2103:There are to be three days of mourning in Tripoli starting as of tomorrow for the protestors shot in Ghargho...

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Nov 14 thomwestcott

Tripoli Council calls for Friday protest to remove armed groups

Tripoli, 14 November 2013:The head of Tripoli Local Council, Sadat Elbadri, has called upon the capital’s residents to peacefully demonstrate against...

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Nov 11 Sami Zaptia

The state should have monopoly on use of force - Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 11 November 2013:At yesterday's press conference, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said that if Libyans want a civilian state they sh...

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On Liberation Day, some Libyans still don't feel liberated
Oct 23 Nigel Ash

On Liberation Day, some Libyans still don't feel liberated

Maha Ellawati and Aimen EljaliBenghazi/Tripoli, 23 October 2013:Libyans may have been given today as a public holiday to celebrate the second annivers...

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Failed coup a turning point for the better: Zeidan
Oct 11 Nigel Ash

Failed coup a turning point for the better: Zeidan

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab and Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 11 October 2013:A clearly reinvigorated Prime Minister Ali Zeidan this evening delivered a  hour-long...

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Libya is not a failing state - Zeidan to CNN
Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

Libya is not a failing state - Zeidan to CNN

Tripoli, 27 September 2013:“Libya is not a failing state,” Prime Minister Ali Zeidan emphatically told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview that...

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Sep 26 thomwestcott

Tripoli jail stormed, illegally detained prisoners found

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 26 September 2013:A number of illegally-detained prisoners, including several women, have been found in a detention fac...

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Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

RWB condemns continued attacks on Libyan journalists by "still powerful militias"

Tripoli, 19 September 2013: As Libya prepares to mark the second anniversary of  dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s removal, Reporters Without Borders...

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May 27 Michel Cousins

Tebus protest after military leader vanishes

Tripoli, 27 May 2013:There were demonstrations in Sebha this evening following the disappearance of a major Tebu leader who has vanished in Tripoli. T...

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