Mar 8 thomwestcott

$35 million allegedly paid for illegal oil shipment

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 8 March 2014:A sum of $35 million has allegedly been paid for a shipment of crude illegally being loaded at the Es-Sider oil...

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Mar 8 thomwestcott

Government threatens to bomb illegal oil tanker

By Tom Westcott and Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 8 March 2014:The North Korean-flagged tanker illegally loading crude at the eastern oil export terminal of...

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Jadhran’s brother to be returned to Libya after arrest in UAE
Feb 13 thomwestcott

Jadhran’s brother to be returned to Libya after arrest in UAE

By Libya Herald staff. The Interpol red notice for Khaled Jadhran, also known as Khaled Awed (Image: Interpol)Tripoli, 13 February 2014:Khaled Jadhran...

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Jan 6 thomwestcott

Libyan Navy intercepts oil tanker illegally entering national waters

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 6 January 2014:The Libyan Navy intercepted a Maltese-flagged oil tanker trying to illegally enter Libyan waters near Sidra o...

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Aug 20 Michel Cousins

Congress "happy" with government

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 20 August 2013:Congress is happy with the government’s performance and has no intention of replacing it, Congress spokesman...

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Benghazi port officials accuse SSC of “wasting public money” following seizure of Iranian vessel suspected of carrying smuggled oil
Dec 10 George Grant

Benghazi port officials accuse SSC of “wasting public money” following seizure of Iranian vessel suspected of carrying smuggled oil

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 10 December:Benghazi port officials have reacted badly to the seizure of an Iranian vessel suspected of holding more th...

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