Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

Testimony of a mid-week, daytime Tripoli armed robbery and car-jack victim

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 October 2016: Further to the high profile kidnapping of the Deputy General Manager of the Libya Foreign Bank and the arrest b...

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Sep 30 Michel Cousins

PC says Sunday a holiday to mark Islamic New Year

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 30 September 2016:The Presidential Council has announced that this Sunday, 2 October, will be a public holiday, as i...

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Ghariani proposing a new legislature
Sep 28 Nigel Ash

Ghariani proposing a new legislature

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 28 September 2016:A new legislative body, to be called the National Council, is being proposed by the head of Tripoli’s Dar Al-...

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Sep 24 Nigel Ash

Political parties round on Sewehli's State Council

By Hadi Fornaji. Abdelhakim Belhaj (above) and Mahmoud Jibril both deplore the State Council's latest move (Photo: The Guardian)Tripoli, 24 September...

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J&C party warns LNA after oil terminals takeover, calls for unanimity in PC
Sep 15 Michel Cousins

J&C party warns LNA after oil terminals takeover, calls for unanimity in PC

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 15 September 2016:In the latest response to the Libyan National Army’s takeover of the eastern oil crescent terminals, the Musl...

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Sep 13 Michel Cousins

PC divided on LNA takeover of oil terminals as Hafter and HoR president call for exports to resume

By Moutaz Mathi.Tripoli, 13 September 2016:The Libyan National Army (LNA) takeover of three of the eastern oil terminals has sharply divided the Presi...

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Libya in world top ten for graft
Sep 10 Nigel Ash

Libya in world top ten for graft

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 10 September 2016:Libya is seen as being among the world’s ten most corrupt countries.A corruption-perception index publis...

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Aug 22 Michel Cousins

HoR rejects Serraj's government; political crisis deepens

By Moutaz Mathi.  The HoR says no to the internationally-backed Government of National Accord. (File photo)Tripoli, 22 August 2016:In a major blow to...

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Aug 13 Sami Zaptia

LIA chairman Bouhadi resigns as HoR appoint their man Shamekh as CEO

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 August 2016:Hassan Bouhadi, chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) has resigned with immediate effect. Bouhadi is...

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Aug 12 Nigel Ash

Gatrani says Serraj is in a political coma

By Ajnadin Mustafa and Moutaz Ali. Gatrani last month with UNSMIL's Kobler in Cairo (Photo: UNSMIL)Tripoli, 12 August 2016:The row between Presidency...

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