Dancing in the aisles: the Libya Movie Awards kick off
Apr 26 thomwestcott

Dancing in the aisles: the Libya Movie Awards kick off

There was live music and dancing in the aisles at the opening ceremony of the Libya Movie Awards (Photo: Tom Westcott, Libya Herald)Tripoli, 26 April...

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Tripoli book fair speaks volumes about Libyan readers
Apr 21 thomwestcott

Tripoli book fair speaks volumes about Libyan readers

By Tom Westcott and Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 21 April 2013:Martyrs’ Square was today the scene of bustling excitement as hundreds of book lovers descended...

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Finance Ministry Undersecretary disbarred by Integrity Commission
Apr 17 Michel Cousins

Finance Ministry Undersecretary disbarred by Integrity Commission

Tripoli, 17 April 2013:The Undersecretary at the Ministry Finance, Abubakar Mohammed Musa Armelah, has been disbarred by the Integrity Commission, hav...

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Apr 15 Nigel Ash

FIFA keeps international match ban in Libya

By Seraj EssulTripoli, 15 April 2013:FIFA, the  International Federation of Football Association, has not yet decided whether Libya still host interna...

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Oil subcontractor Ponticelli pulls out of Libya
Apr 9 Michel Cousins

Oil subcontractor Ponticelli pulls out of Libya

By Mathieu Galtier 9 April 2013:French company Ponticelli has pulled out of Libya. Observers close to the industrial piping specialist which has op...

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Apr 8 Nigel Ash

Another Benghazi security killing

Tripoli, 8 April 2013:A senior Benghazi security officer was gunned down around dawn this morning in a drive-by shooting in the Sabri district of the...

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Mar 24 Nigel Ash

Zeidan fields questions in busy GNC session

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 24 March 2013:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and members of his government were called before the GNC to answer questions today in...

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Police vehicle bombed in Benghazi
Mar 22 Michel Cousins

Police vehicle bombed in Benghazi

By Maha Ellawati.Wrecked remains of traffic police vehicle in BenghaziBenghazi, 22 March 2013:A traffic police vehicle was reported to have been bombe...

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Ministries of Interior and Defence move to stamp out renegade militias
Mar 19 Nihal Zaroug

Ministries of Interior and Defence move to stamp out renegade militias

Tripoli, 19 March 2013:Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail and Chief of the Armed Forces Yousef Mangoush, meet in Tripoli on Sunday, 17 March, to visit t...

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International Women’s Day with elected women of the General National Congress
Mar 9 Sami Zaptia

International Women’s Day with elected women of the General National Congress

By Nancy PorsiaTripoli, 9 March 2013:Crowded full of women, the Ghadames Hall at the Haroon Hotel hosted on Friday morning a celebration of Internatio...

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