Zintan is victim of disinformation campaign: Sheikh Mohamed Wakwak
Jul 4 Nigel Ash

Zintan is victim of disinformation campaign: Sheikh Mohamed Wakwak

By Ahmed Elumami Sheikh Mohamed Wakwak, leader of Zintan's town council (photo: Ahmed Elumami)Tripoli 4 July 2013:Zintan is the victim of deliberate c...

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US ambassador meets the new GNC president
Jul 4 Nigel Ash

US ambassador meets the new GNC president

By Umar Khan,Tripoli, 4 July 2013:US Ambassador Deborah Jones met the new head of the General National Congress (GNC) Nuri Abu Sahmain yesterday morni...

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Jul 1 thomwestcott

Prison denies Senussi jail-break rumours

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 1 July 2013:Rumours that an armed group tried to smuggle Qaddafi spy chief Abdullah Senussi out of Tripoli’s Hathba jail hav...

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June hand-in deadline extended: old LD 20 notes now valid until December
Jul 1 thomwestcott

June hand-in deadline extended: old LD 20 notes now valid until December

Tripoli, 1 July 2013:The first and second series of the LD 20 notes will remain valid currency until December, after the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) e...

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Prison chief murdered in Tripoli
Jun 25 Michel Cousins

Prison chief murdered in Tripoli

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Wissam Ismail Smeida Tripoli, 25 June 2013:The head of Al-Ruiymi prison in Ain Zara, was assassinated this morning.Wissam Ismail...

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Hederza Mensia exhibition brings creative post-revolution Libyan art to the public
Jun 19 Michel Cousins

Hederza Mensia exhibition brings creative post-revolution Libyan art to the public

By Houda Mzioudet. Painting of a Libya Woman (Photo: Houda Mzioudet) Tripoli, 19 June 2013: "Art was our weapon during Qaddafi era and the Libyan Re...

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Being Hashim Bishr, head of Tripoli SSC
Jun 10 Michel Cousins

Being Hashim Bishr, head of Tripoli SSC

By Mathieu Galtier.Tripoli, 10 June, 2013:Insecurity, the Isolation Law, Islamists, anti-Westerner attacks. In all these matters, the Tripoli Supreme...

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Benghazi Libya Shield Protests: at least 27 dead
Jun 9 Michel Cousins

Benghazi Libya Shield Protests: at least 27 dead

By Ayman Amzein and Maha Ellawati.Protestors take cover in fighting at Libya Shield headquartersBenghazi, 9 June 2013:The death toll in fighting yeste...

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Cinema club expands to Benghazi and Zawia: film showings tonight
Jun 8 thomwestcott

Cinema club expands to Benghazi and Zawia: film showings tonight

Tripoli, 8 June 2013:The Arete Cinema Club, which regularly shows films in Tripoli, is expanding to Benghazi and Zawia, where it will hold weekly film...

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Disappointment at Libya-DR Congo goalless draw but pride at hosting the game
Jun 7 Michel Cousins

Disappointment at Libya-DR Congo goalless draw but pride at hosting the game

By Seraj Essul. The match was the first public international game since the revolution (Photo: Aimen Eljali)Tripoli, 7 June 2013:The DR Congo held Lib...

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