May 28 thomwestcott

Benina Airport to remain closed until at least 1 June

Tripoli, 28 May 2014:Benghazi’s Benina Airport will remain closed until at least 1 June, due to ongoing security concerns in the eastern city.“We have...

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Washington tells US citizens to leave Libya
May 28 thomwestcott

Washington tells US citizens to leave Libya

Tripoli, 28 May 2014:The US government has advised American citizens in Libya to leave the country, citing the deteriorating security situation and th...

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May 26 Callum Paton

Missile attack forces further closure of Benina Airport

By Moataz Ahmed and Aimen Amzein.Benghazi, 26 May 2014:Managers at Benghazi's Benina Airport will continue to suspend flights after a missile attack l...

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May 23 thomwestcott

Tunisair cancels flights to Libya today

Tripoli, 23 May 2014:Tunisair has cancelled all its flights to and from Libya today, citing concerns about further unrest in the country, following th...

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Saudi Arabia pulls out diplomats
May 19 Michel Cousins

Saudi Arabia pulls out diplomats

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 19 May 2014:Saudi Arabia has become the latest Arab state to pull its diplomats out of Tripoli because of fears for the...

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Tunisia to send 5,000 extra troops to Libyan border because of Libya crisis
May 18 Michel Cousins

Tunisia to send 5,000 extra troops to Libyan border because of Libya crisis

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli 18 May 2014:Tunisia’s National Council for Security, in an emergency meeting held in Tunis following the clashes that took p...

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Apr 28 Callum Paton

One detained and another injured after Zintani brigade members stray into Algeria

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 28 April 2014:One member of the Zintan based Qaaqaa Brigade has been detained and another injured after the two men unknowingly...

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Mar 24 thomwestcott

Sebha airport still closed

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 24 March 2014:Sebha Airport remains closed due to ongoing security issues and concerns that violence could still break out in t...

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Mar 11 Callum Paton

Tunisian Prime Minister attempts to solve border closure disputes at Ras Jedir

By Taziz Haisiri.Tripoli, 12 March 2014:The Tunisian Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, travelled to the Ras Jedir border crossing yesterday in a bid to end...

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Mar 3 Callum Paton

Body found in Benghazi yesterday likely to be an Egyptian Copt

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 3 March 2014:A body found yesterday in Benghazi's Jarutha district is believed to be that of an Egyptian Coptic Christian,...

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