Five months on, GNMTC GM Tawati kidnapped again by armed militias
Feb 2 Sami Zaptia

Five months on, GNMTC GM Tawati kidnapped again by armed militias

Libya’s state General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) announced yesterday that its General Manager, Khalid Al-Tawati, had been kidnapped a...

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Violent militia fighting erupted on Zawia-Maya coastal road brought to end today: Interior Ministry
Jul 30 Sami Zaptia

Violent militia fighting erupted on Zawia-Maya coastal road brought to end today: Interior Ministry

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 July 2021:The violent clashes that erupted yesterday at a checkpoint on the main coastal road between Zawia and Al-Maya betw...

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GECOL on defensive in heated press conference to explain chronic power cuts
Jul 16 Sami Zaptia

GECOL on defensive in heated press conference to explain chronic power cuts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 July 2019:Libya's state electricity generating company, the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), had to endure a he...

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Sep 29 Michel Cousins

Bani Walid elders killed on peace mission near Mizdah

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 29 September 2017:Two members of the Warfala tribe's social council from Bani Walid and two others accompanying them were...

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Security fears prevent French ambassador's Misrata trip
Jun 8 Nigel Ash

Security fears prevent French ambassador's Misrata trip

By Jamie Prentis. French Ambassador to Libya, Brigitte Curmi (Photo: Libya Herald)Tunis, 8 June 2017:Misrata Municipal Council postponed today's visit...

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Tarhouna’s Kani Brigade closes roads to Tripoli International Airport after order to quit from Haithem Tajouri
May 28 Michel Cousins

Tarhouna’s Kani Brigade closes roads to Tripoli International Airport after order to quit from Haithem Tajouri

By Libya Herald reporters. The ruins of Tripoli International Airport (File photo)Tripoli/Alexandria, 28 May 2017:Members of Tarhouna’s notorious Kani...

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Turkish ambassador meets Ahmed Maetig
Aug 12 Michel Cousins

Turkish ambassador meets Ahmed Maetig

By Libya Herald reporter. Ahmed Maetig (left) with Turkish ambassador Dogan (second left) (Photo: Presidency Council)Tripoli, 12 August 2016:Turkish a...

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Jul 4 Michel Cousins

Fresh clashes in Zawia

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 4 July 2016:Clashes broke out in central Zawia this evening after iftar (the breaking of the fast: breakfast) betwee...

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Head of judiciary targeted in assassination attempt in Beida
Dec 1 Michel Cousins

Head of judiciary targeted in assassination attempt in Beida

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 1 December 2015:The head of the Libyan judiciary, Omar Al-Hijazi, escaped an assassinate attempt last night in Beid...

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Ajdabiya sees more killings
Nov 21 Michel Cousins

Ajdabiya sees more killings

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 21 November 2015:Two more security officers have been shot dead in Ajdabiya.Omar Al Gabsi was killed in a drive by-shooting...

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