US objects to UN appointment of former Palestinian PM as new special envoy to Libya
Feb 11 Michel Cousins

US objects to UN appointment of former Palestinian PM as new special envoy to Libya

By Alessandra BocchiTunis, 11 February 2017:The Trump administration in Washington has objected to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' choice o...

Read Article
Remaining Americans in Libya ignore new US State Department warnings to leave
Jan 29 Michel Cousins

Remaining Americans in Libya ignore new US State Department warnings to leave

By Alessandra Bocchi.Tunis, 29 January 2017:The few remaining Americans in Tripoli say they have no intention of leaving the country despite fresh US...

Read Article
Opposition to US raids bring unusual Ghariani and Hafter alignment
Aug 4 Michel Cousins

Opposition to US raids bring unusual Ghariani and Hafter alignment

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 4 August 2016:In a rare demonstration of similar thinking, arch enemies Sadek Al-Ghariani and Khalifa Hafter have both com...

Read Article
Moscow tones down criticism of US strikes in Sirte, calls for anti-terror coordination
Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Moscow tones down criticism of US strikes in Sirte, calls for anti-terror coordination

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 2 August 2016:Russia has responded to the US airstrikes on Islamic State (IS/Daesh) targets in Sirte with a call for cl...

Read Article
US ups financial support for GNA
Jun 17 Nigel Ash

US ups financial support for GNA

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 17 June 2016:Jonathan Winer, President Obama’s special envoy to Libya has told Congress that the US State Department...

Read Article
Apr 10 Nigel Ash

Obama admits: "Libya was my biggest mistake"

By Libya Herald reporters. US president Barack Obama  (File photo)Tunis, 10 April 2016:US president Barack Obama has confessed that Libya was probably...

Read Article
Italy gives green light to US drone use in anti-IS operations in Libya
Feb 23 Michel Cousins

Italy gives green light to US drone use in anti-IS operations in Libya

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 23 February 2016:Italy will allow US drones to fly to Libya from Italian airbases on a case by case basis as part of...

Read Article
Ghwell "happy" with US Sabratha raid but Thinni government condemns it
Feb 20 Michel Cousins

Ghwell "happy" with US Sabratha raid but Thinni government condemns it

By Michel Cousins.Malta, 20 February 2016:Tripoli prime minister Khalifa Ghwell says he is happy with yesterday’s US attack on Islamic State (IS/Daesh...

Read Article
US nominates new ambassador to Libya
Jul 8 Michel Cousins

US nominates new ambassador to Libya

By Libya Herald staff,Tunis, 8 July 2015:The White House has confirmed the news, widely rumoured for several months, that its current ambassador in Ne...

Read Article
Mar 23 Nigel Ash

US ambassador Jones Tweets out

By Libya Herald reporters.Ambassador Jones to Tweet no moreTripoli, 23 March 2015:With a parting “Masalaamah”, US envoy to Libya, Deborah Jones has an...

Read Article