Libya
Jets target IS at Harawa and Sirte
By Ajnadin Mustafa. Tripoli, 24 June 2015: Jet fighters, thought to have taken off from Misrata, this afternoon hit Islamic State (IS) positions in Harawa and west of…
Reactivation of judiciary in Derna requested by Mujahideen
By Ajnadin Mustafa. Tripoli, 24 June 2015: In a major step towards normality in Derna, the Abu Sleem Martyrs Brigade is reported to have requested that the Ministry…
Hafter accuses Derna operations commander Faraj Barasi of deception and betrayal
By Libya Herald reporters. Benghazi, 234 June 2014: General Khalifa Hafter has told House of Representatives (HoR) President Ageela Salah Gwaider, that the reason he sacked Colonel Faraj…
UPDATE: HoR approves 4th UNSMIL draft but with changes
By Ayman Amzein. Benghazi, 24 June 2014: The House of Representatives ended its discussions early this morning today on the fouth draft presented by the UN-brokered Dialogue process, agreeing to…
Ramadan food aid from Turkey for displaced in Fezzan
By Mustafa Khalifa. Ghat, 23 June 2015: The Turkish aid agency IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has delivered Ramadan food baskets for the displaced from Obari to Sabha in…
Solar electrification programme of vital locations launched
By Libya Herald reporter. Tunis, 23 June 2014: The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL), part of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, has successfully launched its…
Abushamain slams Leon for Misrata military meeting
By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 23 June 2015: Nouri Abu Sahmain, the head of the revived General National Congress, has protested to the UN that UNSMIL boss Bernardino Leon…
Fighting in Ajilat despite ceasefire
By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 23 June 2015: There was fighting today in Ajilat, some 80 kilometres west of Tripoli, despite the town’s declaration of a ceasefire and…
Government rejects HoR report of detainee torture
By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 23 June 2015: The government has angrily rejected a report by Human Rights Watch whose investigators said they had found clear evidence of…
Tripoli “government” seizes opponents’ properties
By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 23 June 2015: The “government” of Khalifa Ghwell in Tripoli has announced that it intends to seize assets and properties belonging to a number…
Air force threatens airstrikes as EU anti-migrant smuggler mission begins
By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 23 June 2015: As the EU began the intelligence collection first phase of its operation to combat Libyan people-smugglers, Air Force commander Saqr…
Notary killed in Khoms bomb blast
By Ajnadin Mustafa. Tripoli, 23 June 2015: A notary was killed today in Khoms, 120 kilometres east of Tripoli. Salem Abu Aoun died when a bomb exploded in his office…
Warning of on-the-spot punishments for Tripoli criminals
By Mohamed Shaikhi. Tripoli, 23 June 2015: Tripoli’s Rada (Deterrence) Force has vowed to use “an iron fist” to counter what it says is a a growing crime…
Tunisians linked to diplomats’ abduction, Tunisian minister claims
By Houda Mzioudet. Tunis, 23 June 2015: There were Tunisian links to the seizure of ten of its consular staff in Tripoli . . .…
Tunisia to set up consular office at Ras Jedir border crossing
By Houda Mzioudet. Tunis, 23 June 2015: Tunisia is to establish a consular office at the Ras Jedir border crossing with Libya, Tunisian . . .…
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