Ex-Libyan general battling Islamist militias faces dwindling support
Tripoli, Libya — Just weeks after he launched a popular revolt against the Islamist militants plaguing Libya’s east, rogue general Khalifa Hifter already is...
Libya is releasing only a trickle of its oil exports
Oil prices declined again today as Libya said it is poised to resume crude exports after a deal struck last week between a local...
Threats of fresh west Tripoli clashes fail to materialise
Tensions in Libya's capital Tripoli following two nights of erratic clashes between a local Janzour brigade and a security unit manned by members of...
Europeans ‘kidnapped’ in Libya’s Tripoli
Three Europeans working for an Italian construction company in Libya have likely been kidnapped, a government official said on Sunday, according to Reuters news...
Gunmen attack Libyan Culture Minister’s home
Gunmen broke into the Tripoli home of the Minister of Culture, Habib Al-Amin, last night.
Neither the minister nor his family were present at the...
Libya rebels return Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil terminals
Libya's government says it has resumed control of two eastern oil terminals, Ras Lanuf and Sidra, that were seized by rebels last year. The...
Two Tunisians abducted in Libya freed
A Tunisian diplomat and a fellow embassy staffer abducted in Libya earlier this year have been freed by their abductors after months in captivity.
Tunisia's...
Renegade Libyan General Tries To Impose Order With An Iron Fist
No one is safe in Libya these days. Judges, activists, human rights defenders and former officers in Moammar's Gadhafi's army are being silenced with...
Mourners gather for the funeral of Salwa Bugaighis
Between 400 and 500 mourners gathered at Benghazi’s Hawari cemetery today to bury human rights activist Salwa Bugaighis whose brutal murder on Wednesday has...
Benghazi women’s rights activist Salwa Bughagis murdered
Benghazi women’s rights activist and lawyer Salwa Bughagis was murdered this evening by five gunmen who broke into her home in the city’s Hawari...
