2013

Human rights violations in their many forms have been taking place in Libya for a long time. Today the  media focus primarily on illegal detention and torture. Unfortunately, even Libya’s legislative and executive branches are practicing…

The Sfax photography project, organised and funded by the offices of the European Union in Tunisia, took place from 20-23 May 2013.The main aim of the project was to get a personal view of Sfax from each photographer who participated,…

Libyans, like Muslims all over the world, are getting ready, making final preparations and stocking-up for the blessed month of Ramadan. But for Libyans this year marks the third Ramadan they will spend in a free Libya, a…

This is not what Libyans expected when they voted in such numbers and with such hope, a year ago today. On the first anniversary of  the General National Congress elections the mood is more tense than jubilant. Several protests are planned…

A warehouse blaze that has been burning much of today has proved impossible for Tripoli’s fire brigade to control, leading the force to call in help from outside the capital.“There were just two fire engines here earlier,” a local…

Libya's Toubou, Amazigh and Touareg minorities on Wednesday (July 17th) announced plans to boycott the election of the constitutional commission.The statement from the twelve Toubou, Touareg and Amazigh members of the General National…

At least three people were wounded in a bomb blast outside Benghazi's Birkah police station on Tuesday (July 23rd)."The incident took place just after dawn prayers and part of the police station was destroyed," Benghazi Joint Security…

An unknown person fired a rocket at the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Tripoli on Thursday, Libya’s interior ministry reported.Nobody was injured, and little damage reported, Agence France-Presse said. But investigators don’t know…

BP Exploration Libya Ltd has requested “Newsions of Interest” from qualified contractors for the provision of Offshore approved Cargo Carrying Units (CCU’s) of various sizes, Heli-fuel tanks and refrigerated food containers designed,…

Zueitina port still remains closed, days after roughly a dozen men forced their way into the oil export facility demanding jobs.The absurdity of that situation is hard to comprehend. The idea that people would feel that they are…

Zulal Water Technology (“ZWT”) has announced it has successfully commissioned an urgently required 300 m3/day seawater reverse osmosis water plant at theTajura Cardiac Hospital (“Hospital RO Plant”) for the Libyan Ministry of Health.…

The General National Congress (GNC), in a surprise move, has announced that it is to appoint a new Governor and Deputy Governor to the Central Bank of Libya (CBL).“The GNC Budget, Planning and Finance Committee announce the invitation…

On Thursday 25 July, London's Mosaic Rooms will screen short films by Palestinian/Egyptian director Omar Robert Hamilton and the Cairo-based activist media collective Mosireen. The event will also feature a screening of Hamilton's…

FIFA lifted Cameroon’s indefinite suspension from international football on Monday, clearing the way for the team to finish their World Cup qualifiers.World soccer’s governing body said the conditions it had made when it imposed the…

The international football authority, Fifa, has moved Friday’s World Cup qualifier match between Libya and Togo from Benghazi to Tripoli  because of concerns about security following last Saturday’s killings in the city which left 31…

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(Reuters) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has lifted a ban on Libya hosting football matches despite the North African country still facing precarious security issues after the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.FIFA…

In a very strong position as leaders of their group in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Libyan national football team is looking  to capture at least one point from their clash against Cameroon in  September to…