ARTICLES RELATING TO LIBYA

FBI names Benghazi suspects, no arrests

2013-05-22 10:02

The US have identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, officials say.

Militiamen attack gas complex in Libya

2013-05-20 21:21

A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military vehicles.

Bomb explodes near 3 embassies in Tripoli

2013-05-18 23:09

A bomb has exploded in a Tripoli street housing the Algerian, Greek and Saudi embassies, lightly damaging a car, hours after a soldier was wounded in Benghazi.

Heads of Benghazi review board may testify

2013-05-15 07:58

Leaders of the panel that independently reviewed last year's deadly attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi say they are prepared to testify publicly before Congress.

Bomb explodes outside Libyan hospital

2013-05-13 15:17

A car bomb has exploded outside a hospital in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, a witness says, striking a crowded area in the middle of the day.

BP pulls some staff from Libya

2013-05-12 17:58

Oil giant BP has pulled some non-essential overseas staff out of Libya because of concerns about the political situation, following the lead of the US and British embassies.

Benghazi police bombed again

2013-05-12 13:52

Two more police stations have been attacked in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, the local council has said.

2 police stations bombed in Benghazi

2013-05-10 20:13

Bomb attacks have targeted two police stations in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, causing extensive material damage but no casualties, a security official says.

UK pulls embassy staff from Libya

2013-05-10 18:14

Britain is temporarily pulling out some staff from its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli due to security concerns over recent political unrest, the foreign office says.

Gaddafi ex-spy suffers 'passive torture'

2013-05-09 22:20

A daughter of Muammar Gaddafi's jailed former intelligence chief is accusing Libya of denying him access to a lawyer, family visits and exercise.

Libyan with explosives held in Tunisia

2013-05-09 15:54

Tunisian police have arrested a Libyan “terrorist” as he was trying to bring explosives into the south of the country, the interior ministry says.

Libya govt reshuffle imminent, says PM

2013-05-09 09:12

Libyan PM Ali Zeidan has announced a cabinet reshuffle "in the coming days", against the backdrop of the country’s latest political crisis, sparked by former rebels besieging two ministries.

Libya militias pull guns from ministries

2013-05-08 22:00

Libyan militiamen have withdrawn their machine-gun mounted pick-up trucks from outside two ministries, but pressed their protests for more concessions from the government.

US envoy back in focus at Benghazi hearing

2013-05-08 13:38

A former US diplomat in Libya who says more could have been done to protect Americans at the US mission in Benghazi when it was attacked will be a featured witness during a congressional hearing.

Libya minister withdraws resignation

2013-05-07 17:39

Libyan Defence Minister Mohammed al-Barghati has resigned, but rescinded his decision several hours later at the request of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.

US team 'stopped' from going to Benghazi

2013-05-07 09:16

A team of US special forces ready to head to Benghazi, Libya, after the assault on the American diplomatic mission had ended was told to stand down, a former diplomat says.

Libya siege: Gunmen demand govt quits

2013-05-06 20:00

Gunmen in Libya's Tripoli have kept up their siege of ministries despite the adoption of a law to purge Gaddafi-era officials from their posts.

Rally: Army deploys on Tripoli streets

2013-05-03 15:22

Libyan soldiers have been stationed at Tripoli's main square to protect a rally in support of the government, a source says.

Libya gunmen reject govt demands

2013-05-02 20:35

Libyan gunmen besieging two ministries have rejected government demands to disband saying they are determined to stay put until authorities agree to their demand and sack former regime officials.

Gaddafi son's trial to resume

2013-05-02 12:51

The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of deceased Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on charges of undermining state security, is set to resume in the western city of Zintan.

Kerry slams Benghazi 'misinformation'

2013-05-01 07:52

Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday has denounced an "enormous amount of misinformation" about a deadly attack on a US mission in Libya amid a report officials are set to leak secrets.

Libyan foreign ministry still under siege

2013-04-29 22:24

Dozens of gunmen have kept Libya's foreign ministry under siege for a second day, as violence spread to the the interior ministry.

Libya to help ease Egypt's financial woes

2013-04-28 15:03

Libya will soon start shipping oil to Egypt on soft credit terms as Cairo struggles to pay for energy imports and avoid fuel shortages, officials say.

Libya in tough test over embassy attack

2013-04-24 21:13

The bomb attack on the French embassy has highlighted the security situation in Libya, with extremists and militias gaining influence.

Car bomb targets French Embassy in Libya

2013-04-23 19:31

A car bomb has targeted the French Embassy in the Libyan capital, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager.

 

Top Libya minister quits

2013-05-21 22:35

Libya's interior minister has submitted his resignation, official sources say, after months of efforts to curb armed groups who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi but have since stalled the transition to democracy.

Benghazi explosion accident – official

2013-05-20 07:55

Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.

Benghazi police station attacked

2013-05-15 19:00

Gunmen have attacked and set fire to a police station in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi to avenge the death of a colleague in an overnight incident.

Benghazi blast possibly accidental

2013-05-14 19:44

A bomb blast outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi in which 3 died could have been an accident.

Clinton did not make Benghazi call

2013-05-12 21:53

Amid Republican criticism a veteran diplomat is standing by his Benghazi review that absolved Clinton.

BP pulls some staff from Libya

2013-05-12 15:50

Oil giant BP says it has pulled some non-essential overseas staff out of Libya because of concerns about the political situation.

Militiamen attack Libyan protesters

2013-05-11 16:27

The turmoil in Libya appears to have sent jitters beyond its borders, with the US and Britain expressing concern over the prospects of continuous unrest in the country.

US toned down Benghazi memos

2013-05-10 20:07

Obama administration officials have reportedly edited memos about last year's killing of the US ambassador in Libya to omit reference to a CIA warning of a threat from al-Qaeda.

Family dies as old Tripoli home collapses

2013-05-10 15:05

A pregnant woman, her husband and their three children have died after their old two-storey house collapsed in the centre of the Libyan capital, a neighbour says.

Tunisia arrests Libyan 'bomber'

2013-05-09 18:32

Tunisia police have arrested a Libyan "terrorist" trying to enter a southern port with explosives.

Libyan trials could be a 'new Nuremberg'

2013-05-09 10:18

If Libya can conduct fair trials of the top henchmen of the overthrown Gaddafi regime, it could be "Libya's Nuremberg moment", the ICC says.

Former US official describes Libya attack

2013-05-09 07:57

A former top diplomat in Libya has delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September.

Libya in crisis, analysts say

2013-05-08 17:13

The Libyan militiamen who have besieged two ministries in Tripoli for more than a week appear determined to press their protests to squeeze more concession from the government, analysts say.

Chad emerges as African power broker

2013-05-08 10:42

Chad’s president, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa’s traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France disengages from its former colonies.

Libya defence minister quits

2013-05-07 13:36

Libya's defence minister has resigned in protest at a siege by gunmen of two government ministries that he denounced as an assault on democracy.

Libya delays Lockerbie verdict

2013-05-06 21:40

A Libyan court has postponed its verdict in the case of two officials from Muammar Gaddafi's regime accused of "financial crimes" connected to compensation for the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing.

Ex-Gaddafi officials can't serve - Libya

2013-05-05 19:24

Libya's parliament has passed a law banning anyone who held a senior position during Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule from working for the new administration.

FBI posts images of men linked to Libyan attack

2013-05-03 09:38

The FBI has released photographs of three men it says were at the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last September.

Gaddafi's son appears in court

2013-05-02 13:47

The imprisoned son of Libya's slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi has appeared in court on charges of harming state security, but the judge adjourned his hearing until September.

Bomb destroys police station in Benghazi

2013-05-02 12:07

A bomb has destroyed a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi but it caused no causalities, a security source says, in a second attack targeting the building.

Gunmen surround Libya justice ministry

2013-04-30 12:17

Armed men demanding the expulsion of officials from the former regime of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have surrounded the justice ministry in Tripoli.

Gunmen surround Libya foreign ministry

2013-04-28 16:36

Gunmen have surrounded Libya's foreign ministry to demand that officials who had worked for Muammar Gaddafi be banned.

Gunmen attack army post near Tripoli

2013-04-27 14:08

Gunmen have attacked an army post near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, leaving one soldier dead, a military official says.

Ban condemns Tripoli car bomb

2013-04-24 10:07

The UN Security Council and UN leader Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned a car bomb attack on the French embassy in Tripoli.

Attack on French embassy 'an act of terror'

2013-04-23 14:06

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz has branded the attack on the French embassy in Tripoli a "terrorist" incident.

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