Libya News

Woodward: Benghazi akin to Watergate and 'a very serious issue'

Speaking on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward compared Benghazi to Watergate, saying it is a "very serious issue."

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 13 comments

Op-Ed: Benghazi — Was it a cover-up or are Republicans playing politics?

Washington - After the US consulate attack in Benghazi, the administration depicted it as a spontaneous protest as a result of an anti-Islam video. Was it a cover up or an attempt by Republicans to bring down President Obama. It appears it may be a little of both.

In the Media by Karl Gotthardt - 78 comments

Op-Ed: Libya bans former Gadaffi officials from office

Tripoli - The General National Council (GNC), Libya's parliament finally passed what is called the Political Isolation law that will ban former senior officials of the Gadaffi government from office.

In the Media by Ken Hanly - 2 comments

Op-Ed: A clear-cut reminder of Libya's tribal divisions

Today as Libyan militias brandish their weapons in clear defiance of the Tripoli government we are reminded of the salient tribal divide that exists in the North African country.

In the Media by Paul Iddon

In Libya armed gunmen surround Justice and Foreign Ministries

Tripoli - Gunmen with anti-aircraft guns mounted on pickup trucks, surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry yesterday (April 30), after storming a state TV station and surrounding the Foreign Ministry a few days ago.

In the Media by Ken Hanly - 1 comment

Libyan government again under siege by armed groups

Tripoli - The prime minister of Libya warned that there was a serious security situation in the country after the Interior Ministry and a state-owned TV station were stormed and access was blocked to the Foreign Ministry.

In the Media by Ken Hanly - 2 comments

Car bombing targets French embassy in Libya

Tripoli - The French embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, was the target of a car bombing early this morning (April 23). Two French guards were wounded in the attack according to early reports.

In the Media by Ken Hanly

Aide to Libyan Prime Minister kidnapped in Tripoli

Tripoli - The chief of staff of the Libyan Prime Minister was reportedly grabbed from his car at a checkpoint in a Tripoli suburb. Mohamed Ghatous was a senior adviser to Prime Minister Ali Zeidan

In the Media by Ken Hanly - 1 comment

Arms from Libya being sent to Syrian rebels

Tripoli - The UN is concerned that weapons from unsecured stockpiles in the south of Libya are flooding into Africa and also the Middle East including Syria. Arms and even fighters have been exported to Syria since the downfall of the Gadaffi regime.

In the Media by Ken Hanly

Protesters end a day-long siege of Libyan PM's office

Tripoli - Almost two hundred militia and protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister of Libya, Ali Zidan, ended a day-long siege of his office, after Zidan managed to sneak out of the building through a back door.

In the Media by Ken Hanly