Prime minister warns of an ‘environmental disaster’ if tanker leaves rebel-held port of Es Sider with oil cargo Reuters in Tripoli theguardian.com, Sunday 9 March 2014 03.39 EDT The North Korean-flagged tanker docked at Es Sider. Photograph: Esam Omran… Read More ›
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Libya gunmen steal $54 mn in bank van attack
Photo: EPA Gunmen attacked a central bank van in the Libyan city of Sirte on Monday, stealing $54 million in different currencies, the official Lana news agency reported. The report said “10 heavily armed men” had made off with the… Read More ›
Former Libyan rebels say seized prime minister over al Qaeda capture
Source: Reuters – Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:59 AM Author: Reuters TRIPOLI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A group of former Libyan rebels said it seized Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a Tripoli hotel on Thursday because of his government’s role… Read More ›
Report: Libyan Troops Occupy Prime Minister’s Office To Demand Pay
<!—-> Oct. 7, 2013 – 03:10PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | TRIPOLI — Dozens of unarmed Libyan soldiers occupied the prime minister’s office in Tripoli on Monday to demand unpaid wages, the privately-owned Alnabaa television reported. The channel said the… Read More ›
Millions in advanced US weaponry stolen by Libyan jihadis
Posted By Brendan Bordelon On 12:49 PM 09/27/2013 In Daily Caller News Foundation Libyan militants allied with terrorist groups stole millions of dollars in high-grade American military equipment, including armored Humvees and advanced night-vision goggles, during raids on a U.S…. Read More ›
The deadly network: Revealed – guns for sale on Facebook
As Libya’s Prime Minister asks Britain for help in ridding his country of weapons, The Independent discovers a flourishing online arms market Omar Kibrisli Tripoli Tuesday 17 September 2013 Libyan rebels celebrate taking Tripoli in 2011 AP… Read More ›
Lockerbie bomber release linked to arms deal, according to secret letter
The release of the Lockerbie bomber was linked by the Government to a £400 million arms-export deal to Libya, according to secret correspondence obtained by The Sunday Telegraph. Tony Blair during one of his meetings with Muammar Gaddafi in… Read More ›