By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 25 August 2014: Over the past five years Libya has failed to deal effectively with illegal immigration an official from the UN-backed International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said. In an interview following the deaths of scores of migrants in the Mediterranean, the official, speaking on …
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Fighting, fuel fires and fear in Tripoli
TRIPOLI 26 August 2014 (IRIN) – Black smoke from a massive fuel depot fire has been lingering over the heads of the residents of the capital Tripoli for more than four weeks. While the smoke has lessened since July, the fuel fires, water-supply cuts and regular gun-fire are signs that …
Libya names new army chief to take on Islamists
The democratically elected legislature in Libya just named Ansar al-Sharia a terrorist group as Islamists militias wreak havoc across the country.
Libya gets new chief of staff to tackle militias threat
BENGHAZI: Parliament in Libya has named a new military chief of staff tasked with tackling armed militias that control vast areas of the violence-plagued North African nation.
New mystery air raid over Tripoli kills 10 Libyan militants
A mystery plane that has been engaged in air-strikes over Libya has struck again this time killing 10 militants
Tawergha – 'a scar on Libya's revolution'
As Libya spirals into chaos, refugees expelled from their hometown in 2011 see a glimmer of hope
Libya’s chaos continues
After calls by Libya’s parliament for foreign intervention to stabilise the near state of anarchy, new protests broke out, deepening the polarisation, writes Kamel Abdallah
Global Peace Index 2014 – Libya ranks 133 out of 162 countries
The GPI ranks the nations of the world according to 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators of peace. The index measures levels of internal and external conflict, safety of citizens, and levels of militarisation. The lower the score, the more peaceful the country.
Mystery air strike raises specter of invasion in Libya
Although the West also worries about the consequences of Libya becoming a failed state in which militias roam at will, intervention in multi-sided wars presents difficulties
Libyan Pilots, Scientists, to Train in US
The US Office of Management and Budget has reportedly approved a controversial Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) rule to ease the way for Libyans to attend U.S. flight schools.