Hundreds of Libyans demonstrated on Sunday and demanded executing the members of an armed group who are involved in murdering three siblings after kidnapping them in December 2015 while on their way to school in Sorman, west of Libya.
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Libyans called upon to participate in constitution referendum before elections
A member of the Board of Trustees of the International Union of Muslim Scholars has called upon the people of Libya to participate in the referendum on a new constitution and work towards reconciliation with each other in order to get through the crisis affecting the country, Quds Press has …
Read More »Tripoli court clears Al-Saadi Gaddafi of footballer murder crime
The north Tripoli court has cleared Al-Saadi Moamar Gaddafi of charges related to the murder of the former Al-Ittihad player and coach Bashir Al-Riyani.
Read More »Former Gaddafi’s interpreter fears arrest in Libya over remarks on Sarkozy case
A top aide to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi said Monday he fears arrest if he returns to Libya over what he may know about corruption allegations against France’s ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy and Gadhafi’s alleged financial support to the former France leader. Moftah Missouri, Gadhafi’s chief interpreter and also his …
Read More »Tripoli mayor Beitelmal released
The head of Tripoli Central Municipality Council, Abdulrauf Beitelmal was released late last night after being held in forced captivity for about 21 hours. No official news of the identity of his kidnappers or their motives for his kidnapping have been revealed yet. Sources have informed Libya Herald that he …
Read More »Libyan chief investigator points finger at Maltese fuel smugglers
Libya’s head of investigations in the Attorney General’s office has said fuel smuggling is being carried out by a network of organised crime linking Europe to Libya.
Read More »Libya court postpones trial of foreign fuel smugglers
The first court hearing for the five foreigners accused of smuggling Libyan fuel was postponed to the first of April.
Read More »Human Rights Watch: Libya not ready for free and fair elections
Libya is not ready to hold free and fair elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned.
Read More »Municipality leaders call for Judicial High Council to takeover running of country – if HoR and HSC fail to reach consensus within 30 days
In the final communique at the end of their two-day meeting in Tripoli, Municipality and Local Council leaders today called on the Judicial High Council of Libya to take over the running of the country – if the House of Representatives and the High State Council fail to reach agreement.
Read More »Armed militants kidnap Libya’s military prosecutor
A group of unknown armed militants kidnapped Libya’s military prosecutor, Masoud Erhouma, on Thursday, the head of the Interrogations Office under the Libyan attorney general said.
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