Michel Cousins The High Court in Benghazi was bombed in the early hours of the morning, Friday. Seven other explosions were reported across the city shortly afterwards. Shortly after four in the morning, city resident were woken up by loud explosions as four bombs shook the high court building; four security guards were slightly injured….
Category: Libya
Zliten Military Council Members Kidnapped
Hassan Zliten The Zliten Revolutionaries’ Brigade has said that four members of Zliten’s Supreme Security Committee were seized on Tuesday by one of the military battalions from Bani Walid, the Al Fatah battalion, which is part of Brigade 93. The four were taken while on their way to Sebha on a security mission. They have…
Libyan Oil Production At 1.5 Billion BPD – Who Profits?
Libyan oil production has reached 1.5 million barrels a day (b/d) and should hit the pre-revolution figure of 1.6 million b/d by mid-year according to Oil Minister Abdul-Rahman Ben Yazza. He was speaking at the opening of the 4th Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition today, Monday, at the downtown Tripoli International Fair ground. The…
US Corporate Predators Arrive In Tripoli
A US-Libya Business Association (USLBA) delegation headed by US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez arrived in Libya yesterday at the start of a five-day visit focusing on trade and investment. The delegation includes 37 representatives from 20 US companies and organizations which represent a range of sectors including healthcare,…
Fresh Fighting Erupts In Kufra
After a seven-week lull, renewed fighting broke out yesterday in the south-eastern town of Kufra. According to a Tebu spokesman in Kufra, the national army has been shelling the Tebu part of the town. Three Tebu had been killed and 14 wounded, three of them seriously, spokesman Hussein Allashi claimed. He said that the army…
Death Toll Rises As Clashes Continue In Southern Libya
Editor’s Note: The Reuters report states 147 people have been killed. Monitoring reports through twitter, estimates of the dead exceed 500, which is far more credible. Special forces and the Misrata brigade took a heavy beating in Sabha today and the leader of the Misratah brigade was executed in the town’s center. ~Alexandra TRIPOLI (Reuters)…
Qatar Purchases 49% Of Libya’s Once Sovereign State Bank
Libya’s Bank of Commerce and Development (BCD) has agreed to sell a 49 percent stake in itself to the Qatar National Bank (QNB) for an undisclosed amount. The decision was made by BCD shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting held in Benghazi yesterday. BCD chairman Jamal Abdelmalek said the agreement would result in an increase…
Islamists in Tripoli Order Women To Fully Cover Their Bodies
Ashraf Abdul Wahab Tripoli Government officials have said they know nothing about a group of uniformed young men who appeared on the streets of the capital on Sunday carrying a slogan on their jackets proclaiming them to be members of Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Tripoli Branch. On Sunday they…
UN Convoy Attacked In Benghazi
A United Nations convoy was targeted on Tuesday with Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Board while traveling through the Libyan city of Benghazi.tripoli benghazi map The spokesman for the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hua Jiang, said an explosive device was thrown at the convoy at around 2:30 p.m. local time. He…
Official: Over 70 Killed In Libya’s Tribal Clashes
Fighters loyal to Libya’s new leaders fire their artillery during clashes with pro-Gaddafi armed men in the city of Bani Walid, southeast of Tripoli. A Libyan government spokesman says more than 70 people have been killed and many more injured during three days of clashes between tribal groups in southern Libya. “It is regrettable that…
Violent Clashes In Sabha Leave At Least 50 People Dead
Report Compiled By Alexandra Valiente For Libya 360° Three days of clashes between rival militias in southern Libya spread to the centre of the country’s fourth largest city Sabha on Tuesday despite the deployment of army troops trying to stop the violence which has so far killed nearly 50 people. The clashes highlight the problems…
AFRICOM, Imperialism, Oil Geopolitics and Kony2012
While few would criticize putting indicted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony in prison, the motives of the viral video campaign launched by an NGO with an angelic sounding name are less clear. Invisible Children has blurred the line between charity and politics, advocating direct military action. What is clear, according to Engdahl, is that “Kony2012”…
