Latest in Tag: Benghazi Highlight
Latest in Tag: Benghazi
Libya parliament attacked, Benghazi Islamists targeted
AFP – Armed groups attacked Libya’s interim parliament and an air base in the east Sunday, adding to turmoil in the troubled country where a rogue general has launched an offensive against Islamists in the city of Benghazi. A colonel claiming to speak on behalf of the army declared that parliament had been suspended. “We, …
Egyptian drivers in Libya free to go
Road blockage in Benghazi held back Egyptian trucks for a day
Road blockage in Benghazi holds back Egyptian trucks
Egyptian foreign ministry calls on citizens to avoid travelling to Libya by road
Car bomb kills 2 soldiers in Libya’s Benghazi: Officials
The attack, which took place at the entrance to the barracks on road to the airport, appeared to have been carried out by a suicide car bomber
Egyptian national gunned down in Benghazi
Another Christian killed in Libya as Egyptian foreign ministry demands thorough investigation
Blast at school in Libya’s Benghazi wounds 6 children
AFP – A blast rocked a primary school in Libya’s restive second city Benghazi during playtime on Wednesday, wounding six children, security and medical officials said. The blast was caused by an explosive device thrown over the exterior wall of the school as the children were playing, said Fadia al-Barghathi, spokeswoman for Benghazi’s Al-Jala hospital. …
Blast kills Libya courthouse guard: officials
A security official speaking on condition of anonymity said Monday’s bomb was placed in a guard post outside a courthouse in central Benghazi by unknown assailants.
Libya army, jihadists in deadly Benghazi battle
Military governor Colonel Abdullah al-Saidi declared a “state of alert” and ordered all soldiers to report for duty at their barracks, in what was the first such confrontation between the army and Libya’s heavily-armed top jihadist group.
100 Egyptians rumoured to be missing in Libya
Missing Egyptians thought to have disappeared close to where dozens of Egyptian drivers were abducted earlier in October
Bomb explodes near Swedish consulate in Libya, none hurt
The Swedish mission is one of the few remaining diplomatic offices remaining in Benghazi
Egypt condemns Libya bombings
At least three people dead in Benghazi following deadly car bombing outside major hospital
French embassy in Tripoli bombed, 2 injured
A car bomb blasted the embassy of France in Tripoli, injuring two French guards and causing serious damage to the building.
Two more Egyptian delegations head to Libya
A delegation representing the Egyptian prosecution and a popular delegation including public figures go to Libya
Dozens of Egyptian Copts tortured in Libya
Copts reportedly tortured by Libya’s Preventive Security for ‘proselytising’
Top cop kidnapped in Libya’s Benghazi
“Bearded men stopped him at a traffic light on Venezia Street and kidnapped him at gunpoint,” the official said
Egypt nabs terror suspect linked to Benghazi attack, says report
The US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in the September 11 assault on the US mission in Benghazi
Tunisia suspect in Benghazi attack ‘refuses to speak to FBI’
Justice ministry says it has no information on the subject
Clinton takes responsibility for handling of Libya attack
Clinton’s move will be seen as an attempt to take the heat off the US president three weeks before he bids for re-election.
Libyan militias given ultimatum to disband
Following massive anti-militia protests in Benghazi, unsanctioned militias have 48 hours to evacuate
Libya sacks Benghazi security chiefs
Deputy interior minister for the eastern region and the head of national security for Benghazi sacked, following the attack on the US consulate
Peaceful protest gets lost in translation
Among rapid updates on the violent protests in the Muslim world, peaceful protesters head to online forums as mainstream media neglect their coverage
Air flights suspended in Benghazi after US ambassador was killed
US officials are investigating the possibility that the assault was a plot by Al-Qaeda affiliates or sympathisers, using the protest against the film as a cover to carry out a coordinated revenge attack
US envoy to Libya dies in consulate attack
Controversial film provokes protests in Cairo, Benghazi