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US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller visited Libya on Thursday and held secret meetings with top Libyan officials in Tripoli.

Libya Improving in Efforts to Establishing Democracy, Political Rights, Human Group Says
16/1/2013

Libya made major strides toward establishing democracy and political rights last year, the community-based, social action agency and pro-democracy watchdog Freedom House said in a report released Wednesday.

Italy Temporarily Closes Consulate in Benghazi

16/1/2013

Italy has ordered the closure temporarily of its consulate in Benghazi after a failed gun attack on the Italian consul, but remains committed to the new and democratic Libya, the Italian foreign ministry has announced.

Libya: AOC Expands Reach into Libya Saying Now is the Time to Enter this Growing Market

15/1/2013

A manager of AOC, part of Taiwan based TPV Technology and the largest display manufacturer in the world, says that after studying the Libyan market for sometime he believes positive developments in Libya tell him now is the right time for his company to e

Opinion: Mali Intervention-by Gwynne Dyer
15/1/2013

“Those days are over,” said Frances President Francois Hollande last month, when asked if French forces would intervene in the war between Islamist insurgents who have seized the northern half of Mali and the government in Bamako. But the days in quest

Libya Plans Diplomatic Security Force After Attack on Italian Consul

14/1/2013

Following an attack by unidentified gunmen on the Italian consul-general in Benghazi Guido De Sanctis on Saturday, Libyan government sources said the authorities are planning to create a special force to protect diplomats. Mr De Sanctis was unharmed.

Libyan Interior Minister: Security in Benghazi to Improve According to Plan
13/1/2013

The process to secure the city of Benghazi from violence is going according to a joint plan put into work by Libyan security institutions.

Libyan Minister Calls on Italian Companies To Invest In Libya’s Renewable Energy Projects
11/1/2013

Libya’s Deputy Prime Minister, Awad Al-Barasi, has called on Italian companies to invest in renewable energy projects in Libya. He made the call at the opening session of the Italy-Libya Economic Forum in Rome.

Freed Tunisian Suspected of Sept. 11 Benghazi Bombing Can Be Recalled
11/1/2013

Tunisia's attorney general's office opposed the recent release of one of the only people in custody for the September 11 attack on the U. diplomatic mission in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi that killed former US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens

No Progress With The Benghazi Investigation

11/1/2013

Four months after a brutal assault on a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi killed the ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, politicians in Washington are still railing over how diplomats were left vulnerable to attack.

Suspect In American Diplomatic Mission Attack Freed in Tunisia

9/1/2013

Tunisian authorities have released one of the only men in custody for alleged links to the September 11 attack on the US diplomatic mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi. This is being regarded as the latest blow to the investigation that has being carri

New US Chargé d’ Affaires to Libya Takes Up Appointment
8/1/2013

William Roebuck has arrived in Tripoli to take up his position as the US Chargé d’ Affaires to Libya. He will continue the work of Laurence Pope, who has served in that capacity since October 2011 following the death during an assault on the US Consulate

Libya: Gaddafi Era Security Official Shot Dead
7/1/2013

The day after the head of Benghazi's criminal investigations department was kidnapped at gunpoint a security official who worked for the Gaddafi regime was killed in Benghazi.

Libya Parliamentary Speaker Says Subjected to Assassination Attempt
7/1/2013

Two days ago, Libya’s parliamentary speaker and head of the General National Congress, GNC, Mohamed Magharief was targeted in what is being described as an assassination attempt on his life during a visit to the country's southern city of Sebha.

Authorities Intensify Search for Kidnapped Officer in Benghazi

5/1/2013

There are strong worries that Captain Abdusalam Al-Mahdawi, kidnapped head of the Criminal Investigation Department in the city of Benghazi, might have been killed as there is has been no news or signs of him so far.

Victims Families Call For Investigation Into 'Crash' Of Libyan Plane

4/1/2013

It was the day after the fourth anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing when a Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 disintegrated on its approach to Tripoli airport claiming the lives of all 157 passengers and crew.

Libya: Benghazi Police Chief Kidnapped
3/1/2013

The acting head of the criminal investigations department in Benghazi, Abdulsalam al-Mihdawi, has been kidnapped at gunpoint as he was travelling from his farm to the criminal investigations department,” officials said on Thursday.

Libya in 2012: Achievements and Challenges

2/1/2013

The year 2012 was one of achievements and challenges for Libya. The greatest achievement undoubtedly being the holding of democratic elections in July - the first since 1952. The last national vote prior to that was held in 1965, when no political p

Public Prosecutor's Office In Benghazi Bombed

1/1/2013

An improvised bomb exploded outside the headquarters of the public prosecutor in the Libyan city of Benghazi causing material damage but no fatalities, a security source has said.

Barack Obama Admits Huge Problems in Security in Benghazi Consulate Security

31/12/2012

US President Barack Obama has admitted that an investigation into the September 11 deadly assault on the US consulate in Libya, in which four Americans, including US Ambassador Chris Stevens died, had uncovered a "huge problem" in security procedures at t