Libya PM calls his abduction a `coup` attempt

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 09:47

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Friday called his abduction for several hours the day before by former rebels as an attempted coup.

Seized Libyan PM a former rebel himself

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 20:23

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, seized by ex-rebels from a Tripoli hotel early on Thursday and later freed, was instrumental in bringing about the downfall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Tripoli suspect`s son says captors had Libyan accents

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 00:18

The son of a suspected Islamist militant seized in Tripoli said on Sunday his father had been snatched as he returned home from morning prayers by men with Libyan accents.

Libya`s PM demands explanation for US raid in Tripoli

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 18:36

Libya`s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Sunday asked US authorities to explain a military raid in Tripoli to capture a Libyan man wanted for bombing US embassies in Africa 15 years ago, his office said.

Gunmen kill 16 Libyan soldiers in highway attack

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 01:03

Gunmen attacked a Libyan military post southeast of the capital, Tripoli, on Saturday, killing 16 soldiers, officials said.

Libyan Naval officer and son killed in Benghazi

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 22:07

Libyan security officials say gunmen have shot dead a naval officer and his 7-year-old son in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Three Libyan Army officers assassinated in Benghazi

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 19:10

A Libyan security officer says unknown attackers have assassinated three army officers in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Britain to train Libyan armed forces

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 19:27

The British army will train up to 2,000 Libyan troops in the country, British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.

Five Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi clashes: Army

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 10:54

Clashes between Libyan elite forces and gunmen Saturday killed five soldiers in Benghazi, the army said, in the latest bout of unrest as the government struggles to control rebels from the 2011 uprising.

Head of Libyan army brigade killed in attack

Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 08:32

A spokesperson for a Libyan national army brigade said that head of his unit had been killed and three soldiers wounded in an ambush en route to a southern city.

3 Pakistani activists raped: Libyan official

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 22:29

Libya`s deputy prime minister says pro-government militiamen are suspected of having raped three British female activists of Pakistani origin in the eastern city of Benghazi.