Fireworks injure hundreds in Libya religious feast

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 23:27

Nearly 650 people were wounded during the night by exploding fireworks in the Libyan capital, where Muslims were celebrating the birth of the Prophet Mohammed.

Libyan Navy opens fire after tanker approaches mutinous port

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 12:56

Libya`s Navy opened fire after a Maltese-flagged oil tanker approached to illegally load crude at a port that has been controlled for months by armed protesters demanding more autonomy from Tripoli, officials said.

Libyan troops detain two Americans in eastern city

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 14:42

A Libyan security official says military troops have detained two Americans in the restive eastern city of Benghazi.

Security increased for foreigners in eastern Libya

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10:33

Security for foreign instructors has been increased after an American teacher was shot to death while jogging in Benghazi, amid fears that the death was not an isolated attack but rather one of an increasing number of targeted killings by Islamic militants or other gunmen with a strong presence in the volatile eastern Libyan city.

Lebanon`s Tripoli becomes military zone

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 11:54

Lebanon`s northern port city of Tripoli will be a military zone and the army will be charged with controlling it for six months, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday.

Two days of fighting kill 10 in Lebanon`s Tripoli

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 10:15

Tensions between the neighbouring areas date back to Lebanon`s 1975-1990 civil war but have been exacerbated by the conflict across the border in Syria.

Sectarian clashes in northern Lebanese city kill 9

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 22:39

Clashes between supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his opponents have killed nine people and wounded some 70 in Lebanon`s northern city of Tripoli over the weekend, the state media said on Sunday.

Syrian rivals clash in Lebanon, three shot dead

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 18:23

At least three people were killed in northern Lebanon on Saturday in the clashes between the supporters and opponents of the Syrian government.

Libya`s capital goes on strike over militia attack

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 12:21

Residents of the Libyan capital have launched a general strike and held protests, demanding the city`s myriad of powerful militias be disbanded after violence in which nearly 50 people were killed over the weekend.

Libya intelligence official kidnapped in Tripoli

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 11:35

Libya`s deputy director of intelligence Mustafa Noah was kidnapped in the Tripoli airport Sunday after he returned on a flight from Turkey, two security sources said.

Fresh clashes in Libya`s Tripoli as toll tops 40

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 00:29

Fresh clashes erupted in Tripoli today as the death toll from a shootout at an anti-militia protest rose to 43 and the weak, post-revolutionary government appealed for restraint.