Tag Archives: Demographics of Libya

Libya: Benghazi clean-up

September 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

LIBYA IS inadvertently in turmoil. The civil-strife torn country, which was gradually becoming a hub for private militias, witnessed a jiff of fresh air as protesters tore down the offices of a jihadi organisation that was allegedly involved in the … read more »

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Libya / Canada / Statement on First Anniversary of Libyan Revolution

February 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

OTTAWA, Canada, February 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada congratulates the people of Libya on the first anniversary of the February 17 pro-democracy uprising. “In just one year, the … read more »

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Benghazi protest again

December 13, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Benghazi – Around 500 disgruntled protesters from Benghazi, cradle of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, demonstrated for a second day on Tuesday against the nation’s new rulers despite assurances the former rebel bastion will be Libya’s economic capital. The National … read more »

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Fuel depot blaze in Sirte, cause unknown

October 24, 2011 by benim

A fire rages in Sirte. A fuel storage depot near Sirte is engulfed in flames, killing some 50 people who had gathered to fill buckets of fuel according to local residents. The cause of the blaze is still unknown. Some … read more »

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Libya ends public showing of Gaddafi’s body

October 24, 2011 by benim

Libya’s interim rulers ended the public display of the bodies of Muammar Gaddafi, his son and army chief on Monday after four days in which thousands of Libyans came to see for themselves that the dictator was really dead. Guards … read more »

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Fear and loathing in Libya’s Misrata

September 23, 2011 by benim

Misrata – The graffiti on a burnt-out building on Tripoli Street – the main boulevard in Misrata in ruins after ferocious street fighting – sums up the bitter mood in a city besieged for months by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. “We … read more »

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Libyans Celebrate First Football Victory Under New Flag

September 4, 2011 by benim

Hundreds of joyful Libyans gathered in the capital, Tripoli, late Saturday to celebrate the national football team’s first victory since anti-Gadhafi forces toppled the long-time Libyan leader and forced him into hiding. People cheered and fired off celebratory gunshots in … read more »

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Sub-Saharan Africans ‘at risk’ in Libya

August 31, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – People suspected of having fought for Muammar Gaddafi, in particular black Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans, were at high risk of abuse by anti-Kadhafi forces, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In recent visits to detention centres in Zawiyah and … read more »

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Surgeon’s rare visit to Gaddafi bunker

August 25, 2011 by benim

Rio De Janeiro – Brazilian plastic surgeon Liacyr Ribeiro, who operated on Muammar Gaddafi in 1994 for under-eye bags, shared details on Wednesday about his rare visit to the Libyan leader’s “amazing” bunker. Ribeiro, a reputable surgeon who has numerous … read more »

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Libyans face Ramadan of shortages, fear as war drags on

July 31, 2011 by benim

In rebel-held Misrata, the vegetable market is half empty; shoppers fret over shortages and soaring prices. A few miles away in Zlitan, controlled by Muammar Gaddafi, Libyans worry about sanctions and NATO strikes. As Libya’s civil war churns on into … read more »

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After tasting freedom, many Libyans can’t keep quiet

June 26, 2011 by benim

Standing opposite the wreckage of what used to be the Hotel Wenzrik in central Tripoli, the Libyan man spoke his mind to reporters for a good few minutes, even as their government minders began to zero in on him. “It … read more »

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Egypt renews visa waiver for Libyans

May 10, 2011 by benim

Cairo – Egypt renewed a visa waiver for Libyans on Tuesday, airport security sources said, two days after it started requiring visas from citizens of its western neighbour without offering any explanation. “Orders have arrived to waive visas for Libyans,” … read more »

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Around 30,000 Libyans have fled to south Tunisia: UNHCR

April 26, 2011 by benim

The number of Libyans who have fled the country’s Western Mountain region into southern Tunisia over the past three weeks has risen to an estimated 30,000, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. Most of them are ethnic Berbers who told … read more »

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I hold no real power, Gaddafi says

March 2, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Strongman Muammar Gaddafi repeated in a speech at a ceremony in Tripoli on Wednesday that he holds no real power in Libya, as rebel forces repelled an offensive by his forces east of the capital. “The world must … read more »

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