Latest Libya news
Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech Sun, May 19, 2013By Steve Holland ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his More »
- Bomb explodes near three embassies in Tripoli Sat, May 18, 2013
A bomb exploded Saturday in a Tripoli street housing the Algerian, Greek and Saudi embassies, lightly damaging a car, hours after a soldier was wounded in a bombing More »
- Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi Sat, May 18, 2013
BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Armed groups attacked military posts in Libya's second city Benghazi with bombs and a rocket-propelled grenade, an army commander said on More »
- Libyan soldier wounded by bomb in Benghazi Sat, May 18, 2013
A drive-by bomb attack on a checkpoint in the heart of Libya's restive second city of Benghazi slightly wounded a soldier early on Saturday, a security official More »
- Factbox - Benghazi attacks and U.S. politics Thu, May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats are waging a political battle over attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi in September that killed More »
- White House releases Benghazi emails, seeks to defuse fuss Thu, May 16, 2013
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday sought to defuse controversy over its handling of last year's killing of Americans in Benghazi, More »
- Man killed in attack on police station in Libya's Benghazi Wed, May 15, 2013
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A man was killed in an overnight attack on police in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and their station was later set on fire in a More »
- Deadly Benghazi blast caused by fisherman's explosives Tue, May 14, 2013
By Ghaith Shennib and Jessica Donati TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A blast that killed three people in Libya's second city Benghazi was caused by fishing explosives that More »
- Benghazi blast possible accident: Libya ministers Tue, May 14, 2013
A bomb blast outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi could have been an accident, ministers said Tuesday, as the health ministry gave a "definitive" More »
- Deadly car bombing hits Libya's volatile Benghazi Tue, May 14, 2013
A deadly car bombing in the Libyan city of Benghazi has unleashed international condemnation and highlighted the insecurity still ravaging the city which was the More »
- Car bomb kills three outside hospital in Libya's Benghazi Mon, May 13, 2013
By Feras Bosalum BENGHAZI (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least three people outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, doctors said, in a More »
- Gaddafi cousin goes on trial in Egypt for attempted murder Mon, May 13, 2013
CAIRO (Reuters) - A cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi went on trial in Egypt on Monday on charges of attempted murder in a case that has blocked his More »
- End of siege fails to dispel Libyan security fears Sun, May 12, 2013
By Jessica Donati TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen have ended a siege of Libya's foreign and justice ministries but the two-week standoff has left many unresolved More »
- BP pulls some staff from Libya amid security concerns Sun, May 12, 2013
A sign for a BP filling station is pictured in central London on October 30, 2012. Oil giant BP said Sunday it had pulled some non-essential overseas staff out of More »
- BP withdraws staff from Libya due to security concerns Sun, May 12, 2013
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - British oil company BP said it is withdrawing some non-essential staff from Libya after Britain's government warned about deteriorating security More »
- Deal with ex-rebels ends crisis at Libya's Foreign Ministry Sun, May 12, 2013
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen ended a nearly two-week siege of Libya's Foreign Ministry in the capital after reaching a deal with the government, its Supreme Security More »
- Libya gunmen lift ministries siege: minister Sat, May 11, 2013
Libyan militiamen besieging the foreign and justice ministries in Tripoli have now withdrawn and handed control of the compounds back to the authorities, Justice More »
- US, Britain withdraw some staff from Libya Sat, May 11, 2013
The United States and Britain both announced they were withdrawing some diplomatic staff from Libya, amid security concerns over a recent flare-up in political More »
- Pressure rises on White House over Benghazi talking points Sat, May 11, 2013
By Jeff Mason and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration fought back on Friday against Republican accusations that it covered More »
- Pressure rises on White House after Benghazi emails Fri, May 10, 2013
By Paul Eckert and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration denied Republican accusations of a cover-up in last year's deadly attack in Libya, More »
- Police stations bombed, British embassy cuts Libya staff Fri, May 10, 2013
By Jessica Donati and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Bombs exploded outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Friday and Britain More »
- British Embassy Withdraws Staff In Libya Fri, May 10, 2013
The British Embassy has withdrawn a number of staff in the Libyan capital Tripoli on security grounds. More »
- Britain withdraws some Libya embassy staff amid unrest Fri, May 10, 2013
Britain is temporarily pulling out some staff from its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli due to security concerns over recent political unrest, the Foreign More »
- British embassy temporarily withdraws some staff from Libya Fri, May 10, 2013
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The British embassy is temporarily withdrawing some of its staff from Libya over concerns about political uncertainty and the risk of clashes More »
- Republicans look for cover-up as Benghazi debate revived Fri, May 10, 2013
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in Congress demanded on Thursday that the Obama administration release emails about its handling of More »
- Gaddafi's ex-spy chief suffers "passive torture" in jail - daughter Thu, May 9, 2013
By Jessica Donati and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A daughter of Muammar Gaddafi's jailed former intelligence chief accused Libya on Thursday of denying him More »
- U.S. diplomat recounts frustration at lack of help during Benghazi attack Thu, May 9, 2013
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. diplomat in Libya gave a dramatic account on Wednesday of the attack on the mission in Benghazi that More »
- Libya crisis deepens as rebel groups expand demands Thu, May 9, 2013
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's political crisis deepened on Wednesday as armed groups surrounding two ministries in the capital said they had formed an alliance to More »
- U.S. diplomat recounts lack of response to deadly Benghazi attack Wed, May 8, 2013
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. diplomat in Libya told lawmakers on Wednesday more could have been done to prevent last year's deadly More »
- Influential Muslim cleric visits Hamas-ruled Gaza Wed, May 8, 2013
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi paid a high-profile visit to Gaza on Thursday, giving a boost to the Islamist More »
- Libya govt reshuffle imminent amid militia standoff Wed, May 8, 2013
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan announced on Wednesday a cabinet reshuffle "in the coming days," against the backdrop of the country's latest political crisis, More »
- Hague court probing Libyan war crimes despite fight over trials Wed, May 8, 2013
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court is still investigating war crimes in Libya despite a clash with the country's More »
- U.S. diplomatic security back in focus at Benghazi hearing Wed, May 8, 2013
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. diplomat in Libya who says more could have been done to protect Americans at the U.S. mission in Benghazi More »
- Obama defends approach to determining if Syria used chemical arms Tue, May 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his deliberate approach to determining whether Syria used chemical weapons and pointed to the More »
- Libyan defence chief reverses move to quit, gunmen press siege Tue, May 7, 2013
By Ghaith Shennib and Jessica Donati TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's defence minister quit on Tuesday only to reverse himself soon afterward, the prime minister's More »
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