Libya
January 18, 2013
The Libyan authorities declared Thursday a curfew on the restive eastern city of Benghazi from midnight to 8 in the morning.
January 14, 2013
The five nations of the Arab Maghreb Union have created an investment bank with capital of $100 million to finance infrastructure projects in the region, Mauritania's central bank governor said on Wednesday.
After demonstrators clash with the police over social inequalities and unemployment, Tunisia's government deploys soldiers to deal with the chaos.
January 13, 2013
The Libyan Prime Minister, Dr Ali Zidan, has said that corruption needs to be tackled and that his government will take all necessary measures to stamp it out.
January 10, 2013
Turkey wants a stronger energy relationship with the Libyan government, the visiting Turkish energy minister said during talks in Tripoli.
January 7, 2013
The interim premier, Mohammed el-Megarif, tells state TV that he is unharmed despite gunmen attacking his hotel.
January 6, 2013
After the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Abdel Salam al-Mahdawi, is abucted, Libyan police begin their search.
January 3, 2013
France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy took more than €50 million from the late Libyan leader, Muammar Qaddafi, a French judge has been told.
December 30, 2012
At least two Egyptians have lost their lives and two others wounded in a bomb attack on an Egyptian Orthodox Church near the Western Libyan city of Misrata
December 20, 2012
The European Union has adopted a report which calls for greater cooperation and deeper regional ties between countries in the Maghreb.
December 19, 2012
The secretary of state accepts the recommendations of a report urging her to improve security for U.S. officials overseas.
December 17, 2012
Libya's parliament orders that southern borders are closed and martial law is imposed on southern states in an effort to curb the flow of illegal immigrants and goods in to the country.
December 13, 2012
The Libyan’ exhibits at London's British Centre until 30 November, showcasing works of 8 contemporary Libyan artists.
Libya is indicating that it would like to resume the construction of the Sirte-Benghazi railway interrupted by hostilities in the country, Alexander Saltanov, the vice-president of Russian Railway told journalists in Moscow.
December 12, 2012
Libya is looking set for a new round of oil exploration deal, although the current target is to maintain output, which is slightly higher than expected.