http://www.mail.com/locations/44286-tripoli.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/44286-tripoli.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2098066-militiamen-attack-gas-complex-western-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military vehicles. The official says the attack took place early Monday and targeted the Mellitah Oil and Gas complex near Zwara, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) from the capital, Tripo... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2098066-militiamen-attack-gas-complex-western-libya.html 2013-05-20T15:56:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096630-top-libyan-official-benghazi-explosion-accident.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack. Awd el-Buraasi told reporters in Tripoli Sunday that military officials do not believe that the blast in a busy area of Benghazi was planned. Three people were killed in the incident. Beng... Sun, 19 May 2013 20:48:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096630-top-libyan-official-benghazi-explosion-accident.html 2013-05-19T20:48:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094950-why-benghazi-issue-coming.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why were a diplomatic outpost and the visiting U.S. ambassador left so poorly protected? Should the Pentagon have ru... Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094950-why-benghazi-issue-coming.html 2013-05-19T12:26:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095270-blasts-rock-libyas-capital-eastern-city.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported. A security official says one bombing targeted an abandoned church in Benghazi that had been previously damaged by fire. The explosion damaged only a car parked outside. The official says two other... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2095270-blasts-rock-libyas-capital-eastern-city.html 2013-05-18T18:28:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088312-protesters-close-libyan-oil-terminal-halt-exports.html BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Protesters and disgruntled job seekers forced the closure of an eastern Libyan oil terminal on Wednesday for the second time in six months, disrupting exports, said an oil ministry official. Deputy Oil and Gas Minister Omar al-Shakmak said dozens demonstrated at Zueitina terminal, demanding the Libyan National Oil Corporation make g... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:43:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088312-protesters-close-libyan-oil-terminal-halt-exports.html 2013-05-15T21:43:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081664-deadly-bomb-strikes-civilian-area-east-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A deadly car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in a busy area packed with civilians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, destroying part of the facility, officials said. Officials gave conflicting casualty figures, with death tolls ranging from three to 10 in the chaotic aftermath of the attack. Benghazi, which was the birthpla... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081664-deadly-bomb-strikes-civilian-area-east-libya.html 2013-05-13T23:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077310-anti-militias-protesters-attacked-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday as part of a call for mass demonstrations against the country's unruly militias. Rallies also took place in two other Libyan cities, Benghazi and Tobruk, with hundreds of activists denoun... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077310-anti-militias-protesters-attacked-libya.html 2013-05-11T00:16:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077506-officials-us-forces-alert-response-to-libya.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Marines and other U.S. forces in Europe are on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, two U.S. officials said Friday. The alert order applies to a U.S. special operations team based in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as a Marine group of air and ground forces based in M... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:36:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077506-officials-us-forces-alert-response-to-libya.html 2013-05-10T20:36:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070520-us-official-describes-libya-attack.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi last September, with a 2 a.m. call from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and confusion about the fate of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. In a slow, ha... Thu, 09 May 2013 04:28:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2070520-us-official-describes-libya-attack.html 2013-05-09T04:28:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072624-libyas-charter-shoot-contentious-law.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A new law that excludes former officials of the Moammar Gadhafi era from public office is dividing Libya and deepening the turmoil plaguing the country since the 2011 civil war that ousted the erratic leader. Passed by parliament Sunday essentially at gunpoint — heavily armed militias were parked outside government buildings and refu... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072624-libyas-charter-shoot-contentious-law.html 2013-05-08T21:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068630-libya-ambassador-nominee-vows-sufficient-security.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for ambassador to Libya said Tuesday that she will work to ensure sufficient security at U.S. facilities nearly eight months after poor protection in Benghazi was blamed for the deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Deborah Kay Jones, a career diplomat who has served in Kuwait, Arg... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:12:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2068630-libya-ambassador-nominee-vows-sufficient-security.html 2013-05-07T18:12:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068260-libyas-defense-minister-rescinds-resignation.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's defense minister on Tuesday rescinded his decision to resign in protest over the continuous show of force by militias that stormed government buildings in what Mohammed Al-Barghathi described as an "assault on democracy and elected authorities." Libyan state news agency LANA quoted Al-Barghathi as saying that he withdrew his ... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068260-libyas-defense-minister-rescinds-resignation.html 2013-05-07T15:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066232-libya-militias-backing-protest.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A number of Libyan militias refused to back down on Monday from their protests outside government buildings, despite passage of a sweeping law that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar Gadhafi from working in government. The militiamen, some manning machine guns mounted on trucks, had been pushing for the law's p... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:09:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066232-libya-militias-backing-protest.html 2013-05-06T19:09:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2061498-anti-militia-protest-attacked-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of Libyan pro-democracy advocates marched in Tripoli on Friday, denouncing militias' recent blockade of government buildings and coming under attack briefly by supporters of the armed groups, in the latest sign of the turmoil that threatens the country's first elected authorities. Raising banners that read "No democracy with... Fri, 03 May 2013 19:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2061498-anti-militia-protest-attacked-libya.html 2013-05-03T19:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058052-gadhafis-son-appears-libya-court-case-delayed.html ZINTAN, Libya (AP) — Wearing a sky-blue safari suit and a pair of sandals, the imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi made his second court appearance this year on Thursday in a local court in Libya's western mountains where he is facing charges of harming state security. Jailed in the town of Zintan, whose fighters captured him as he was fleein... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:14:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058052-gadhafis-son-appears-libya-court-case-delayed.html 2013-05-02T21:14:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049502-gunmen-surround-libya-foreign-ministry.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's prime minister warned of a perilous security situation Sunday after armed men stormed the Interior Ministry and a state-owned television station after blocking access to the Foreign Ministry. Two years after the country's civil war, Libya is struggling to maintain security, build a unified army and reign in militias, which in... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:49:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049502-gunmen-surround-libya-foreign-ministry.html 2013-04-28T20:49:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048426-bomb-hits-libya-police-station-benghazi.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An explosion hit a police station in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, a day after militants killed a pro-government militiaman in an attack further to the east, in the latest violence to hit the country since the government launched a crackdown on armed groups. The attacks, announced by officials, came less than a week a... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:51:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048426-bomb-hits-libya-police-station-benghazi.html 2013-04-27T12:51:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038400-car-bomb-french-embassy-libya-wounds-3.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst attack on a diplomatic mission in the North African nation since the U.S. ambassador was killed last year. The attack in the heart of the capital put new pressure on the Libya's new leaders ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:21:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038400-car-bomb-french-embassy-libya-wounds-3.html 2013-04-23T20:21:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008138-libyan-prime-ministers-abducted-aide-freed.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A senior Libyan official says that the prime minister's chief of staff has been freed after eight days in captivity by a militia. Deputy Prime Minister Abdel-Salam al-Qadi told The Associated Press that Mohamed Ali Ghatous had been released late Monday. He gave no further details Tuesday about the kidnapping or release. A day earlier... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:47:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2008138-libyan-prime-ministers-abducted-aide-freed.html 2013-04-09T14:47:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2006124-libya-pm-security-weak-aide-missing.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's prime minister says his country is "weak" as militias continue to run prisons and abduct people, including his chief of staff now missing for eight days. Prime Minister Ali Zidan says that four vehicles were involved in Mohamed Ali Ghatous' abduction about 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Tripoli. He gave no further details a... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:26:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2006124-libya-pm-security-weak-aide-missing.html 2013-04-08T18:26:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990724-libyan-pms-chief-staff-feared-abducted.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The Libyan prime minister's chief of staff has disappeared and may have been abducted amid a series of confrontations between the government and militiamen in the capital, officials said Monday. The prime minister's office said in a statement that it had lost contact with Mohamed Ali Ghatous, who works for Prime Minister Ali Zidan, a... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990724-libyan-pms-chief-staff-feared-abducted.html 2013-04-01T15:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977910-protesters-siege-libyan-pms-office.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — About 200 militiamen and protesters demanding the resignation of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan have ended their day-long siege of his office, a group leader said Monday, easing fears of renewed unrest and challenges to the country's parliament and government. The protest in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, ended after the prime ministe... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:21:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977910-protesters-siege-libyan-pms-office.html 2013-03-25T16:21:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976896-rebels-besiege-libyan-premiers-office.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — About 200 former rebel fighters in Libya have besieged the prime minister's office, demanding that he resign. The militia members, who did not threaten violence, want Prime Minister Ali Zidan to step down in accordance with a political isolation law banning members of the former regime from political life. He served as an ambassador ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:55:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976896-rebels-besiege-libyan-premiers-office.html 2013-03-24T21:55:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968034-rights-group-to-libya-destroying-town.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An international rights group on Wednesday urged the Libyan government to halt the "systematic destruction" of a town whose residents backed ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi during the country's civil war. The town of Tawergha was used as a staging ground by Gadhafi's forces to launch attacks on nearby Misrata, Libya's third largest c... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968034-rights-group-to-libya-destroying-town.html 2013-03-20T19:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964530-top-aide-libyas-gadhafi-arrested-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces arrested a close aide of ousted Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi on Tuesday following a siege at his Cairo home, a security official and witnesses said. Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam surrendered to Egyptian security forces after shots were fired, they said. An intelligence official under Gadhafi, Qaddaf al-Dam is among dozens wa... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964530-top-aide-libyas-gadhafi-arrested-egypt.html 2013-03-19T17:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955196-witnesses-church-torched-eastern-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Witnesses say that unidentified assailants torched a church used by Egyptian Christians in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday, a week after scores of Christians were detained and reportedly abused by militias there for alleged proselytization. Flames were seen rising from the church, witnesses said. The Egyptian Foreign Min... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:07:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955196-witnesses-church-torched-eastern-libya.html 2013-03-14T20:07:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951490-egyptian-christian-who-died-libya-prison-buried.html ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian Christian who died in prison in Libya after he was detained on suspicion of proselytizing there was buried Wednesday in a subdued ceremony in his hometown in southern Egypt. The priest of the local church, Baqi Sadaqa, told worshippers at the funeral that Ezzat Atallah's death earlier this week was a "crime against Egypt,"... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:37:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1951490-egyptian-christian-who-died-libya-prison-buried.html 2013-03-13T20:37:39Z