updated Sat. August 10, 2024
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New York Times
March 26, 2018
BENGHAZI, Libya — The United States military carried out its first ever drone strike against Qaeda militants in southern Libya this weekend, signaling a possibly significant expansion of the American counterterrorism campaign in the North African nation. Until now, the Pentagon had focused itsÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 26, 2018
The ambassador of the European Union to Libya, Bettina Muscheidt, has saluted the launching of TEC2020 project by Tatweer Research, a Benghazi youth initiative, which aims to revive economic and business innovation in the city. Muscheidt said on Twitter that TEC2020 is funded by the EU andÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 19, 2018
Benghazi Commission -a working group set up to deal with the affairs of the displaced people of Benghazi- denounced the arrival of a number of unelected mayors of the eastern region in Tripoli to participate in the second meeting of Libyan municipalities. In a statement Sunday, the Commission expressedÃâà...
The Libya Observer
March 17, 2018
The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said it will start preparing for Benghazi International conference and exhibition for oil and gas from October 9/11 this year with local and international firms' participations. “The committee of the conference held its first meeting on March 05 at the NOC headquartersÃâà...
Libya Herald
March 14, 2018
The International Conference and Exhibition for Rebuilding Benghazi will be held from 5-10 May at the city's Tibesti hotel, organizers confirmed to Libya Herald today. They also welcomed international participation. The conference is sponsored by the House of Representatives, the (eastern-based) CentralÃâà...
HuffPost
March 13, 2018
In June 2016, the House Select Committee on Benghazi issued a report finding no evidence of wrongdoing by Clinton or other members of the administration in the Benghazi attack. The inquiry came after eight other investigations had looked into the matter and reached a similar conclusion. It took moreÃâà...
The Daily Star
March 8, 2018
BENGHAZI, Libya: In Benghazi's historic center, many of the landmark Ottoman and Italian-era buildings have been wrecked by years of war. Officials say that they are determined to restore this architectural heritage but face a daunting challenge in a country with a crippled economy still mired in conflict andÃâà...
Libyan Express
March 7, 2018
US hunts Benghazi consulate attack-linked terrorists in east Libya. Libyan Express ... The US spy aircraft Havilland Canada Dash-8s carried out Monday a mission of surveillance above the eastern Libyan region to hunt “terrorists and individuals linked to the attack on US consulate in Benghazi in 2012.
The Libya Observer
March 6, 2018
Gunmen from Saiqa Force blocked a number of main roads in east and west Benghazi including airport road, in addition to burning tires in areas blocked since Monday, eyewitnesses reported. The reasons for the riots by Saiqa Force are not known yet, however, some sources said they are likely in protestÃâà...
Mediaite
March 3, 2018
“Remember they ruthlessly attacked Fox News and they ruthlessly attacked the Republicans over dwelling on Benghazi, in which four Americans died and it was blamed… on a movie. Everybody was mocked. There were comedy shows, Colbert, they showed the flaming cars and they'd be making jokesÃâà...
Xinhua
March 3, 2018
TRIPOLI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Friday that the mission will reopen an office in the eastern city of Benghazi for the first time in years. "We are preparing to reopen a UN office in Benghazi and I promise you to continue to engage with peopleÃâà...
The Quint
March 2, 2018
Libya, March 2 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame on Thursday visited the eastern port city of Benghazi for meetings with several officials, the UN mission to the country, UNSMIL tweeted on Thursday."Ghassan Salame arrived today in Benghazi where he will hold severalÃâà...
Media Matters for America
February 28, 2018
GRANT STINCHFIELD (HOST): You know, I can't help but draw comparisons to Benghazi. Now that was a terrorist attack, you could make the argument that this guy was a terrorist in what he rained down on that school. You had so many warnings, Kris, you and the men that you fought with over thereÃâà...
The Libya Observer
February 20, 2018
"We have arrested 6 people who carried out the riots to wreak havoc in Benghazi and 4 others were injured as they exchanged fire with the patrols tasked with prevailing security in the city. We will deter anyone who tried to start riots and chaos in the city" Benghazi Central Operations Room announced.
Reliefweb
February 20, 2018
Over three years after the resurgence of conflict in Libya in 2014, Benghazi is relatively calm, with only sporadic outbreaks of violence. However, the crisis continues to take a heavy toll on families in situation of protracted displacement and crippled by the economic crisis. Some however are worse off thanÃâà...
Ahval
February 12, 2018
The speaker of Libya's eastern parliament accused Turkey of supporting what he called terrorists who bombed a mosque in the eastern city of Benghazi last month and killed about 35 people, the Russian Sputnik news agency said . “Terrorist organisations are behind this, unfortunately with support ofÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
February 9, 2018
At least two people have been killed and scores wounded in a bombing at a mosque in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, according to medical sources. The casualties were caused by two suspected improvised explosive devices which went off at the Saad Ben Obadah mosque during Friday prayers.
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
This factsheet is the product of a protection monitoring partnership, funded by ECHO, implemented by ACTED and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and facilitated by REACH, that aims to inform protection programming in Libya. Each month, the partners visit selected sites of displacement near TripoliÃâà...
The Libya Observer
December 31, 1999
UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame arrived in Benghazi on Thursday for talks with the city's officials and commander of Dignity Operation warlord Khalifa Haftar, but a tribal man who boldly called for murder of children and old women in then-besieged Ganfouda district was on the agenda of GhassanÃâà...
The Libya Observer
December 31, 1999
The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said it shipped the first cooking gas shipment from Zueitina oil port in central Libya to Benghazi. The NOC said on its website that 35.000 barrels of cooking gas were shipped onboard Tahadi vessel. "This comes as part of the NOC efforts to provide all oil productsÃâà...
