May 9

• Libya Defence Minister Retracts Resignation

  Magharebia

  Libyan Defence Minister Mohammed Mahmoud al-Barghati on Tuesday (May 7th) withdrew his resignation, following a request by Prime Minister Ali Zidan and several military commanders. Read more »

May 8

• Defence Minister Retracts Resignation

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Libya's Defence Minister has withdrawn his offer to resign, hours after announcing resignation. Read more »

• Sabha Jailbreaks Prompt Court Strike

  Magharebia

  Court workers in southern Libya partially suspended their work last Thursday (May 2nd) to protest recurring prison escapes. Read more »

May 7

• Defense Minister Resigns Amid Armed Protests

  Deutsche Welle

  After two ministries were surrounded by armed protesters within a week, Libya's defense minister has resigned. He had served under former dictator Gadhafi - a fact that was also... Read more »

• Govt Passes Political Isolation Law

  Magharebia

  Libya's General National Congress (GNC) on Sunday (May 5th) overwhelmingly approved a controversial law barring members of the Kadhafi regime from serving in government. Read more »

May 6

• Sarkozy and Libya - a Friendship in Trouble? [analysis]

  ThinkAfricaPress

  Nicolas Sarkozy was cheered in Tripoli on a recent visit. But the former French president could soon fall from grace if his alleged dark dealings with Gadaffi come to light. Read more »

• U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Benghazi [document]

  State Department

  Excerpt from the United States Department of State daily press briefing:  Read more »

May 5

• Reject 'Political Isolation Law' - Provisions for Exclusion Too Vague, Sweeping [press release]

  HRW

  Libya's General National Congress (GNC) should vote down the latest draft of a new law to bar Gaddafi-era officials from holding public office. The proposed law's provisions and... Read more »

May 4

• Hundreds of Flood Victims Provided with Tents [press release]

  UNHCR

  The UN refugee agency earlier this week donated 350 tents to provide shelter for hundreds of people forced to flee their homes in south-east Libya because of damaging floods. Read more »

May 3

• Political Islam in Post-Gaddafi Libya [analysis]

  ThinkAfricaPress

  Could the failure of mainstream Islamist groups in Libya give anti-democratic and violent groups the space to breathe? Read more »

• U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Benghazi [document]

  State Department

  Excerpt from the United States Department of State daily press briefing: Read more »

May 2

• Gaddafi's Son Saif Al-Islam Appears in Court

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Saif al-Islam, a son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, appeared in court on Thursday in the town of Zintan, where he had been held since his capture by former rebels in... Read more »

• Information Sought On Attacks in Benghazi [press release]

  Federal Bureau of Investigation

  The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation appreciates that the Libyan people and the government of Libya have condemned the September 11, 2012 attacks on U.S. Special... Read more »

• FBI Releases Photos of Trio Present At Benghazi U.S. Consulate Assault

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Photos of three men have been released by the FBI which says were on the grounds of the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last year. Read more »

• Armed Protests Sow Turmoil in Tripoli

  Magharebia

  Rogue militiamen continued to surround the Libyan justice and foreign ministries in Tripoli on Wednesday (May 1st), in an effort to bar former Kadhafi regime members from serving... Read more »

• U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Nigeria & LIbya [document]

  State Department

  Excerpts from the United States Department of State daily press briefing:  Read more »

May 1

• Former Minister Denies Laundering Gaddafi Cash for Sarkozy Campaign

  RFI

  Former French interior minister Claude Guéant has denied accusations that he laundered half a million euros donated by the late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi to Nicolas... Read more »

• UN Urges Dialogue as Gunmen Overtake Ministries

  UN News

  The United Nations mission in Libya today said it is following the latest developments in the country where armed gunmen have overtaken the ministries of justice and foreign... Read more »

• Locals Condemn French Embassy Bombing

  Magharebia

  Three days after the bombing of the French embassy in Tripoli, Benghazi citizens rallied to denounce violent acts aimed at destabilising the country. Read more »

April 30

• Multiple Kidnappings of Media Workers [press release]

  Reporters sans Frontières

  Reporters Without Borders expressed grave concern about recent violent attacks on Libyan journalists, whose safety conditions are deteriorating drastically. Read more »

• U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Libya [document]

  State Department

  Excerpts from the United States Department of State daily press briefing: Read more »

• Bomb Blast Hits Benghazi Police Post

  Magharebia

  A bomb exploded outside Benghazi's Birkah police station at 6am on Saturday (April 27th), the latest in a series of attacks on government institutions. Read more »

April 29

• Gunmen Surround Libyan Foreign Ministry

  Deutsche Welle

  Gunmen have surrounded Libya's foreign ministry, demanding passage of a draft law that would ban Gadhafi-era officials from senior government jobs. Roving, well armed militias... Read more »

• Growing Threats to Safety of Libya's Journalists [press release]

  Reporters sans Frontières

  Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about the constant threats and attacks that Libya's journalists are receiving in the course of their work. Read more »

April 25

• Ennahdha Condemns Car-Bomb Attack Against French Embassy in Libya

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Ennahdha party condemned what it described as "terrorist attack" against the French Embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli. Read more »