Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the 53-year-old son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly shot dead. Khaled al-Zaidi, his lawyer said, a four-man commando unit assassinated him at his home in Zintan, though it's unclear who may have been behind the attack. His sister told a conflicting account, claiming that he died near the Algerian border.

Gaddafi was long seen as the most influential and feared

Liberians at home and abroad were watching closely as President Joseph Boakai delivered his third Annual Message to the National Legislature on Monday, in accordance with the Liberian Constitution. With a six-year tenure, analysts say the third year represents the "last full window" for decisive reform before succession politics and electoral maneuvering begin to dominate the national discourse in 2027 and 2028.

A court has ordered the Clar Hope Foundation, owned by former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, to surrender its administrative and financial records concerning the construction of the foundation's massive complex outside Monrovia.

The order follows a request from the government's Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT), which is investigating allegations that illicit funds were used to

More than 40 Liberians in the U.S. have been placed on a "worst of the worst" criminal list by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as President Donald Trump's administration intensifies its crackdown on illegal immigration. This move follows the

The processing of US immigrant visas for nationals from dozens of African countries has been indefinitely suspended. The African nations were part of a list of 75 countries announced by the US Department of State on Wednesday.

In Liberia, one of the affected countries, the decision caused mixed emotions, with some expressing anger and frustration. Some analysts say it is proof that the new US administration is

A team of U.S. fire experts who investigated the blaze that gutted parts of the Capitol Building - the seat of the Liberian Legislature - on December 18, 2024, may be recalled to testify as the trial of the accused intensifies.

During Tuesday's hearing of the case, the interpretation of the investigators' findings

Liberia has seen a troubling resurgence of female genital mutilation (FGM). New footage revealed that 502 girls and young women were recently initiated during a combined Sande ceremony across Lofa, Maryland, and Sinoe counties. FGM affects half of Liberia's rural women ages 15 to 49, according to UN Women.

Health advocates have warned that the latest mass initiation signals a worsening trend at a time when

A prominent Liberian broadcaster said several political commentators fabricated lies about former president George Weah, linking him to deaths and disappearances that happened during his tenure.

Stanton Witherspoon, a Liberian broadcaster based in the U.S., said the accusations were coordinated and not "based on evidence" but were instead intended to politically "damage" the former Liberian leader. "We framed routine deaths, natural causes, medical complications,

Lawmakers are warning that achieving the ambitious US$1.2 billion target of the Draft 2026 National Budget remains at risk unless key reforms are undertaken.

The budget - the largest yet under the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai - reflects a significant expansion in spending for social projects, civil service restructuring, infrastructure investment, and governance reforms. Lawmakers have,

The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has issued a strongly worded rebuke of House Speaker Richard Nage Koon after he threatened to "jail" journalists who record proceedings at the body before a quorum was reached. The PUL said the Speaker's remarks demonstrated the "dangerous" mindset of some public officials in the country and were an attempt to "weaponize state power".

The union