Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:people/nasser_al-manaatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/07/05/Security_concerns_loom_large_ahead_3535

Security concerns loom large in the minds of Libyans and international observers in the run-up to the first democratic elections after four decades of dictatorship under slain leader Moamer Kadhafi.

2012-07-05T19:28:59ZAFP Global Editionby Dominique Sogueltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/20/killed_week_clashes_west_Libya_948b

A week of tribal clashes southwest of Tripoli cost 105 lives and left more than 500 people wounded, a Libyan official said Wednesday, adding that calm had returned to the mountain region.

2012-06-20T18:09:13ZAFP Global Editionby Dominique Sogueltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/13/case_matter_national_security_Libya_092a

A Libyan official said on Wednesday that the detention of four International Criminal Court envoys was "a matter of national security" to be weighed by local judges.

2012-06-13T18:13:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/11/Libya_crimes_team_faces_days_6376

Libya has put four International Criminal Court (ICC) envoys in "preventive" detention in prison for 45 days while investigating an alleged threat to national security, a judicial source said on Monday.

2012-06-11T13:04:35ZAFP Global Editionby Imed Lamloum and Dominique Sogueltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/17/Libya_faces_daunting_task_vetting_3102

Libya faces the daunting task of vetting thousands of candidates wishing to compete in June elections for a constituent assembly, with several bodies involved in the process.

2012-05-17T19:46:21ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/16/Seven_dead_clashes_Libyan_oasis_4db0

Seven people were killed and more than 20 others wounded as gunmen on Wednesday raided the oasis town of Ghadames on the border with Algeria, Libya's government spokesman said.

2012-05-16T17:43:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/16/Seven_dead_gunmen_raid_Libyan_953f

Seven people were killed as gunmen raided the southern oasis city of Ghadames on Wednesday, Libya's government spokesman said.

2012-05-16T16:04:03ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/08/Libya_ex-rebels_deadly_raid_government_8f4b

One man was killed and four people wounded as Libyan security forces repelled armed demonstrators who attacked government headquarters in Tripoli, a senior official said.

2012-05-09T02:07:22ZAFP Global Editionby Imed Lamloumtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/08/Libya_ex-rebels_mount_deadly_raid_a0f3

Libyan security forces on Tuesday repelled armed demonstrators who had surrounded and stormed government headquarters in Tripoli, a senior official said, adding one person was killed in clashes.

2012-05-08T18:58:51ZAFP Global Editionby Dominique Sogueltag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/08/least_guards_killed_attack_Libya_bb0f

Former Libyan rebels attacked the interim government's headquarters in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding several others, an interior ministry official said.

2012-05-08T16:30:04ZAFP Global Editionby Imed Lamloumtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/08/Libya_says_guards_killed_attack_7992

Former Libyan rebels attacked the interim government's headquarters in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding many more, an interior ministry official said.

2012-05-08T15:02:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/05/08/Former_Libyan_rebels_attack_interim_91f9

Former Libyan rebels angry over unpaid stipends opened fire on the headquarters of the interim government on Tuesday after surrounding the building.

2012-05-08T13:41:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/19/Libya_prime_minister_reshuffle_cabinet_e6f7

Libya's interim prime minister plans to reshuffle his cabinet which has come under fire over corruption scandals and failure to consolidate the national army, a government spokesman said.

2012-04-19T11:03:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/04/Libya_warns_violence_could_delay_d77a

Libyan authorities warned on Wednesday that insecurity could cause a delay of elections for a constituent assembly and demanded an immediate halt to violence in the west of the country.

2012-04-04T19:57:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/31/Libya_announces_truce_deadly_Sabha_c9c6

Libya's interim government on Saturday announced a ceasefire aimed at ending six days of deadly tribal clashes in a southern desert oasis that cost more than 150 lives.

2012-03-31T17:34:52ZAFP Global Editionby Imed Lamloumtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/31/Tribal_clashes_Libyas_Sabha_kill_525a

At least 16 people were killed on Saturday in new clashes between the Toubou people and Arab tribesmen in the southern Libyan desert oasis of Sabha, local and medical sources told AFP.

2012-03-31T13:59:21ZAFP Global Editionby Imed Lamloumtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/31/Tribal_clashes_kill_Libyas_Sabha_01e3

At least 16 people were killed on Saturday in new clashes between the Toubou people and Arab tribesmen in the southern Libyan desert oasis of Sabha, local and medical sources told AFP.

2012-03-31T13:22:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/30/Libya_tribal_chief_demands_ethnic_90f6

The head of Libya's Toubou tribe on Friday called for international intervention to halt what he called the "ethnic cleansing" of his people after deadly clashes in the southern oasis of Sabha.

2012-03-30T18:00:23ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/28/killed_Libya_tribal_clashes_government_4f41

Three days of clashes between tribes in the southern Libyan town of Sabha have killed more than 70 people, Libyan government spokesman Nasser al-Manaa said on Wednesday.

2012-03-28T18:59:41ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/03/21/Confusion_over_fate_Kadhafi_chief_ea40

Mauritania said Wednesday no decision has been taken on the extradition of Moamer Kadhafi's ex-spy chief, which Libya said it had secured amid handover demands from France and the world war crimes court.

2012-03-21T20:51:35ZAFP Global Editionby Hademine Ould Sadi