Around 35 foreign journalists have been able to leave Tripoli’s Rixos Hotel after having being trapped there for days. The journalists were released unharmed on Wednesday afternoon after being held hostage by armed guards loyal to Colonel G…
Cyprus recognises the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya as the legitimate representative of the people of the country, until democratic elections are held, and points out that it is imperative that Muammar Gaddafi surrenders immediately, M…
The flag of Libya`s National Transitional Council is flying as of Wednesday at the Embassy of Libya in Nicosia, after the fall of the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. A group of Libyans living and working in Cyprus went to the Embassy on Wednesday …
The position of the Republic of Cyprus is that there should be an end to the Gaddafi regime in Libya, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said on Tuesday. In a statement on the developments in Libya, Stephanou said the position of the Republ…
Amid the celebrations in Tripoli, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the leader's son andheir apparent,appeared at the Rixos Hotel to give an impromptu victory press conference to stunned journalists. Saif had been captured and this had been verified by internat…
The green flags used to represent Gaddafi's regime were replaced in the Libyan capital's main square on Monday morning, allowing rebel fighters to rename the symbolic ground as Martyrs Square. Green Square, as the area was previously known, overf…
The hope that Ramadan may have seen respite to the violence taking place across North Africa proved not to be. It was hoped that the celebration of peace and fasting may stop the atrocities in Libya and Somalia, as well as the continuing unrest in Eg…
The decision by the UK, US and French Governments to recognise Libya's National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate governing body has brought condemnation from Colonel Gaddafi's government. Britain has expelled all the Libyan diplomats from G…
Thousands of foreign nationals trapped on Misrata's quayside are to be rescued by a British sponsored vessel. There are thought to be 5000 Egyptian, West African and Bangladeshi workers stranded at the port awaiting help. The city has been under sieg…
Preparations are underway for a tanker to pick up 1million barrels of Libyan oil with a value of $100m from the Marsa el-Hariga terminal near to Tobruk. It is thought that the tanker is the Equator, a Liberian registered vessel with Greek ownership a…