Libya News

Tripoli - The past few weeks have seen continued violence in various places in Libya including the capital Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi. Militias continue to operate while the central government seems unable or unwilling to confront them.

Speaking on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward compared Benghazi to Watergate, saying it is a "very serious issue."

Washington - After the US consulate attack in Benghazi, the administration depicted it as a spontaneous protest as a result of an anti-Islam video. Was it a cover up or an attempt by Republicans to bring down President Obama. It appears it may be a little of both.

Tripoli - The General National Council (GNC), Libya's parliament finally passed what is called the Political Isolation law that will ban former senior officials of the Gadaffi government from office.

Today as Libyan militias brandish their weapons in clear defiance of the Tripoli government we are reminded of the salient tribal divide that exists in the North African country.

Tripoli - Gunmen with anti-aircraft guns mounted on pickup trucks, surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry yesterday (April 30), after storming a state TV station and surrounding the Foreign Ministry a few days ago.

Tripoli - The prime minister of Libya warned that there was a serious security situation in the country after the Interior Ministry and a state-owned TV station were stormed and access was blocked to the Foreign Ministry.

Tripoli - The French embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, was the target of a car bombing early this morning (April 23). Two French guards were wounded in the attack according to early reports.

Tripoli - The chief of staff of the Libyan Prime Minister was reportedly grabbed from his car at a checkpoint in a Tripoli suburb. Mohamed Ghatous was a senior adviser to Prime Minister Ali Zeidan

Tripoli - The UN is concerned that weapons from unsecured stockpiles in the south of Libya are flooding into Africa and also the Middle East including Syria. Arms and even fighters have been exported to Syria since the downfall of the Gadaffi regime.