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BP pulls some staff from Libya amid security concerns
Oil giant BP said Sunday it had pulled some non-essential overseas staff out of Libya because of concerns about the political situation, following the lead of the US and British embassies. In a statement, BP said the decision to withdraw fewer than a dozen people was a “precautionary measure” following…
U.S. diplomat Greg Hicks revives controversy over Benghazi attack
A key US diplomat has sharply disputed the Obama administration’s initial account of an attack on a US mission in Libya that killed the US ambassador and three others, CBS reported Sunday. The US deputy chief of mission in Libya, Greg Hicks, told congressional investigators that, from the outset, the…
FBI director travels to Libya amid Benghazi investigation
FBI director Robert Mueller traveled to Libya, his office said Thursday, as US investigators continue their probe there into last year’s deadly attack on a US diplomatic mission. “The director was in Libya to discuss cooperation on several issues,” said an FBI official who spoke on condition of anonymity, without…
Coptic Christian church attacked in Libya
Libya’s small Christian community was in shock on Monday after an attack on a Coptic church near the city of Misrata killed two Egyptians and fanned fears of rising extremism. “When we were praying we heard the explosion which struck a side room of the church used for services,” said…
Clinton, still recovering, to be back at desk Monday
Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who fell ill in early December and hasn’t been seen in public since, will be back at her desk on Monday, her closest aide said. “She’s recuperating at home,” and will take up her official duties again “next week” Philippe Reines wrote in…
UK government pays Libyan dissident’s family £2.2 million over MI6-aided rendition
Sami al-Saadi, wife and four children were secretly flown from Hong Kong to Tripoli where he was tortured by Gaddafi police Ministers have agree to pay more than £2m to the family of a prominent Libyan dissident abducted with the help of MI6 and secretly flown to Tripoli where he…
Egyptian man arrested in connection with Benghazi attack
An Egyptian man and alleged terrorist cell leader was arrested in connection with the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, NBC News reported Saturday. Mohammed Abu Jamal Ahmed was arrested in Cairo and accused of not only being involved with the attack that killed American ambassador…
Libya assembly stormed in new blow to forming government
TRIPOLI — Protesters stormed Libya’s national assembly on Tuesday derailing a vote on a cabinet line-up in a new blow to efforts to form a government after a landmark July election. As he adjourned the session amid chaotic scenes, assembly president Mohammed Megaryef angrily denounced a situation he said was…
No reliable intelligence during Benghazi attack: U.S.
WASHINGTON — US military leaders ruled out sending in forces during the attack on an American consulate in Libya last month because of a lack of reliable intelligence, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. Although forces were on alert and ready to launch an operation if needed, the US military…
Libya marks 1st ‘liberation’ anniversary amid tension
TRIPOLI — Libya on Tuesday celebrates the first anniversary of its “liberation” from the regime of Moamer Kadhafi, even as fighting flared in a former bastion of the slain dictator. On October 23, 2011, just three days after Kadhafi was captured and killed in his hometown Sirte, the transitional authorities…
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