NEW YORK — Cinnabon has opened a bakery-cafe in downtown Tripoli, making it the first U.S. franchise to enter Libya. Cinnabon, based in Atlanta, is also looking to enter Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, said Mike Shattuck, president of Focus Brands International, parent company of Cinnabon and other brands. The new [...]

(Reuters) – The Libyan Olympic Committee is hopeful for “good news in the next few hours” on the release of its president after he was taken from his car by gunmen in Tripoli on Sunday, its deputy chief said. Nabil Elalem was with a colleague when two cars carrying men [...]

Turnout was high in the first post-Qaddafi Libya election today, with voters eager to help start building a new regime. By John Thorne When Fathi Triki went to vote this morning at a school near his house in Tripoli’s old city, he made sure to bring along his young son, [...]

During and after the fall of Qaddafi, street art has filled the walls of Libya. Here is a selection of graffiti in Tripoli. Photographer: Theo Stamatiadis | Writer: Juan Garrigues Source: REVOLVE

By Juan Cole I spent May 27 through June 3 in Libya, and flew out of Tripoli airport to Cairo a day before a small Tarhouna militia came there to demonstrate against the disappearance of its leader. Despite that close call, I came back optimistic about Libya over-all. The Tarhouna [...]

Libyan government forces arrive at Tripoli international airport to join in negotiations with the Al-Awfya brigade who overran the airport few hours earlier on Monday. Clashes have erupted at Tripoli’s international airport after Libyan government-backed forces tried to take back the facility from an armed group. A government official said on Monday that [...]

By Ali Shuaib (Reuters) – Abdel Hakim Belhaj, one of Libya’s most powerful militia leaders, is quitting to devote himself full-time to politics, an aide said on Monday, in a vote of confidence for the fragile transition from rebellion to democracy. Belhaj, a former Islamist militant who helped topple former [...]

Libya is a fascinating mix of culture, history and mesmerizing landscapes. This beautiful African country is rich in almost all aspects, and promises more than amazing times for all it’s visitors who come from all over the world to enjoy the festivities and events which happen throughout the year showcasing [...]

By Ali Shuaib The Libyan government took control of Tripoli’s international airport on Friday from the militia that has run it since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed last year, an important step in its struggle to assert its authority over numerous armed groups. The ruling National Transitional Council now faces the [...]

Libyan authorities have obtained “semi-confirmed information” about the presence of Imam Moussa Sadr’s body in a recently discovered mass grave in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, head of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council, said on Friday. “Imam Sadr’s case was not on the front burner during this period, [...]

On Saturday April 7, 2012 the ‘Cleaning Up Tripoli’ team held a CleanUp at the park on Mizran St. The clean up was a three hour where volunteers came out bright and early for a cleaner Libya. This was coordinated with other clean ups taking place at the same time across the capital. Meanwhile [...]

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, in collaboration with the British Council in Libya, opened an exhibition presenting graffiti and paintings by both international and Libyan artists By Ati Metwaly Graffiti works by Libyan artists are featured in the exhibition that will run until 12 April in Tripoli’s Dar Al-Fagi for [...]

TRIPOLI — Seif al-Islam, son of slain leader Moamer Kadhafi, will be moved next week to Tripoli and has agreed to take a lawyer, Libya’s representative to the International Criminal Court said Saturday. “Seif al-Islam will be transferred from his prison in Zintan to an official prison in the capital [...]

Air Malta said today that it will be operating a daily service to Tripoli. The current schedule of five flights per week will be increased to six as from April 18 when a flight on Wednesdays will be added. A Friday service will be launched on May 4. The announcement [...]

Two accounts of Libya’s revolution from experienced correspondents offer depth, drama and disgust at Gaddafi’s cruel regime By Chris McGreal Few of us had much clue what we would find as we drifted past a deserted border post into a country run for as long as I could remember by [...]