Fadel, 14, stands near the end of the road, waving tissue packages in his small hands. He is always smiling as he offers his goods to the car passengers stopped at the traffic lights. He hopes to sell out before the day ends. Child’s work Fadel, 14, stands near the end of the road, waving […]

Nine children died this year due to the lack of medicines in the Oncology Department at Benghazi Children Hospital. The child died while this report was being written. Mubarak has lost hope for the spinal cord transplant operation that would cure his son Saad of his spinal cancer. The operation in Jordan would cost LYD […]

A year ago, we concluded that the political agreement would not persist because the undersigned politicians did not have the authority over the armed forces and militias. A report by the International Crisis Group from 4 November reached the same conclusion — namely that the Skhirat Agreement has reached a dead end. A year ago, […]

Muhammed Busawwa, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the provisional government, talks about the demand of the Egyptian Ministry of Labour to pay dues to two million Egyptian workers who were forced to leave Libya due to the security situation. More details about this topic and others in this interview. Muhammed Busawwa, the Egyptian […]

 The Tebu community in Libya plans on creating its own legal system, following its membership suspension at the Constituent Assembly (CA). A minority ethnic group that has inhabited southern Libya for thousands of years, the Tebu have long been marginalised – Muammar El Gaddafi even confiscated the citizenship of some members and banned them from […]

The fields have lost the joy of sunlight and the fresh green trees no longer cast shadows on friendly animals. 
Children’s drawing books are empty of clever rabbits, friendly bears, smiling donkeys or colourful parrots. The children have left the peaceful company of animals and nature and their bright colours no longer mix together to […]

In an interview with Correspondents, Minister of Local Government (MoLG) Bidad Qanso talks about a package of procedures intended to advance municipal services, MoLG’s projects and budgeting and monitoring systems. Mr. Qanso, with what has the MoLG provided Libyans and what hinders its work? In an interview with Correspondents, Minister of Local Government (MoLG) Bidad […]

The case against the Bulgarian nurses accused of injecting more than 400 children with HIV has resurfaced lately after the French newspaper Mediapart published what it claims are part of the diaries of  Gaddafi’s former prime minister and oil minister, Shukri Ghanem. Ghanem defected in 2011 and was found dead in 2o12 in Vienna. The case […]

“Ali Baba climbs down from the top of the tree. He is stunned and speechless. He stands before the huge rock, looks attentively at it and shouts at the top of his voice:’ Open, Sesame!’ The rock opens onto a large cave, full of gold, silver, and precious stones.” (One Thousand and One Nights). “Ali […]

While Libyan military factions remain divided over control of the country, hundreds of women in gyms in Tripoli are in agreement. Zumba dancing is en vogue.  While Libyan military factions remain divided over control of the country, hundreds of women in gyms in Tripoli are in agreement. Zumba dancing is en vogue.  “Generally speaking, sports […]