TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiriextended his congratulations to the Libyan government and nation on the country's Independence Day anniversary. In a Sunday message to Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, the senior Iranian official expressed hope that relying on serious efforts made by both countries officials in a bid to ...

Libyas Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has warned against forces seeking to hinder development in the country, saying the government faces major difficulties in establishing order. There are forces who want to obstruct the construction of the state, Zeidan told a group of journalists on Sunday, which was the second anniversary of the fall of Libyan dictator ...

SHAFAQNA (International Shia News Association) - For the past 25 years Husam al-Beishi has run a tropical fish shop on Tripolis Al Rashid Street with a sideline in guns. This year he stopped sellingthe fish.People just want the guns, he said, as pistol shots crackled outside from customers testing his wares into the sky over the stalls selling Arab ...

The abduction of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan shows that the North African country is on the verge of becoming a failed state, a political commentator says. Johnny Miller, who is a freelance journalist based in London, made the remarks during an interview withPress TVon Friday, a day after armed militants abducted Zeidan from a hotel in the capital ...

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has reportedly been freed just hours after he was kidnapped by gunmen from a hotel in the capital, Tripoli. Libyas Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdelaziz on Thursday announced the freedom of Zeidan. However, the foreign minister stated, We have no details so far on the circumstances of his release. The report came ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was seized by gunmen in the capital Tripoli before dawn Thursday, something that is linked to a raid by US special forces over the weekend that snatched a Libyan al-Qaeda suspect from the streets of the capital. Zeidan's abduction reflected the weakness of Libya's government, which is virtually ...

Libyan soldiers have occupied the office of the country's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan in the capital Tripoli to demand unpaid wages, a report says. Libyas privately-owned al-Nabaa television reported that dozens of unarmed soldiers occupied the premiers office on Monday in protest against the non-payment of their salaries for months. The report added ...