Dec 12 George Grant

Five officers injured in latest attack on Benghazi police station

By George Grant.Benghazi, 12 December:Five policemen were injured in Benghazi this afternoon, when assailants fired a S-5 rocket at their station in F...

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Benghazi union rejects minister and demands NOC headquarters
Dec 12 George Grant

Benghazi union rejects minister and demands NOC headquarters

By John Hamilton.London, 12 December:A union official in Benghazi has rejected oil and gas minister Abdelbari Al-Arusi's compromise plan to divide the...

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Ashour Shuwail sworn in as Interior Minister following overwhelming show of support from Congress
Dec 11 George Grant

Ashour Shuwail sworn in as Interior Minister following overwhelming show of support from Congress

By George Grant.Ashour Shuwail being sworn into office at the GNC this afternoon and, inset, in clearer view.Tripoli, 11 December:Interior Minister As...

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Murals dedicated to female empowerment unveiled at Bab Al-Azizya
Dec 11 George Grant

Murals dedicated to female empowerment unveiled at Bab Al-Azizya

By George Grant.Tripoli, 11 December:Activists working for greater female empowerment in Libya sent a powerful message yesterday, unveiling 34 murals...

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Abducted social network activist Hamid Al-Tubuly hits out at the SSC, denies involvement with Mohammed Qaddafi
Dec 11 George Grant

Abducted social network activist Hamid Al-Tubuly hits out at the SSC, denies involvement with Mohammed Qaddafi

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 11 December:New light has been shed on the abduction of the prominent social network activist Hamid Al-Tubuly by members of the...

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Dec 11 George Grant

Proposed Electricity Minister Ali Muhairiq has Integrity Commission ruling overturned on appeal

Tripoli, 11 December:The Integrity Commission’s decision to disbar Ali Mohammed Muhairiq as minister of electricity was overturned on Monday by a cour...

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Exclusive: Congressmen move to dismiss Mangoush as army chief of staff
Dec 11 George Grant

Exclusive: Congressmen move to dismiss Mangoush as army chief of staff

By George Grant.Tripoli, 11 December:A group of Congressmen are working to dismiss Major General Yousef Mangoush as army chief of staff, the Libya Her...

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Punch-up at Congress ahead of vote on whether Ashour Shuwail can take up his post before Supreme Court verdict
Dec 10 George Grant

Punch-up at Congress ahead of vote on whether Ashour Shuwail can take up his post before Supreme Court verdict

By George Grant and Ashraf Abdul Wahab.A fight broke out between two Congressmen on Sunday when a debate on the Ashour Shuwail case got out of hand.Tr...

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Dec 10 George Grant

Ali Aujali fails to attend National Congress to be sworn in as Foreign Minister

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 10 December:Ali Zeidan’s proposed foreign minister Ali Aujali failed to appear at the National Congress on Sunday, where he w...

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Benghazi port officials accuse SSC of “wasting public money” following seizure of Iranian vessel suspected of carrying smuggled oil
Dec 10 George Grant

Benghazi port officials accuse SSC of “wasting public money” following seizure of Iranian vessel suspected of carrying smuggled oil

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 10 December:Benghazi port officials have reacted badly to the seizure of an Iranian vessel suspected of holding more th...

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