Election 2014: Juma Ateega warns Congress members standing for the House of Representatives
Jun 24 Michel Cousins

Election 2014: Juma Ateega warns Congress members standing for the House of Representatives

By Moutaz Ali and Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Standing again: Misrata politician Abdurrahman Sewehli hopes to make it into the new House of Representatives (F...

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Mar 3 Callum Paton

Three GNC members were injured in last night's attack

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 3 March 2014:It has been confirmed that three Congress members were injured in last night's storming of the General National...

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Political Isolation Law to be debated Sunday: Sewehli
Apr 29 thomwestcott

Political Isolation Law to be debated Sunday: Sewehli

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 29 April 2013:The Political Isolation Law is due to be debated by the General National Congress (GNC) on Sunday, according to...

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Sewehli refuses to endorse new government, boycotts oath-taking ceremony
Nov 15 Michel Cousins

Sewehli refuses to endorse new government, boycotts oath-taking ceremony

By Valerie Stocker.Tripoli, 15 November:Congressman Abdurrahman Sewehli, head of the Union for Homeland Party (UHP) and chairman of Congress’ Defence...

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Aug 7 Michel Cousins

Congress will elect Speaker at first meeting: report

The new seat of the National Congress at the Rixos Conference CentreTripoli, 7 August:A leading member of the new National Congress who did not want t...

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Jul 28 Michel Cousins

Congress independent members mull PM and chairman choices

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 28 July:It is reported that broad agreement been reached by a powerful block of members of the newly-elected National Congr...

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Misrata council leaders resign: report
Jul 25 Michel Cousins

Misrata council leaders resign: report

Tripoli, 25 July:It is reported in Misrata that the chairman of Misrata Local Council (MLC), Yusef Ben Yusef, and vice chairman Mohamed Al-Jamal have...

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Jul 8 Michel Cousins

Union for Homeland party claims lead in Misrata

Tripoli, 8 July:The Union for Homeland Party claims to be substantially in the lead in Misrata with the Muslim Brotherhood's Justice and Construction...

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NTC decision on Constitutional Commission attacked
Jul 6 Michel Cousins

NTC decision on Constitutional Commission attacked

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 6 July:The head of the of Union for Homeland party, Aburrahman Sewelhi, has attacked the last-minute decision by the NTC to...

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Party Profile: The Union for Homeland
Jul 4 Michel Cousins

Party Profile: The Union for Homeland

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 4 July:The Union for Homeland party, which is fielding 60 candidates in the elections, was founded earlier this year by a n...

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