Jul 1 Sami Zaptia

U.S. urges LPDF to reach consensus on constitutional basis for elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 July 2021:U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland urged Libyans to reach consensus on agreeing on the cons...

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‘‘Government of National Unity’’ unveils new emblem and confirms its official name
Feb 26 Sami Zaptia

‘‘Government of National Unity’’ unveils new emblem and confirms its official name

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 February 2021:At yesterday’s live press conference held by prime minister designate of the Government of National Unity (GNU...

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Draft constitution’s freedoms not acceptable say Beida government’s religious authorities
Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Draft constitution’s freedoms not acceptable say Beida government’s religious authorities

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 2 August 2017:The Supreme Ifta Commission (SIC), which is part of the Beida-based interim government’s Awqaf and Islam...

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Young Libyan activist wins Luxembourg peace prize
May 28 Nigel Ash

Young Libyan activist wins Luxembourg peace prize

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 28 May 2016:A young Amazigh activist has been awarded the 2016 Luxembourg Peace Prize. Asma Khalifa from Libya was...

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Zuwara abandons Amazigh new year celebrations
Jan 13 Michel Cousins

Zuwara abandons Amazigh new year celebrations

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 13 January 2016:The municipal council in Zuwara, Libya’s largest Amazigh-majority town, has cancelled Amazigh New Ye...

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Sep 3 Michel Cousins

Constitutional Assembly says final work will be in Ghadames

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 3 September 2015:The Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) has confirmed that it will move from Beida to Ghadames f...

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Aug 20 Michel Cousins

Tebus and Tuareg members walk out of Constitution Drafting Assembly

By Mustafa Khalifa,Tripoli, 20 August 2015:In what is currently a rare act of collaboration, Tebus and Tuaregs have agreed to quit the Constitutional...

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Jun 28 Michel Cousins

Tuareg and Tebus threaten to walk out of Constitution Drafting Assembly

By Mustafa Khalifa.Ghat, 28 June 2015:Representatives of Libya’s Tuareg and Tebu ethnic minorities are threatening to walk out of the Constitutional D...

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May 20 Newsdesk2

LFJL to the Libyan government: Accept and implement recommendations from UN Human Rights Council

By Libyan Herald staff.Tripoli, 20 May 2015:Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) and a number of other organisations have called on the Libyan authorit...

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Feb 26 Nigel Ash

Confusion over Constitutional Drafting Assembly relocation

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 26 February 2015:The Constitutional Drafting Assembly is not moving from its original Beida base, its president Ali Tarhuni s...

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