Nov 5 Michel Cousins

Cyrenaica military council chief escapes assassination attempt: report

By Maha Ellawati and Valerie Stocker.Hamid Al-Hassi, commander of the Cyrenaica Transitional Council's military wingBenghazi/Tripoli, 5 November 2012:...

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Federalists launch political party
Aug 1 Michel Cousins

Federalists launch political party

Benghazi, 1 August: Benghazi-based supporters of federalism have formed a political party in support of their ideas. According to the Federal A...

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Federalists welcome Jibril victory; hint at dissolution if dialogue successful
Jul 10 George Grant

Federalists welcome Jibril victory; hint at dissolution if dialogue successful

By George Grant.Tripoli, 10 July:The leadership of Libya's eastern federalists has said that it welcomes the victory of Mahmoud Jibril's National Forc...

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Federalists halt production at eastern oil terminals
Jul 6 Nigel Ash

Federalists halt production at eastern oil terminals

Tripoli, 6 July 2012:Armed Cyrenaica federalists have halted pumping at five oil terminals in the east of the country in a protest against the allocat...

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Ajdabiya election storage centre burned by suspected federalist arsonists
Jul 5 George Grant

Ajdabiya election storage centre burned by suspected federalist arsonists

Tripoli, 5 July:The main storage centre for election materials was burned down by suspected federalist arsonists in Ajdabiya this morning, destroying...

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Jun 30 George Grant

BREAKING NEWS - National Army barracks attacked in Benghazi

Tripoli, 30 June:The barracks of the National Army in Benghazi were reportedly attacked by an RPG at around 22:30 this evening, Saturday.It is underst...

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Jun 20 Michel Cousins

Coastal road blocked by Cyrenaica federalists: report

Tripoli, 20 June:Cyrenaica federalists are reported to have set up a road block on the coastal highway today, Tuesday, at Wadi Al-Ahmar between Sirte...

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Pro-federal rallies in Ajdabiya and Bayda mark Cyrenaica's 1949 "independence"
Jun 2 Michel Cousins

Pro-federal rallies in Ajdabiya and Bayda mark Cyrenaica's 1949 "independence"

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 2 June:There were pro-Cyrenaica rallies in Ajdabiya, Al-Bayda and other eastern towns on Friday against the distribution of...

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May 5 Michel Cousins

Federalists' calls to boycott election registration not working say politicians

Tripoli, 5 May:Calls by Cyrenaica federalists for people in eastern Libya to boycott the 19 June elections and not register to vote for them are falli...

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Huge fire in Tripoli market
Mar 23 Michel Cousins

Huge fire in Tripoli market

(Photo courtesy of Fursan Ben Ashur)Tripoli, March 23: A huge fire destroyed a wholesellers’ market in south Tripoli’s Crimea district today.   Fire-f...

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