Jul 10 Michel Cousins

Congress selects Beida as seat of Constitutional Commission

By Ahmed Elumami.Benghazi, 10 July 2013:The General National Congress has decided that the 60-member Constitutional Commission should be based in Beid...

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Federalists celebrate return of NOC to Benghazi
Jun 7 Michel Cousins

Federalists celebrate return of NOC to Benghazi

By Ahmed Ruhayem.Supporters of federalism greet the decision to return institutions to Benghazi with the black flag of CyrenaicaBenghazi, 7 June, 2013...

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Jun 5 Michel Cousins

Government instructs NOC to move to Benghazi

By Ahmed Elumami and Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 5 June 2013:The government has ordered the NOC to move to Benghazi. A cabinet notice issued today instruc...

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Cyrenaica forest fires under control
May 23 Michel Cousins

Cyrenaica forest fires under control

By Ayman Amzain.Scorched woodland in the Jebel AkhdarTripoli, 23 May 2013:Forest fires in Cyrenainca’s Jebel Akhdar (Green Mountains) are now under “t...

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May 7 Michel Cousins

Benghazi registrar apologises to women protestors

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 7 May  2013:Benghazi’s Public registrar, Yousef Abdurrahim Qarqum, has apologised to women who he said had been abused...

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Low turnout for Benghazi protests
Mar 31 Michel Cousins

Low turnout for Benghazi protests

Benghazi, 31 March 2013:A strike by employees of Libyan Airlines in Benghazi that had threatened the carriers’s flights in and out of the city failed...

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Feb 28 Michel Cousins

Supreme Court nullifies NTC's Constitutional Commission elections, but leaves it to Congress

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 28 February 2013:The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court has ruled that Amendment No. 3 passed in July 2012 by the fo...

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Poland eyes Libyan heritage market
Feb 17 thomwestcott

Poland eyes Libyan heritage market

Tripoli, 17 February 2013:Heritage specialists from Poland are gearing up to bring a range of skills to the Libyan market.A new Business Promotion Pro...

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Demands for federalism still strong in Benghazi despite celebrations
Feb 16 Nigel Ash

Demands for federalism still strong in Benghazi despite celebrations

By Houda Mzioudet.Jaber Mejbari went on hunger strike in protest at the unequal distribution of seats for Cyrenaica in the GNCBenghazi, 17 February 20...

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Retired colonel found dead in Benghazi
Nov 6 Nihal Zaroug

Retired colonel found dead in Benghazi

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 6 November:A retired colonel from the Qaddafi-era, Abdel Kareem Warfalli, has been found murdered at his farm in Benghazi’s V...

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