Jan 25 Michel Cousins

Anti-Sahmain former Congress members to meet in Tunis

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 25 January 2015:Members of the General National Congress who are not part of the rump group that reject the House of Repr...

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Nov 25 Michel Cousins

HoR Foreign Affairs Committee wants fewer diplomats

By Libya Herald reporter.Tobruk, 25 November 2015:The House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee has decided that Libyan embassies abroad are...

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GNC 1st Deputy President reaffirms illegality of Maetig appointment; tells Thinni to remain in post
May 26 thomwestcott

GNC 1st Deputy President reaffirms illegality of Maetig appointment; tells Thinni to remain in post

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 26 May, 2014.Caretaker Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni has been told by the General National Congress (GNC) First Deputy Ezzi...

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May 25 Callum Paton

GNC approves incomplete Maetig Cabinet

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 25 May 2014:The General National Congress (GNC) tonight approved the cabinet of Prime Minister Ahmed Maetig in a last-m...

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May 8 Sami Zaptia

Awami criticizes GNC heads - regards Maetig unelected

By Sami Zaptia Tripoli, 8 May 2014: Libya's faltering political process has reached new low depths this afternoon after the First Deputy head of the...

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Libya has two prime ministers
May 4 Michel Cousins

Libya has two prime ministers

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 4 May 2014:Libya ended up on Sunday night with two prime ministers after Abdullah Al-Thinni refused to recognise the legality o...

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Congress appoints Maetig as PM by 121 votes
May 4 Michel Cousins

Congress appoints Maetig as PM by 121 votes

By Libya Herald staff.Libya's new Prime Minister, Ahmed MaetigTripoli, 4 May 2014:In an unexpected final twist to today's proceedings in the General N...

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Apr 3 Michel Cousins

Still no Congress consensus on a new PM

By Muttaz Mohamed Ali and Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 3 April 2014:There is still no consensus in Congress on whether to formally appoint a new prime mini...

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Apr 2 Michel Cousins

Abu Sahmain comes out fighting, blames Awami for release of Jadhran tanker prisoners

By Muttaz Mohamed Ali.Tripoli, 2 April 2014:Embattled Congress President Nuri Abu Sahmain has said that he has no plans to resign. Instead he has trie...

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