Jan 6 Michel Cousins

Congress to interview ambassadors individually

Tripoli, 6 January, 2013:The Foreign Affairs committee of the General National Congress plans to interview all the ambassadors nominated by Prime Mini...

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Supreme Security Committee to be dissolved by end of the year, says Tripoli chief
Oct 17 George Grant

Supreme Security Committee to be dissolved by end of the year, says Tripoli chief

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 17 October:The Supreme Security Committee is set to be dissolved by the end of this year according to Hashim Bishr, head of the...

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Conflicting reports over military mobilisation on Bani Walid
Oct 1 George Grant

Conflicting reports over military mobilisation on Bani Walid

By George Grant.Tripoli, 1 October:Conflicting reports have emerged this evening as to whether or not the military has been mobilised in preparation f...

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Sep 24 George Grant

Interior Minister meets with head of US investigation team over Stevens death

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Interior Minister Fawzi Abdelal has overall responsibility for coordinating the Libyan investigation.Tripoli, 24 September:Inter...

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Sep 23 Michel Cousins

Rixos Hotel threatened by SSC over fighting in Brak

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 23 September:Heavily armed members of the Supreme Security Committee who were caught up in continuing deadly clashes in...

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Benghazi police refuse to serve under new chief
Sep 20 George Grant

Benghazi police refuse to serve under new chief

The police have staged a de facto mutiny by refusing to serve under the newly-appointed Colonel Salaheddin Daghman.Benghazi, 20 September:Police in Be...

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US Embassy thanks Libyans for help following ambassador death
Sep 18 George Grant

US Embassy thanks Libyans for help following ambassador death

By George Grant.Libyans both at home and abroad have paid tribute to US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other diplomatic staff killed in Benghazi o...

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Deputy Prime Minister says US ambassador killed in Benghazi attack
Sep 12 Michel Cousins

Deputy Prime Minister says US ambassador killed in Benghazi attack

Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 12 September:Deputy Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur has said that US ambassador Chris Stevens was killed in yesterday's attac...

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Sep 8 George Grant

Three Salafists reported dead following clashes with locals defending Sufi shrines

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 8 September:Three people have been killed in the latest attempt by militant Salafists to destroy a Sufi shrine, the interio...

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HRW adds voice to condemnation of Sufi shrine attacks
Sep 1 George Grant

HRW adds voice to condemnation of Sufi shrine attacks

Sufi shrines in Tripoli, Misrata and Zliten have all been targeted.Tripoli, 1 September:The campaigning NGO Human Rights Watch has added its voice to...

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