Sep 8 George Grant

Justice Minister refutes Finance Minister’s report of Senussi scuffle

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 8 September:Justice Minister Ali Ashour Ehmida has poured cold water on Finance Minister Hassan Zaglam’s colourful acco...

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Senussi told he would be meeting 'an important person' before extradition
Sep 7 George Grant

Senussi told he would be meeting 'an important person' before extradition

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Senussi had dressed himself in traditional clothes in preparation for the ocassion.Tripoli, 7 September:Former spy-chief Abdulla...

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Government struck financial deal with Mauritania over Senussi handover
Sep 5 George Grant

Government struck financial deal with Mauritania over Senussi handover

By George Grant.Tripoli, 5 September:The Libyan government struck a financial bargain with Mauritania prior to the handover of Abdullah Al-Senussi, pr...

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Summary of this week’s official government press conference
Jul 26 Sami Zaptia

Summary of this week’s official government press conference

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 26 July:This week’s official government press conference held yesterday, Wednesday 25 July, and conducted by official spokespe...

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'There will be an official handover report to the GNC'
Jul 26 Sami Zaptia

'There will be an official handover report to the GNC'

By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 26 July:According to article No. 30 of the Transitional Constitutional Declaration (TCD), the National Transitional Council (NT...

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There will be no budget deficit in 2012, Libya not secure enough for foreigners -Finance Minister Zaglam
Jul 26 Sami Zaptia

There will be no budget deficit in 2012, Libya not secure enough for foreigners -Finance Minister Zaglam

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 26 July:The Finance Minister, Hassan Zaglam, responding to questions from the members of the press at the official press confe...

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Payments to thuwar will resume after completion of database: Finance Minister Hassan Zaglam
Jul 26 Sami Zaptia

Payments to thuwar will resume after completion of database: Finance Minister Hassan Zaglam

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 26 July:At the official weekly government press conference held at the Prime Minister's office yesterday, the Minister of Fina...

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May 13 Michel Cousins

Finance Minister "not resigning"

Tripoli, 13 May:An official in the Prime Minister’s office has dismissed reports that the Minister of Finance, Hassan Zaglam, intends to resign.  “The...

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Apr 12 Michel Cousins

Government defends decision to suspend cash payouts to thuwar.

Tripoli, April 12The government has defending its decision to temporarily suspend payouts to last year’s revolutionaries (“thuwar”) on the basis that...

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Apr 11 Michel Cousins

Suspended payments to revolutionaries prompted attack on government HQ

By Hadi FurnajiTripoli, April 11Tuesday’s attack on the government’s headquarters in Tripoli was in revenge at the government’s decision to suspend pr...

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