Opinion: Abushagur's dismissal not such a disaster
Oct 9 Michel Cousins

Opinion: Abushagur's dismissal not such a disaster

By Hanan Al-Mansouri.Tripoli, 9 October:Reports of Libya’s demise are greatly exaggerated. If you read the op-ed published a few days ago in the Libya...

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Oct 4 Michel Cousins

Abushagur withdraws cabinet proposals as Zawia protestors invade Congress

By Michel Cousins and Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 October:Prime minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur has withdrawn his cabinet list submitted to the General Na...

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Congressmen pledge to reject Abushagur government
Oct 4 George Grant

Congressmen pledge to reject Abushagur government

By George Grant.Several members of Congress have complained that they were not consulted by Abushagur over his proposed government. (Photo: George Gra...

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Oct 2 Michel Cousins

Magarief apologises for "secular state" misunderstanding

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 2 October:Mohammed Magarief, President of the General National Congress, moved fast to diffuse the growing row over his sta...

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Oct 2 Sami Zaptia

GNC members walk out in protest at Magarief’s ‘secular’ statement

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 2 October:Some dozen or so GNC members staged a short walkout this morning, Tuesday, at the GNC sitting in protest at GNC head...

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Sep 12 Michel Cousins

Abushagur elected as Prime Minister

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab and Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 12 September:Libya’s Deputy Prime minister, Mustafa Abushagur, has been elected by the General Natio...

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The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Ibrahim Awad Barasi
Sep 7 Michel Cousins

The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Ibrahim Awad Barasi

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 7 September:The future prime minister of Libya will be decided in less than a week from among the eight candidates who have been...

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Aug 5 Michel Cousins

Muslim Brotherhood officially recognised

Tripoli, 5 August:The Muslim Brotherhood has been officially approved as a civil institution in Libya by the Ministry of Culture and Civil Society. It...

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Jul 28 Michel Cousins

Congress independent members mull PM and chairman choices

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 28 July:It is reported that broad agreement been reached by a powerful block of members of the newly-elected National Congr...

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A new beginning for business in Libya
Jul 20 George Grant

A new beginning for business in Libya

By Maryann Maguire.Tripoli, 20 July:Cargo ships docked in the Port of Tripoli. The IMF has predicted that Libya's economy will grow by 116.6 per cent...

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