Research group calls for restoration of 1951 constitution and Senussi monarchy
Feb 27 Michel Cousins

Research group calls for restoration of 1951 constitution and Senussi monarchy

London, 27 February:  A new roadmap for Libya has been unveiled by the Cambridge-based Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF). Entitled “Plan B fo...

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Book review: From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea. By Adel Dajani
Mar 12 Michel Cousins

Book review: From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea. By Adel Dajani

By Michel Cousins.  Tunis, 11 March 2011:Back in 2011, during the Libyan revolution that saw the Qaddafi regime swept into the history books, pos...

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King Idris museum to be opened in Jaghbub
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

King Idris museum to be opened in Jaghbub

By Libya Herald reporter.Alexandria, 12 December 2017:The eastern oasis town of Jabgbub is to open a new museum next week. The King Idris Museum will...

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Benghazi palace may become archaeological museum
Oct 18 Nigel Ash

Benghazi palace may become archaeological museum

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 18 October 2017:There are plans to turn the former Benghazi palace of King Idris, badly damaged in the recent fighting with...

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Protestors in Bengahzi and Tobruk call for 1951 federalist constitution
May 12 Michel Cousins

Protestors in Bengahzi and Tobruk call for 1951 federalist constitution

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 12 May 2017:In both Benghazi and Tobruk today demonstrators called for the reintroduction of the 1951 constitution, objecti...

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Prince Mohammed El Senussi says Libyans must solve own problems in Independence Day address
Dec 24 Michel Cousins

Prince Mohammed El Senussi says Libyans must solve own problems in Independence Day address

By Libya Herald reporter: Prince Mohammed El Senussi in Independence Day speechTunis, 24th December 2016:In a speech to mark Libyan Independence Day,...

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Remembrance ceremony again at Tripoli Military Cemetery
Nov 11 Michel Cousins

Remembrance ceremony again at Tripoli Military Cemetery

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 11 November 2016:The World War II cemetery in Tripoli saw its first official Remembrance ceremony in the three years...

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Aug 31 Michel Cousins

Fresh call for restoration of Senussi monarchy and 1951 constitution on 47th anniversary of 1969 coup

By Hadi Fornaji. Prince Mohamed Al-Rida Al-Senussi (file photo)Tunis, 31 August 2016.A group of Libyan political activists calling themselves the “Gra...

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Book Review: Under the Copper Covers by Sherine Ben Halim Jafar
Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

Book Review: Under the Copper Covers by Sherine Ben Halim Jafar

By Magda Meliti20 April 2016:With appearances on MBC; an interview with The National Newspaper (UAE daily Newspaper), and a raving review from a Libya...

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Aug 11 Michel Cousins

Government renames Tripoli International Airport as Idris International Airport

By Ajnadin Mustafa. Tripoli International Airport, now renamed Idris International Aiiport, before the destructionTripoli, 11 August 2015:Tripoli Inte...

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