Sep 27 Sami Zaptia

United Nations aiding women’s political participation

By Nadia El-Ahmar.Tripoli, 27 September 2013:The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and ci...

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Sep 19 Sami Zaptia

RWB condemns continued attacks on Libyan journalists by "still powerful militias"

Tripoli, 19 September 2013: As Libya prepares to mark the second anniversary of  dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s removal, Reporters Without Borders...

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Gearing-up for Ramadan in the new Libya!
Jul 5 Nigel Ash

Gearing-up for Ramadan in the new Libya!

By Osman Heshri.Sunset prayerTripoli, 5 July 2013:Libyans, like Muslims all over the world, are getting ready, making final preparations and stocking-...

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May 19 Nigel Ash

International legal group urges stronger courts and an end to impunity and lawlessness

By Nigel Ash.Tripoli, 19 May 2013:The continued illegal detention of some 8,000 people is making worse a sense of lawlessness in Libya and contributin...

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May 14 Nigel Ash

Political Isolation Law: the full text

Tripoli, 14 May 2013:Legislation No.13 of 2013 of the Political and Administrative IsolationArticle 1The standard requirements for holding any public...

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May 9 Michel Cousins

Irish teachers who fled Libyan uprising demand unpaid salaries of €200,000

Dublin, 9 May 2013.A group of 17 teachers from Ireland who are owed salaries totalling up to €200,000 by a school in Libya has criticised the Irish Go...

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May 6 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: My 2 Cents: Economic recovery in Libya - Thoughts about social and economic reintegration of armed groups

By Hafed Al-Ghwell. Washington DC, 6 May 2013:  Given recent headlines, no one can now deny that Libya has been undergoing a complex transition that...

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Apr 25 Nigel Ash

Opinion: Come Together Right Now

By Ismail B. Suayah.North Carolina, 25 April 2013:“And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e., this Qur'an), and be not divided am...

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Justice Minister regrets slow progress
Feb 6 thomwestcott

Justice Minister regrets slow progress

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 6 February 2013:The Minister of Justice, Salah Marghani, today admitted the slow progress made by the new government, and exp...

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Congress is slow but getting there: NFP president, Muhammad Ali Abdullah
Jan 21 Nigel Ash

Congress is slow but getting there: NFP president, Muhammad Ali Abdullah

By Umar KhanNFA president Muhammad Ali AbdullahTripoli, 21 January:Though he remains concerned at the speed of decision-making and the quality of poli...

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