Somali and Swedish ambassadors present credentials
Jul 26 Nihal Zaroug

Somali and Swedish ambassadors present credentials

Tripoli, 26 July:The Somali ambassador Abdul Ghani Mohammed Wamis, and Swedish ambassador Jan Thesleff presented their credentials to NTC chairman Mus...

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Jul 23 Nigel Ash

EU wants “inclusive and transparent” constitutional drafting

Tripoli, 23 July:European Union foreign ministers today called for the drafting process for a new Libyan Constitution to be “inclusive and transparent...

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Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

We changed the way the ‘Committee of 60’ is to be chosen for the sake of unity – Mustafa Abdul Jalil

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 22 July:In a telephone interview on the Libya Alhurra satellite TV channel last night, the head of the National Transitional C...

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Bani Walid invasion force goes missing as Libya Herald visits frontline at Bir Dufan
Jul 13 George Grant

Bani Walid invasion force goes missing as Libya Herald visits frontline at Bir Dufan

By George Grant.Bir Dufan, 13 July:In the 42-degree heat, 25 men sit under makeshift tents at a checkpoint some 20 kilometres northeast of Bani Walid...

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Jul 11 George Grant

NTC warns it will "take all necessary measures" to secure release of journalists held in Bani Walid

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 11 July:NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil has called on the captors of two Misrata-based journalists held in Bani Walid to rel...

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Jul 9 Michel Cousins

Local elections to be held in Zawia on 17 July

Tripoli, 9 July:Zawia Local Council has announced that local elections will be held in the town on 17 July.  Campaigning starts on Wednesday and last...

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Derna mosque bombed
Jul 9 Michel Cousins

Derna mosque bombed

Benghazi, 9 July:A bomb exploded at the Sahaba Mosque in Derna this morning destroying the tomb of Zuhayr Ibn Qais Al-Balawi, a seventh century Arab c...

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Jul 5 Michel Cousins

NTC takes responsibility for constitution from National Conference

By Umar Khan and George Grant. Tripoli, 5 July: The National Transitional Council dropped a political bombshell on the eve of the National Conferenc...

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US ambassador to Libya says democratic transition still "on track" as anticipation grows ahead of 7 July vote
Jul 3 George Grant

US ambassador to Libya says democratic transition still "on track" as anticipation grows ahead of 7 July vote

By George Grant and Rida Agil.Tripoli, 3 July:With anticipation growing ahead of Saturday's nationwide elections, the new American ambassador to Libya...

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Cyrenaica's army chief states his case
Jun 26 Michel Cousins

Cyrenaica's army chief states his case

Tripoli, 26 June:Brigadier-General Hamid Hassi is commander of the Army of Cyrenaica, an organisation set up by the National Transitional Council to p...

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