Opinion: Libya cannot afford a second Abushagur moment with Ali Zidan
Oct 28 George Grant

Opinion: Libya cannot afford a second Abushagur moment with Ali Zidan

By Adrian Hong. Ali Zidan must be allowed to serve his term as prime minister, whatever Congress feels about his cabinet. New York, 28 October 2012:...

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Oct 22 Michel Cousins

Looted money will be returned to Libya: Abushagur

Tripoli, 22 October:Money that was embezzled and smuggled out of the country will be returned once international legal proceedings are competed, Deput...

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Libya needs a weapons collection policy that can work
Oct 22 George Grant

Libya needs a weapons collection policy that can work

By Peter Fragiskatos.Weapons equal power. Militia vehicles parked outside the prime minister's office at a protest on 1 July. (Photo: George Grant)Lon...

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The change in prime minister: constitutionally, the system worked perfectly
Oct 22 George Grant

The change in prime minister: constitutionally, the system worked perfectly

By Lorianne Updike Toler.New York City, 22 October:The quick change in Libyan prime minister-elect from Mustafa Abushagur to Ali Zidan within the past...

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Oct 22 George Grant

Grand Mufti describes Libya's political system as "a failed experiment"

By Valerie Stocker. Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ghariani describes the new political system as "a failed experiment". Tripoli, 22 October: Libyans will have to...

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On the first anniversary of Qaddafi’s death – is Libya better off a year on?
Oct 20 Sami Zaptia

On the first anniversary of Qaddafi’s death – is Libya better off a year on?

By Sami Zaptia.Muammar Qaddafi was killed in Sirte exactly a year ago today.Tripoli, 20 October:A year today Libya’s ruler of 42 years, Muamar Qaddafi...

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"Ali Zidan PM" Twitter account rumbled as a fake
Oct 16 George Grant

"Ali Zidan PM" Twitter account rumbled as a fake

By George Grant.Tripoli, 16 October:A Twitter account purporting to belong to Prime Minister-elect Ali Zidan has been exposed as a fake after a statem...

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Britain and France congratulate Ali Zidan on PM appointment
Oct 16 Nihal Zaroug

Britain and France congratulate Ali Zidan on PM appointment

By Nihal Zaroug.Ali Zidan narrowly beat the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Al-Harari in the prime minister's election on 14 October.Tripoli, 16...

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Ali Zidan emerges as front-runner in race for prime minister
Oct 12 George Grant

Ali Zidan emerges as front-runner in race for prime minister

Ali Zidan previously ran for president of Congress in August.Tripoli, 12 October:The former independent congressman Ali Zidan has emerged as the most...

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Why and how did Abushagur get it so wrong?
Oct 10 Sami Zaptia

Why and how did Abushagur get it so wrong?

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 10 October:Now that prime minister-elect Abushagur and both his proposed governments have been totally rejected by Libya’s Gen...

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