Tripoli council boss attacks PM over lack of funding
Jun 23 Nigel Ash

Tripoli council boss attacks PM over lack of funding

Umar Khan.Elbadri: "We are reduced to mere observers"Tripoli, 23 June 2013:The Tripoli Local Council (TLC) treasury is running on fumes as the promise...

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Jun 23 Nigel Ash

Old financial laws curtailing progress in the New Libya

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 23 June 2013:The old financial laws are affecting every single department in the new Libya and curtailing progress and wasting p...

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Two-day conference on Local Councils in Tripoli
Jun 10 Michel Cousins

Two-day conference on Local Councils in Tripoli

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 10 June 2013:Representatives from local councils from across Libya met for two days to discuss their work and the government's i...

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TLC Deputy Chairman resigns in protest over PM remarks
May 26 Michel Cousins

TLC Deputy Chairman resigns in protest over PM remarks

By Umar Khan.Hisham Krekshi Tripoli, 26 May 2013: The deputy chairman of Tripoli Local Council (TLC), Hisham Krekshi has resigned in protest at crit...

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May 18 Sami Zaptia

Two small explosions in central Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 18 May 2013:Two small gelatina-type explosions went off at lunch time in separate parts of central Tripoli today.The first was...

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We have created an emergency plan for any future building collapses: Sadat Badri - Tripoli Local Council
May 11 Sami Zaptia

We have created an emergency plan for any future building collapses: Sadat Badri - Tripoli Local Council

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 11 May 2013:Speaking at yesterday’s press conference after the collapse of a building in Tripoli that killed five people, Sada...

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Salafists destroy major Sufi shrine
Mar 28 Michel Cousins

Salafists destroy major Sufi shrine

By Farah Waleed. Tripoli, 28 March 2013: The Al-Andlusi mausoleum in Tajura area, one of the major Sufi shrines in Libya, was destroyed early this m...

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Federalists pull out of 15 February Cyrenaica demonstrations
Feb 14 Michel Cousins

Federalists pull out of 15 February Cyrenaica demonstrations

By Ahmed Ruyahem.Benghazi, 14 February 2013:In a surprise announcement on Al-Ro’ya TV last night, Wednesday, the Cyrenaica federalist block announced...

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Jan 20 Michel Cousins

Libya Palestine Economic Forum

Tripoli, 20 January 2013:Palestinian businesses should contribute to Libya’s growth and invest in the country says the leader of Tripoli local council...

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Jan 17 Michel Cousins

Tripoli traffic chaos and illegal planning investigated

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 17 January 2013:Tripoli local council and Congress members from the capital met today at the Congress offices to look into...

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