TLC head and civil society condemn destruction of Tripoli heritage
Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

TLC head and civil society condemn destruction of Tripoli heritage

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 27 August: -   Tripoli Local Council is ‘unable to protect the heritage of Libya’. The leader of Tripoli Local Council (TLC...

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Tripoli Local Council chairman stands down, hailed for work during crisis period
Jul 17 George Grant

Tripoli Local Council chairman stands down, hailed for work during crisis period

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 17 July:Sadat El-Badri, the new TLC chairman (right), talks with Adnan Gherwi, head of the executive committee. Former chairman...

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Election security parade in Tripoli's Martyrs Square
Jul 6 Michel Cousins

Election security parade in Tripoli's Martyrs Square

By Umar Khan.Senior officers watch the paradeTripoli, 6 July:Some 35 armoured vehicles took part in a parade in Tripoli’s Martyr Square on Thursday ev...

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May 23 Michel Cousins

Tripoli electoral committee head resigns, criticises local council; committee dissolved

By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 23 May: Salah Adden Tabagh, the chairman of the Electoral High Committee (EHC) for the Tripoli Local Council elections has re...

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May 12 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli residents demonstrate - calling for removal of arms and armed groups

Tripoli, 11 May:Thousands of Tripoli residents demonstrated in Martyrs’ Square on Friday demanding the removal of arms and the evacuation of unofficia...

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May 5 Michel Cousins

Tripoli local elections postponed till after General Election; election committee reshuffled

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 5 May:According to Tripoli Local Council (TLC) sources, it has been decided that Tripoli's local elections will now take place a...

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Apr 24 Michel Cousins

TLC elections face delay

By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 25 April:   Hopes of keeping to the 5 May deadline for Tripoli Local Council elections are said to have all but vanished as a...

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Apr 11 Michel Cousins

Tripoli elections face delay while commission co-opts new members

By Umar Khan Tripoli April 11 The elections for Tripoli Local Council (TLC) may be delayed because of the short timetable and concerns among politic...

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Switch-off in Tripoli planned for Earth Hour on Saturday
Mar 29 Michel Cousins

Switch-off in Tripoli planned for Earth Hour on Saturday

 Two Libyan teenagers are teaming up to organise the country’s Earth Hour celebrations for March 31.In mid-March, nineteen-year-old Mohammad Nattah co...

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Mar 27 Michel Cousins

Tripoli election committee chairman explains local council vote plans in interview.

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, March 27: Sitting in an office, almost buried under the heavy load of documents & books about Libyan and International law,...

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