Benghazi Local Council to get funding at last
Dec 19 George Grant

Benghazi Local Council to get funding at last

By George Grant.Tripoli, 19 December:Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said that emergency funds would be transferred to the Benghazi Local Council “in a matt...

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Benghazi Local Council president resigns again
Dec 8 George Grant

Benghazi Local Council president resigns again

By George Grant & Maha Ellawati.Tripoli & Benghazi, 8 December:The president of Benghazi Local Council has resigned for the second time in les...

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Only female member of Benghazi Local Council resigns, citing obstructionism, incompetence
Nov 20 George Grant

Only female member of Benghazi Local Council resigns, citing obstructionism, incompetence

By Maha Ellawati.Najat Al-Kikhia poses draped in the Libyan flag and brandishing an assault rifle. (Photo: Maha Ellawati)Benghazi, 20 November:Benghaz...

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Sep 3 George Grant

New president of Benghazi Local Council announced

Benghazi, 3 September:Benghazi Local Council has elected a new president, three weeks after the previous incumbent resigned citing “unworkable” condit...

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Jul 4 Michel Cousins

Head of public services in Benghazi sacked

Benghazi, 4 July: Benghazi Local Council member, Abdullah Maghrebi, has confirmed that the head of the city's public services company has been remo...

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Jun 20 Michel Cousins

Benghazi Local Council moving to new offices

Benghazi, 20 June:The newly-elected Benghazi Local Council has announced that it has found a new home. Official spokesman Khaled Al-Jazwee disclosed y...

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Benghazi local election results announced— woman candidate wins most votes UPDATE
May 21 George Grant

Benghazi local election results announced— woman candidate wins most votes UPDATE

By George Grant.Benghazi, 21 May:The results from the first democratic elections to take place in Benghazi for more than four decades were announced t...

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Benghazi: Local council elections - the first test?
Apr 28 Michel Cousins

Benghazi: Local council elections - the first test?

Salah Ben Ali has lived all his life in Benghazi.  An administrator with an international NGO based in Libya, he also writes for the Benghazi-based ne...

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Apr 22 Michel Cousins

455 Candidates file to run in Benghazi including 22 women

By Salah Bugazia and Sharon LynchBenghazi/Tripoli, April 22:Between 15 and 19 April, 455 candidates filed applications to run for seats on the Benghaz...

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Benghazi Election Heats Up, Voter Registration is Extended
Apr 18 Michel Cousins

Benghazi Election Heats Up, Voter Registration is Extended

By Sharon Lynch18 April:Suleiman Zubi, the retired Benghazi court judge who is overseeing the Benghazi local election, has extended the voter registra...

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