Sep 28 Michel Cousins

Another Cyrenaica mayor removed by Nazhuri, but Soloug rejects similar moves

By Ibrahim Drissi.Benghazi, 28 September 2016:Cyrenaica military governor Major-General Abdul Raazaq Al-Nazhuri has replaced yet another mayor, this t...

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Further moves against local democracy in Cyrenaica
Sep 27 Michel Cousins

Further moves against local democracy in Cyrenaica

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 27 September 2016:Local tribal leaders in Soloug, some 50 kilometres south of Benghazi, have called on Major-General...

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New municipal council offices opened in Benghazi
Sep 26 Michel Cousins

New municipal council offices opened in Benghazi

By Ibrahim Drissi.Benghazi, 26 September 2016:New offices for Benghazi municipal council were opened yesterday in the city’s Birkah district. They rep...

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Sep 22 Michel Cousins

LNA appoints new committee to run GECOL in eastern Libya

By Ibrahim Drissi.Benghazi, 22 September 2016:In the latest move by the Libyan National Army to take control of all levers of power in the country, Ma...

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Aug 23 Michel Cousins

Nazhuri sacks Salem Jadhran as mayor of Ajdabiya in new municipal militarisation move

By Libya Herald reporter. Maj-Gen. Nazhuri continues to move against the elected mayors (Photo: LANA News Agency)Benghazi, 23 August 2016:In the lates...

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Nazhuri bans mayors from meeting in Musaid
Aug 22 Michel Cousins

Nazhuri bans mayors from meeting in Musaid

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 22 August 2016:A planned meeting of Libyan mayors in the eastern border town of Musaid next Sunday has been banned by Abdu...

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Aug 11 Michel Cousins

Gun registration launched in Marj and Tobruk

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 11 August 2016:In a move driven possibly more by hope than expectation, the military police in Marj have unveiled a gun am...

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Jun 26 Michel Cousins

Nazhuri orders weapons to be handed in and no public gatherings without permission

By Moutaz Mathi and Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 26 June 2016:All heavy and medium weapons must be handed in to the police or the security forces, the Chi...

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PC condemns Ajdabiya attack, HoR declares military zone from Tobruk to Ben Jawed
Jun 19 Michel Cousins

PC condemns Ajdabiya attack, HoR declares military zone from Tobruk to Ben Jawed

By Moutaz Mathi.Tripoli, 19 June 2016:Responding to yesterday’s attack on the industrial zone in Ajdabiya by militants from the “Benghazi Defence Brig...

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Rapprochement moves between Magharba and Awagir tribes spark anger among Hafter supporters
Apr 15 Michel Cousins

Rapprochement moves between Magharba and Awagir tribes spark anger among Hafter supporters

By Maha Sulaiman.Benghazi, 15 April 2016:Members of the Magharba and Awagir tribes met yesterday in Soloug, south of Benghazi, officially to create a...

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