Jun 22 Michel Cousins

New mayors for more towns

By Moutaz Ali. Tripoli, 22 June 2014:The elections of mayors for six more of Libya’s new municipalities took place this afternoon at Tripoli’s Waddan...

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Seven more mayors inaugurated at municipal council ceremony in Tripoli
May 20 Callum Paton

Seven more mayors inaugurated at municipal council ceremony in Tripoli

By Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 20 May 2014:Councillors were sworn in and then mayors  elected for six more new municipalities yesterday at a ceremony at Trip...

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More new mayors elected
May 9 Michel Cousins

More new mayors elected

By Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 9 May 2014:Mayors have been elected for six more new municipalities in a grand swearing-in session at Tripoli’s Waddan Hotel y...

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Maetig to form "crisis government of national unity"
May 6 Sami Zaptia

Maetig to form "crisis government of national unity"

By Farah Waleed. Libya's new Prime Minister, Ahmed MaetigTripoli, 6 May 2014:Newly appointed prime minister Ahmed Maetig has said that he is starting...

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Apr 25 Callum Paton

Government pledges LD 98 million to municipal councils

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 25 April 2014:The government has set aside LD 98 million to kick-start the work of the new municipal councils.Prime Ministry...

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Ministry of Oil and Gas office opened in Misrata
Apr 25 thomwestcott

Ministry of Oil and Gas office opened in Misrata

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 25 April 2014:In a move aimed at promoting decentralisation, the Ministry of Oil and Gas has opened a new office in Mis...

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Mar 27 thomwestcott

Counter Crime Agency to be headquartered in Sebha

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 27 March 2014:The Counter Crime Agency (CCA) is to be headquartered in Sebha, following a decision by the General National C...

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Thinni holds first cabinet meeting in Ghat
Mar 19 Michel Cousins

Thinni holds first cabinet meeting in Ghat

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 19 March 2104:Acting Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni has held his first meeting of the Council of Minister in the deep south...

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My Vision for Libya – No. 1: Dr Guma El-Gamaty, leader of the Taghyeer Party.
Feb 18 Michel Cousins

My Vision for Libya – No. 1: Dr Guma El-Gamaty, leader of the Taghyeer Party.

By Michel Cousins.Founded in May 2012, the Taghyeer Party (Party of Change) has no members in the General National Congress. That is because it took t...

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Mayors formally sworn in
Feb 12 Michel Cousins

Mayors formally sworn in

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 12 February 2014:The new Mayor of Baida, Ali Hussein Mohamed Abubakr, and the Mayor of Shahat, Idris Abdulmajeed Belhas...

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