Federalism backers rally in Benghazi
Nov 3 George Grant

Federalism backers rally in Benghazi

A protester waves the black flag of Cyrenaica during a pro-federalism rally in Benghazi on 2 November.Benghazi, 3 November:More than 1,000 demonstrato...

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Oct 16 Michel Cousins

Councils call for NOC to move to Benghazi

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 16 October:Local councils in eastern Libya, including those in Benghazi, Ajdabiya, Derna, Marj, Jalu, Abyar and Tobruk,...

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Summary of this week’s official government press conference
Aug 4 Sami Zaptia

Summary of this week’s official government press conference

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 August:Last week’s official government press conference was held at 2 pm on Thursday 3 August conducted by official spokespe...

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Aug 3 Michel Cousins

Government and NTC put local administration law on hold

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 3 August:The NTC’s new local administration law authorised by the NTC last week is not going to be enacted at present. Acco...

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Federalists launch political party
Aug 1 Michel Cousins

Federalists launch political party

Benghazi, 1 August: Benghazi-based supporters of federalism have formed a political party in support of their ideas. According to the Federal A...

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Jul 31 Michel Cousins

Local Administration Law published by NTC

By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 31 July: The local administration law, prepared by the Ministry of Local Government, was published by the NTC on Thursday aft...

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Jul 22 George Grant

New passport office opened in Sirte as part of decentralisation bid

Sirte, 22 July 2012: The Libyan Passport and Nationality Department opened an office at the University of Sirte on Friday, as part of an effort to...

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Federalists welcome Jibril victory; hint at dissolution if dialogue successful
Jul 10 George Grant

Federalists welcome Jibril victory; hint at dissolution if dialogue successful

By George Grant.Tripoli, 10 July:The leadership of Libya's eastern federalists has said that it welcomes the victory of Mahmoud Jibril's National Forc...

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The choice between fresh faces or experience
Jul 5 Michel Cousins

The choice between fresh faces or experience

Benghazi, 5 July:Libya needs very strong government, says Dr Ahmed Beltamer, an independent candidate in Benghazi’s Garden City (Al Hadaek) district i...

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Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Elections, Federalism and Uncertainty

By Jason Pack and Ronald Bruce St John  Cryptic tweets from Al-Jazeera’s correspondent Omar al-Saleh suggest that over the past twenty days the deput...

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