Dec 30 Michel Cousins

Rules for electing mayors issued

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 30 December 2013:Rules for electing mayors have been issued by the Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (C...

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847,000 registered for constitutional elections so far: HNEC
Dec 29 Sami Zaptia

847,000 registered for constitutional elections so far: HNEC

By Tazeez Hasairi: Tripoli, 29 December 2013: The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) reported at noon today that it has registered 847,428 peo...

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Dec 24 Nigel Ash

Obama sends Independence Day message

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 24 December 2013:US President Barack  Obama has sent GNC President Nuri Abu Sahmain Independence Day congratulations.  ...

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Young people in Tobruk find out more about transitional justice
Dec 19 thomwestcott

Young people in Tobruk find out more about transitional justice

Tripoli, 19 December 2013:Fifty young people in Tobruk have been finding out more about concepts of transitional justice and its importance to the fut...

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Dec 8 Michel Cousins

Municipal elections held in second group of towns; results announced for first

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 8 December 2013:Counting is underway in the elections for the new municipal councils in Zintan, Awjila, Traghen and Wadi Atb...

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Conference on Libya's "2040 vision"
Dec 8 Sami Zaptia

Conference on Libya's "2040 vision"

By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 8 December 2013:The National Planning Council (NPC), which describes itself as the consultative body for the General National C...

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Libya “very important” to the US - Senator McCain
Dec 4 thomwestcott

Libya “very important” to the US - Senator McCain

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 4 December 2013:US Senator John McCain today stressed Libya’s importance to America, saying the US was “very optimistic” abou...

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Jordan’s King Abdullah tells Zeidan of “absolute” support for Libyan aspirations
Dec 2 Michel Cousins

Jordan’s King Abdullah tells Zeidan of “absolute” support for Libyan aspirations

By Abdul Jalil Mustafa.The Prime Minister Ali Zeidan with King Abdullah II of JordanAmman, 2 December 2013:Jordan’s King Abdullah II expressed total s...

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Nov 29 Michel Cousins

First Libyan municipal elections tomorrow: Bint Baya ready say organisers

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 29 November 2013:Everything is ready for the first municipal elections tomorrow in Bint Baya, according to the chairman...

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Nov 28 Sami Zaptia

Libyans: optimistic, want security and democracy, unhappy with GNC and reject militias - survey

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 28 November 2013:A public opinion survey financed by the Danish Foreign Ministry and conducted by the American National Democr...

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